Sonny & Beta Sonny
Suddenly, wonderfully, and almost over night my baby has become irresistibly adorable to me. Please don’t get me wrong, I have always thought he was precious in that “face-only-a-mother-could-love” kind of way. Normy was just so smooshy for a while. Let’s be real, his one squinty eye, baby acne, and perpetual scowl pretty much kept him out of the running for any baby beauty pageants. However, from day one I loved him more than anything in the world, and I have always thought he was a cutie-pie, just not so much in the traditional Gerber Baby sense.
But yesterday I woke up and he was knock-your socks-off darling. He certainly is his best in the mid-morning. That’s when we usually find our selves lying in bed together and he is a squirmin’ wormin’ Storman Norman! I’ve finished my coffee so I am my most receptive, and he has finally grunted out his morning colon blow. That always puts a smile on his face. Yesterday was Sunday, so Smoochy was lazing in bed with us too. It was heaven. Norman was a bundle of coos and smiles, little flailing limbs, and the occasional tattoo of baby farts. He was a riot. On top of all of that, his skin is clearing up and his droopy eye is really starting to undroop. The overall effect is simply debilitating mommy-maddening cuteness.
After so many tear filled days it is amazingly reassuring to see my little boy grinning. It has been difficult having a baby that is often inconsolable. I guess the term is colicky; but I always feel like it is over kill when I use that phrase. Part of me agonizes that I can’t comfort my baby and the other part of me believes that this must just be how babies are. They cry. A lot. I only wish that when I wrapped my arms around him and spoke softly to him he would be soothed and reasured. I wiah that he would trust me and believe that it wasn’t all so bad. I know, that’s asking for a bit too much understanding of a two month old. Especially one who is pained by horrible gas!
And yet, things definitely seem to be on the up-swing. Miraculously, my baby is morphing into this fabulously interactive juicy little dumpling. As I sit here trying to type this with him on my lap he keeps getting annoyed that I’m not giving him my 100% attention. Even though every other word I pause to talk to him and giggle, the moment I look away again he starts babbling and whining to regain my attention. It works. Needles to say it is taking me far longer to write this than normal.
I have to believe that things are improving because today is day five on my no-dairy-diet. He is puking less (though he’s not puke free) and seems a little less irritable. I am finding it challenging to do without my milk, ice cream, and cheese. Ohhh how I miss cheese. But, I would much rather give up milk than coffee, which I was worried was causing Baby’s irritability. Sonny is certainly Smoochy and my child; he seems impervious to a strong cup of joe, but if I drink something healthy like milk he hurls. That says it all.
5 comments:
Fantastic news!! It all seems so much easier when you are enjoying it all more. He is truly gorgeous!
I think with babies everything gets easier as the days fly by, and they get cuter and more beautiful as their personalities shine through.
Oh dear. Can he get any cuter than that? Those cheeks? Oh, lord those cheeks. I just want to bury my face in his neck and inhale that magnificent baby smell. And then gobble up all his delicious cuteness! I'm so happy that he seems to be doing better. And wow! Great work at cutting out the dairy. That has to be hard. Good thing you are raising a boy who loves him some coffee though.
He's so cute - those rolls, those fabulous Rolls-Royce rolls! Sonny looks very much like an old man to me. I don't mean that in an ugly way - it's just something I see in baby boys alot. My girls all had some rools on them, but they looked like little baby dolls, but my boys at just a few months had that fat, bald old man look that just made them look like boys. I love it! As the chubby monkey precious that he is - he just screams boy when I look at these pictures. Oh, and I like the squinty eye thing.
Oh geeze, I sure hope that I don't have to give up coffee in the mornings! Just one cup, that's all I need! Glad to hear that the no dairy diet is helping! As much as it stinks to have to give it up, at least he's starting to feel better!
oh how exciting i am so excited to see him looking better and i hope feeling better. I know how hard it is for you to not have any dairy because you would have every single meal or snack with some part of dairy. I hope you can be strong and fight through it. ha ha. i am in school now but i wish i could be in CA helping you guys right now. I dont like school and it's only my 2nd day. i miss you SO much. I LOVE you becca, jacob, and that new and improved BABY JACOB!!!
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