Dancing boy

Julius finally started moving around at nine months. And now he doesn’t stay still at all.

Even when he sleeps, he sleeps with his butt up in the air so when the eyes are open he is ready to go :).

He stopped breastfeeding by himself a little over a week ago. He is eating super good though, so we are only giving him food now, with lots of water and some mouthfuls of milk. We tried to give some formula few time but they just made him vomit so I’m doing it my way now, and he seems to be happy. He loves his porridge and eats it in the morning and before going to sleep. Blueberries are his current favorite and he could eat them as long as we would just keep giving them… :)

At the same time as he stopped breastfeeding he started sleeping through the night - at least most of the time. In his bed. I know this might change at any time but while it lasts I’m taking an advantage of it and sleeping a lot myself.

Julius loves to dance and puts on his own music and gives us his moves. I can’t wait until he realizes he can dance while standing up too. He still is a very happy baby, and just looking at him fills my heart with peace and happiness.

Time is running.. too fast

I don’t know where all the time goes nowadays. Some in my family refers to me with “she’s on holiday” attitude, and while I might not need to get up in the morning to go work, I feel like I don’t have any control of my life now. Not that I’m complaining… Julius is a wonderful distraction of all the “business” stuff in my life - but the negative thing is that I feel like that time goes by way too fast.

Julius is over 8 months now. Summer is coming and he is loving the out doors. Sitting in his pram and playing on our back yard. Today we tried the slide and swing for the first time. He loved swinging - and just leaned back and closed his eyes while the warm breeze cooled his face.

With the slide I don’t think he even noticed what happened - too small for him (big enough for mom to worry about her little boy).

I think this summer will be filled with hanging outside in different parks all over the city… And I’m going to love it!!!

(post written in May… forgot to publish…)

5 months and counting

I know. I’ve said it before and I will keep saying it again. Where is all the time going??? I got a call and an email from work last week on my thoughts on going back.. ME??? To WORK?? Hello, people I just had a baby. But the thing is, Julius is already over five months old, and time is running. Decisions to be made…

As in many other families it comes down to money. After the first nine months at home the income government supplies drops down dramatically. So, now it’s time to do some math and figure out if I’d be able to stay home until the end of this year. That would be my dream. That would put my heart at ease. But we will see.

Toes are the new favorite thing..

Chose his sport already...

Update on the little boy:

Or not so little as it seems. Julius had his 5 month appointment and weighed glorious 8680g and was 69,5 cm tall. In comparison, Daniel was a kilo heavier when he was born but at 5 months only 7 kg’s and 66 cm. So Julius likes food - or my milk is some super hormone juice that makes him grow abnormally fast. (Maybe I could bottle it up and sell it on Ebay :) ) He also is super social (african genes) and already into playing drums (again, purely african). Loves loves loves taking baths and attending his swimming class. He still sleeps nice, on a normal night anyways (NOT last night, though - I had to get up like four times, which is alot to me). And his starting to have his daily rhythm down.

My beautiful baby boy...

Wake up 08:30 - food

Playing with äiti until 10:30ish then nap

Napping for 2-4 hours and food again

Play time until 17-17:30 then down for a short nap

And again playing until 20 when another short nap

21 bath

22 bed

I still wish he’d go to bed a bit earlier, but I think when the long day time nap becomes shorter, he will start doing that. And I think after he starts getting some other food than my milk, I will also make it a bit easier to structure the day.

He a big boy already… Again, where did the time go????