Liam is 17 Weeks

This week Liam is starting to get the hang of his fingers, and is starting to grab stuff with them and not just his fists.  He is “talking” more and more each week too.  We finally got the Bjorn Carrier this week.  We are looking forward to taking him on walks and to new places as he gets older.  He really loves being up high and seeing stuff from our view.  In the meantime we use it when he starts to get fussy, but isn’t quite ready to go down for a nap. Usually when we want to buy something new, we go to Amazon or other sites on the internet and read other peoples reviews of it.  A few people mentioned their baby falling asleep in the carrier.  Liam doesn’t really fall asleep unless he’s bundled up tight in his bed, so I kinda laughed at that and thought he wouldn’t ever fall asleep in it.  Then the first time we had him in it, sure enough he fell asleep.  It was short lived though because I tried to transfer him to his bed so I could get some stuff done, but he ended up waking up.

The other fun item we purchased this week came from a recommendation of a friend of mine whose son was born 2 days after Liam (thanks!).  It is the Rainforest Jumparoo from Fisher Price.   We saw that it also had really high reviews, and it looked so cute and fun so we decided he HAD to have one.  He’s still a little small/young for it right now, but we think in a few weeks he will absolutely LOVE it.  In the meantime it’s a new place for him to hang out and explore the new toys.

He just continues to grow and change right before our eyes.  His eating habits change just as quickly too.  I usually have about 15 oz. of milk pumped for him to have while I’m at work.  Most days that is plenty, although he actually ran out of milk early one day this week.  I had to make a milk run during work to give him some more.  Then on the weekends he will nurse a little, but if he’s really tired he refuses to nurse and will cry until he gets a bottle.  It can be a bit frustrating at times, especially if I don’t have enough milk pumped for the next day. The combination of going back to work and him growing so fast, it’s hard to know if I will have enough milk pumped for him while I’m away anymore.  But before I know he will be old enough to start eating, so it’s only going to be an issue for the next couple of months.  Anyway, taking care of a baby is definitely a lot of work, and can be so tiring and frustrating at times, but the second they give you a big smile all the hard work disappears and you know that it’s ALL worth it.

comment by mom/grandma on 04/08/2008
So, so cute, he looks like he loves the jump-a-roo already. You are doing a great job, he's amazing, and I'm not biased or anything:)