Asa is amazing. If it's possible, I think I love him more and more each day. He's the happiest baby I've spent a significant amount of time with. He smiles when I put him to bed and he smiles when I pick him up in the morning. He smiles and laughs when I head bang, hold my hands up, and sing "Asa...Asa Mann" in my scary heavy metal voice. (No, I will never post a video of this). He laughs at the dogs and he laughs when I dance for him.
His current mode of transportation is rolling. He doesn't get far, but he's semi-mobile! We've added a few more foods to his diet. Besides baby cereal, he's had squash, green peas, and prunes (because he has a constipation problem). I will be the first to admit that I stink at the whole "solids" thing. I introduce foods slowly, not because I'm super cautious, but because I forget that I'm supposed to be doing that. My goal is to give him sweet potatoes tomorrow. I put them on the counter to help myself remember. Cross your fingers.
Asa is about 5 1/2 months and he's still sleeping in a swing! I've tried putting him in his crib or his pack and play. We've had a few successful nights here and there, but for the most part, he screams until we put him in his swing. Baby #2 (which is not in the oven so don't make any assumptions) will never know the joys of a swing because I'll never use it! Apparently, a swing is like baby crack and Asa is addicted. Is this something I should worry about or do I just let it go and assume that he'll sleep in a crib when he's ready? Note that the swing pooped out on us over a month ago (possibly because it was on and swinging 8 hours a night for months on end?!?) so it's not the motion that he needs- it's the reclined position. I'm at a loss. And apparently I'm one of THOSE mothers who can't stand to let her kid cry for a long time without going to him and comforting him. Who woulda thunk that?
Baby Cleavage!
