Little man has quickly become obsessed with standing up on everything that is still long enough and insists on doing it all day long. He has been caught balancing a couple of times on his own for very brief moments, but other than that, the rest of the time it's mummy catching him....or not. This morning he tried to pull the television on top of his head, and seems to get himself into a right pickle at every opportunity. He appears very robust though, with only the odd tear here and there if he really hurts himself. He has developed a new habit of standing up in his bed, which he has just taught himself to do while encased in his sleeping bag. We put him in, he stands up, I lay him down, he stands up, I lay him down, he stands up, I leave the room, he whimpers a little, blows some raspberries while flipping about, he goes to sleep. I find that I have resorted to barking dog-like demands at Jensen as I try and keep him safe, uninjured, and well-rested.
Jensen has also started to prefer crawling in the traditional manner, rather than commando style. He's not as fast this way just yet, but is getting there. It's funny to watch him on floorboards as he is unfamiliar with the texture of it and crawls quite cautiously and will remain on his knees the whole time. He also does a funny thing with different textures on his feet, I call it the grass dance. When you stand him up on grass he puts only one foot down at time and lifts the other up to his chin, it looks similar to someone hopping into a bath that's a little too hot, gradually inching in and withdrawing quickly with a sting. He does this on sand, and in the ocean too. Preemies are known to have many sensory issues, but as he is fine with all of these things with his hands, I'm sure it's just something new that he is discovering and will feel comfortable with with more exposure.
He has also started sitting up. Finally!! Just out of the blue, he has decided he enjoys it. Now we can finally have our photo shoot done, as the photographer wanted him to be sitting up before we did them. We are planning on having them taken to celebrate him turning one corrected, which will be in May. He has also started clapping, which just bursts my heart. We have started Gymbaroo classes, which he has been enjoying and during song time I thought I saw him clap after a song, but I wasn't sure if it was an accidental one. We got home that night and at dinner he did it again...little cutie super star.
Jensen is enjoying Gymbaroo. He is not so good at the sitting still and listening part, but likes the exploring equipment part. He likes the tunnels, parachute, and swings the most, but isn't too sure of the trampoline as yet. He also likes being Mr Friendly, crawling over and pulling himself up on the other children in the class and their parents and smiling right in their face.
Thanks to grandma and grandad Jackson we have recently become zoo friends. This means we can go to the zoo every day for a year, if we so please. With Jensen's vision at the moment some of the animals are a little too camouflaged and hard for him to see, but he did see and follow a seal and a penguin as they darted merrily past us. Unfortunately, the lions and tigers have been relocated during enclosure renovations and won't be returning for two years, but there are plenty of other favourites to see and smell.
We recently had a night away in Bowral for a little friend's christening. We had a lovely time away, however little man was a little unsettled and sneakily spent the night in between mummy and daddy. This year Phil and I had decided to go to Fiji to celebrate our upcoming birthdays as last years weren't that great. However, after this little journey we have decided Jensen is not ready to travel and we don't fancy paying for the pleasure of sitting in our hotel room from 7pm each night while our baby slumbers, nor do we want to take it in turns to laze by the pool or beach, so we have decided on a grown up weekend away on the Central Coast instead.
Last week we also went to a low vision playgroup run by Vision Australia. The equipment is all very high contrast and great for his sight development. He shot off and explored the place, and had a fun time. There are only a handful of other children going and I am still paranoid about germs, but as he seemed to enjoy himself, we will go again, but we are planning on going into lockdown again this winter....just to be safe.
Jensen's hair is growing quickly and is almost covering his eyes. It has a unique two-tone appearance with blonde roots and dark tips... His old hair is gradually being taken over by new blonde hair, but there are no plans for a haircut just yet, I'll just have to watch daddy doesn't grab the scissors one day. Also after 3 months of two little pegs, we now have a third one in the form of a big top tooth! Little man is very busy exploring the new feeling by munching on everything in sight, in fact he has become a household silverfish..
We are very excited to announce that we will be moving in the next few weeks to a nice big home with a backyard and lots of space for the little man to grow and run. So please excuse us if there is another delay with the next post.
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