We bought a new tub at Toys R Us last weekend. We thought it would be easier to work with a tub that sits in the sink and to a degree we were right. This is a picture of Tiernan taking his first bath in the new tub (with a carefully positioned wash cloth!). He's really beginning to enjoy his baths, which definitely makes the whole bathtime experience easier.
The second bath in the new tub took place on Tuesday and it didn't go so smoothly. We discovered that we have to start baby-proofing already! As you can see, there's a spider plant sitting right beside the sink. As we were starting his bath off, I was holding him in my arms and Deb was washing his hair. He started swinging his arms around and I joked that we'd better be careful or he'd grab the plant and pull it over. No sooner had I finished saying it than Tiernan did it!! Dirt from the plant filled his tub and the surrounding area and he just sat there in my arms, still holding a frond of the spider plant! He's already making mischief, little monkey.
Yesterday, Deb and I took him to the midwife for his five week check-up. It was actually supposed to be a four week check-up, but they didn't have a spot open last week. So, off we went to get him checked out. The main question we both had was how much he would weigh. He hadn't been weighed since he was two weeks old. At that time he was 7lbs 10oz. We had no idea how much he weighed now, but Deb had been somewhat worried that he wasn't eating enough. Boy was she wrong! As of yesterday, he weighed 10lbs! He gained over 2lbs in three weeks. Apparently, he is eating plenty. Expect to see the rolls of fat beginning to accumulate!
Of course, just after I wrote the previous paragraph this afternoon, he started fussing and has been fussing for about six hours. He seems to be hungry, but he doesn't want to eat. We finally got him to eat a little bit from a bottle. Hopefully, he'll fall asleep some time soon. Sometimes, this new job of ours can be very tiring! And it sure interferes with the old job. I was supposed to get a lot of marking done today and did none! Ah, well, there's always tomorrow.
Tim
2 comments:
Good to see your new bath set up! We didn't go into the website until tonight, Monday March 27. Sorry we missed your update until now.
Thank you for keeping us up to date with good pictures and information! In the plant experience you have discovered that you have to always be one step ahead! This won't change as he grows.
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