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Don’t you just love that movie?  It is one of my all time favorites next to Contact and the Goonies :)

Seems like each day is the same for G.  He usually does about six or seven feedings a day for a total of about 22-25 oz a day.  He sleeps about fifteen hours a day and is awake (or in between being awake and asleep) for the rest.  

He usually has two good awake times a day where he will be awake for about an hour at each stretch.  The first is right after his morning or mid morning feeding and the second is usually right after his mid to late afternoon feeding.  These are our favorite times since it allows us to interact with him and see him smile and explore with his little eyes.  It is at this time we talk to him about all the fun things he will get to do real soon like taking out the trash, keeping the pool clean, and cutting the grass.  He just nods with acceptance and keeps on rockin’.

After dinner and before his final feeding of the night, we’ve been placing him on a play mat.  He is usually tired and fusses a little bit, but the purpose of that awake time is to keep him up before his bedtime feeding in hopes that he will be better able to go to sleep.  Apparently, babies don’t know how to go to sleep on their own.  In fact, yesterday, I was reading about a three year old that has never gone to sleep - I cannot imagine.

G usually gets a touch fussy when it is time to feed him.  At that time we usually take him back for a pre- feeding diaper change. It is while changing the diaper that he is most active.  He kicks and squirms and just generally tries to keep anyone from wiping or otherwise covering his bottom.  But, once a new diaper is on, he usually quiets down a touch as he knows food is just around the corner.

Yes, G usually has fussy periods during his 24 hours.  Those fussy times usually last about 30-45 minutes and eventually he settles down and falls asleep.  The truth is, G isn’t really a very fussy baby and we count ourselves as being very blessed, but I can tell you it is still frustrating for both BM and I to have one or sometimes two to three of these fussy periods a day.  I have no idea how parents who have a very fussy baby are able to make it without pulling all their hair out.  Hopefully, things will continue down the path of least fussiness for us, but if not, I am sure we will cope and still love our bundle of joy.

Speaking of hair, G’s hair has started to fall out.  He was born with a full head of baby hair and BM and I talked about going ahead and getting some dreadlocks started.  But, since it is going to fall out to make way for his permanent hair, we thought we should wait.  Speaking of locks… did you know it takes years to get those things to grow in and I believe they naturally form if a person does nothing to their hair over time.  Alas, both G and I are loosing our hair so I am on the lookout for that spray paint hair in dread style :)

We are also trying to play with G each day, but he isn’t really in love with any toys or music yet, but I am sure his time will come.  Every now and then we catch him sneaking a peak at whatever is on the Apple TV (House, The Office, CSI, Tiki Bar, Hell’s Kitchen, etc.) and, when he is up and really wide eyed, we can tell he likes to look at us with those curious and loving eyes.

Well, time for me to run.  G is in his swing next to me and he is articulating through some amazingly talented grunting that he wants you all to know he says Hello.

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