Growing
misty · Wed, Sep 9, 2015I wish it were easier to tell that Milo is growing. I know she is - she eats constantly and won’t fit into most of her newborn clothes. Heck, she barely fits into some of her 0-3 month clothes. But since I see her every day (nearly every moment of every day), it’s hard for me to really see the growth.
Here’s what I do notice:
Milo can now track things very slowly with her eyes. If I shake a rattle to her left, she slowly turns her head to the left. She can’t focus on it, really, but she turns to look nonetheless.
Milo is getting awkward to hold on my chest. For burping, she kicks my legs easily, making her body stiff and nearly butting my head, and she doesn’t fit comfortably against me the way she used to.
Milo is losing her hair on top - it looks like a receding hairline, soon to be a horseshoe-shaped baldness, I think. She’s still cute, though.
She still gets baby skin problems - little patches of dryness, baby acne, etc. But overall her skin is looking pretty good.
Her head control is getting better every day. Soon, she’ll be able to hold her head up on her own!
Today, Milo and I made our first venture out of doors without Chase. Just the two of us, we went to the store one block over. It was a small outing, partially because it’s so stinking hot outside. I wrapped her up against my chest and went out, and within moments I was sweating up a storm. Poor Milo must’ve been so uncomfortable! She still went right to sleep, but still i didn’t keep her wrapped up for too long.
At home, we tried tummy time (Milo wasn’t interested); we tried massage (Milo wasn’t interested); and i successfully swaddled her and got her to sleep for more than an hour. Win.