Matthew 17 weeks

Little Matthew who will be 4 mths old on the 28th of September is a strapping young lad and more like a little boy each day. Its easy to forget that he's still a baby. Matthew was 7.5 kgs when weighed yesterday.  We are planning to offer him his first taste of baby rice cereal soon although he is growing quite happily and healthily on breastmilk alone.

Anyone who has spent time with Matthew recently will know that he is now far more active. He'll roll over onto his tummy at every opportunity, including when in is cot. He still can't quite figure out what to do once he's on his tummy though except cry in frustration. He needs plenty of interaction and physical play to be kept occupied during his wakeful periods. This has kept me very busy. I guess this is good training in preparation for the next milestone - crawling!

We also think that he might be starting to teeth as he has been more unsettled over the past couple of days and had bright pink cheeks.

Matthew is booked in at playgroup every Monday starting 19th October until the end of the year. He'll also be starting swimming lessons/aqua play with Dad on Saturdays from the 10th of October.

I've posted new videos and pics as usual at the same locations.
Here's a very peaceful looking Matthew to drool over:

Matthew 16 weeks

Matthew is going through a phase of poking out his tongue for some reason... very amusing :)

Matthew 15 weeks

I just love his cubby little arms and tubby belly... makes me clucky all over again ;) Pictured here at breakfast with Uncle Tim.

I can't believe Matthew is 15 weeks old this week. Time has really flown by and I'm already dreading having to leave him and go back to work in April. Matthew loves to practice turning (especially when he is nude!), giggling and smiling more and sleeping much less during the day. I weighed him again today just in a fresh diaper and singlet and he weighed 7.2 kg. He seems to also gave gotten a little longer in the body.

I just got the tape measure out and he looks to be about 64-65cm in length now. He is getting so BIG!

Matthew 14 weeks

Oops I forgot to send out Matthew's 14th  week update. I remembered at 3am this morning after his nocturnal feed.

Yes, Matthew did nearly 8 hours sleep last night which is a huge achievement (for us, not him).

He's also making headway with his motor skills. Earlier this week he managed to roll on to his side. Unfortunately rather than being a joyful moment for parents, Matthew tipped onto his side while we had him up on the bathroom vanity and gave us quite a scare. He is also mastering the art of wriggling away.

Matthew has started to giggle, below are a couple of rare photos of Matthew smiling away.

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We also had our first trip away to to Muswellbrook to visit Matty's Nana and Pop and celebrated Duncan's first Father's day :)