Tuesday, July 25, 2006
Raspberries @ Six Months
Sam is now six months and five days old (wherre has the time gone?) and today he has learnt a new trick. He can now blow raspberries. Unfortunately he seems to like doing it best when he's being fed. That pureed carrot can really stain. We blame Grandad, who's a Bad Influence. He's been trying to get Sam to blow raspberries for some time now. I can see he's going to be Trouble.
Sam is a bit poorly at the moment. I took him to the doctor the other day as a persistent cough he's had for a couple of weeks had got worse over the weekend. The doctor said his chest was clear, so no worries about an infection there (yet). Hopefully whatever virus he's picked up will give up and leave him alone before long. It's heartbreaking to see him coughing and spluttering at night, when it seems to get worse. We'll try raising the head of his cot, sitting with him in a steamy bathroom before bed (just what you need in this weather) etc to see if we can help him settle a bit easier.
However, apart from the cough and sniffles he's very alert and interactive these days, burbling away to himself or anyone else within earshot, and grabbing and playing with (and chewing) anything within reach. He also seems to have learnt how to turn himself around completely (head to toe) in his cot. How on earth he manages it we don't know, as the cot doesn't seem wide enough, but he doesn't seem to make much noise while he's doing it. He can almost sit up unaided now too. He can manage it for a few minutes given a following wind, but not for much longer.
After the visit to the doctor on Monday I took him to nursery on the bus - his first bus ride since he was a tiny baby. He sat there completely wide-eyed and open-mouthed with amazement at everything going on for the entire 15 minute trip, much to the amusement of assorted pensioners on the bus. Bless him.
Sam is a bit poorly at the moment. I took him to the doctor the other day as a persistent cough he's had for a couple of weeks had got worse over the weekend. The doctor said his chest was clear, so no worries about an infection there (yet). Hopefully whatever virus he's picked up will give up and leave him alone before long. It's heartbreaking to see him coughing and spluttering at night, when it seems to get worse. We'll try raising the head of his cot, sitting with him in a steamy bathroom before bed (just what you need in this weather) etc to see if we can help him settle a bit easier.
However, apart from the cough and sniffles he's very alert and interactive these days, burbling away to himself or anyone else within earshot, and grabbing and playing with (and chewing) anything within reach. He also seems to have learnt how to turn himself around completely (head to toe) in his cot. How on earth he manages it we don't know, as the cot doesn't seem wide enough, but he doesn't seem to make much noise while he's doing it. He can almost sit up unaided now too. He can manage it for a few minutes given a following wind, but not for much longer.
After the visit to the doctor on Monday I took him to nursery on the bus - his first bus ride since he was a tiny baby. He sat there completely wide-eyed and open-mouthed with amazement at everything going on for the entire 15 minute trip, much to the amusement of assorted pensioners on the bus. Bless him.
// posted by Clive Scoggins @ 1:20 pm 
