Yum, yum

On Jensen's 4 month corrected birthday, we started solids. We've all been very excited about this and looking forward to it for a while. I have always thought he would enjoy eating solids, just from the way he attacks his dummy and medicines, so it was no surprise when he gobbled up his first mouthful, and almost a whole bowl of rice cereal. He's since gone on to enjoy pumpkin, sweet potato, broccoli, banana, pear, and apple. He pulls a face with carrot (don't blame him really), and I have some steamed kale waiting for him to try. I've read kale is very good for eyesight, and as we are not completely sure about his eyesight as yet, I thought we'd give it a whirl. It smells terrible though, so I don't like our chances.

Inconveniently, Jensen has coincided his eating of solids, with learning to blow raspberries. Therefore, as cute as it is watching him happily blow a raspberry, it has turned an already messy event into an even messier one. We have gone from wearing the same outfit for two days, to changing three times a day, mummy has had to go buy more clothes for Sir Mess-A-Lot !

The weather here has been beautiful, and summer has arrived early, so yesterday we had our first beach day. We headed out in the morning sun to Clontarf, a small kid friendly harbour beach, with no waves. I'd bought the smallest rashy, sunnies, and hat that I could find, lathered him up in baby sun cream and we were all set. Jensen seemed to enjoy the sand on his feet, but the water was very cold, too cold for mummy and daddy, so Jensen didn't really enjoy that part. If the weather keeps up, we'll be regular beach goers I think.

We had our physio appointment this week, with our new physiotherapist Gabby, as Bec is now on maternity leave. We were keen to show her how we walk...yes walk. Jensen prefers to stand rather than sit, and when standing moves his little legs in a walking motion, with the right music he can also do The Highland Fling! It's more of a reflex than actual controlled movements, but we still like to think he's very clever. He's on the 50th percentile for his corrected age in terms of his movements, which is fabulous. He's only on the third percentile for his weight, but now we are on solids, are hoping to change that real quick. And, he is displaying all the right motions for being ready to roll. He has his knees up in the air, he arches his back and turns his head. As much as I am looking forward to him rolling about, I'm also dreading the little man becoming mobile. As it is, he never stops moving, and I predict he's going to be one of those children that I place in one spot for a moment, come back and he's gone. We are going to have to secure all furniture, put up gates around the place, and get him a playpen....what a cheeky little monkey!

Daddy is hinting at having Jensen move to his own room, in his big bed shortly, but mummy is resisting. I like having him next to me, especially when he wakes through the night (although since eating solids, has gone through the night a couple of times), I can just peek over at him, rather than get out of bed and go check on him, and I believe I may well have some separation anxiety about the move. For so long I had to leave him every day in the hospital, sleep away from him, in another suburb, I want him as close to me as I can for as long as I can, but sadly his head and feet are almost touching either end of his little Moses basket :(, so the move is imminent I'm afraid.

This week we are heading for more blood tests, and hopefully the outcome will be that we can cease taking Calcium, and Phosphate. Perhaps even the Iron and Vitamin D can also stop due to being on solids. We will also have our first big weigh in after starting solids, which is very exciting. And it looks like we might be getting ourselves a new baby cousin this week. Will keep you all posted.

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