Well, last weekend we stopped swaddling him at night - we'd noticed that he wasn't relaxing into the swaddle the way he did at first, and he was clearly fighting it in the morning. To our great delight, Thomas slept wonderfully without the swaddle - guess that newborn startle reflex is gone. Yippee!
While we're on the subject of sleep, Thomas has started - slowly but surely - to fall asleep on his own & to nap in his bassinet. Don't get too excited - he's still not sleeping through the night - but he is sleeping better and better and I can almost imagine that someday soon we'll have a schedule and be sleeping five or six hours in a row...
Maybe all this sleep is helping with coordination, too. Two weeks ago I wrote that Thomas could intentionally (sort of) hit things. Now he grabs them & pulls them towards him - and he is starting to grab things and put them in his mouth. I figure I should celebrate that milestone now while it's exciting because I hear that soon enough his desire to put everything in his mouth will be the bane of our existence! Here's Thomas playing in his Gymini (he loves the horse, if you can't tell):
Thomas has also tried out his Jolly Jumper - witness his first attempt below. He's not quite tall enough - or maybe he's not quite heavy enough - to get both of his feet on the floor simultaneously. I would have waited a little longer to try it - babies are supposed to be able to hold their heads up before they use it - but André was convinced Thomas was ready & I have to say that I think he was right.
And that's all the news for now - it's taken me a couple of days to get this written & now I've got even more to write about - in another post!
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