some funny pictures from the 8th. look at that little face. :)
he is getting pretty chubby - it is really hard to clean out those neck folds. it gets pretty gross in there b/c when he dribbles or spits up, it goes right down his chin into his neck folds. and sour milk smells funky! plus this is breast milk - even funkier smelling. breast milk tastes really odd - it is really more like milk juice. breast juice. nothing like cow milk. plus the glands that produce breast milk are same as the glands that produce sweat. one of our friends said that she had a glass of wine. so an hour later she pumped and was going to throw it away so that her baby wouldn't get any alcohol in the milk. but her mom (who is helping out with baby care) said "you shouldn't waste it!" and promptly drank the whole thing. ewwieeeee......
giving babies a bath is a little tricky. i think we have given him 4 baths now and boy, they are slippery when wet! we try to make sure no water gets in his eyes or ears, and keep soap to a minimum so we don't dry out his skin. the first time it took us an hour, from in the tub to drying off. we have it down to about 30 minutes now. 20 minutes would be great. it will be so much easier once he can hold his own head up and sit up on his own. i think around 6 months...
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you need william to cradle him and support his neck while you wash his hair. Then you can use one of the those lay down bathtubs and sponge bath him down. Makes total difference with 2 ppl!!!
Hi, Catherine and William,
Thomas looks great! You two also look great!
Already someone made a good suggestion how to give him a bath in a short time. Because he is small, it should take less time than a large person.
Dad
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