Axel is spending his three month mark visiting with family in SC. He got to meet his Great Grandma Betty (Kellen's mom's mom) and then Kyler (Kellen's brother) & wife Elizabeth & son Thane flew in Saturday. Thane is 8 months old, and has a bit more hand-eye coordination so was able to reach out and manually inspect Axel's nose and ear. They enjoy looking at each other and chattering. They're pretty close in size to each other, despite the 5 month difference.
Axel has had a week of firsts. On Tuesday (11/12) he rolled over from belly to back for the first time. He did it 5 times within 5 minutes and hasn't done it again since (VIDEO)! Saturday he started razzing. It's one of those weird things that's a "milestone" so we'll take it- plus it's pretty cute! He holds his hands together in front of himself, chews/sucks on his hands and can even grasp at toys. His hand-eye coordination isn't quite there, still jerky movements, but a bit more purpose. He holds his head up fine and does well with tummy time.
He is so much fun- he smiles easily and laughs with little encouragement- sometimes he laughs so much he gives himself the hiccups :) He still loves singing and coos along with you. He enjoys TV (what a little man). We had Man of Steel on the other day and he was watching and chatting up a storm- he needs to learn movie-watching etiquette- whisper!
He continues to be a great eater and sleeper. He is not on any real routine, he eats every 3-4 hours throughout the day and I'll give him a feeding around 10 pm and he'll sleep 8-10 hours through the night. I appreciate that :)
As Axel's hair grows there are more curls showing up. I've tried brushing it "flat" when he gets out of the bath, but by the end of the day he has a tuft of hair on the side of his head that fluffs out, so I've "embraced" the curls and just let it be. It's so stinking cute! NO bias.
He's wearing 6-9 month clothes and some 12 month clothes fit as well. Still a big boy.
Axel's stats:
Height: 26.25 inches
Weight: 18.4 lbs (updated 11/19)
Our house is still on target for a closing no later than Jan 10- less than 2 months away- so exciting! We've stopped by and walked through it a couple times now. It's coming along and it's nice to see where things are and get a feel for how it will be :)
He is so much fun- he smiles easily and laughs with little encouragement- sometimes he laughs so much he gives himself the hiccups :) He still loves singing and coos along with you. He enjoys TV (what a little man). We had Man of Steel on the other day and he was watching and chatting up a storm- he needs to learn movie-watching etiquette- whisper!
He continues to be a great eater and sleeper. He is not on any real routine, he eats every 3-4 hours throughout the day and I'll give him a feeding around 10 pm and he'll sleep 8-10 hours through the night. I appreciate that :)
As Axel's hair grows there are more curls showing up. I've tried brushing it "flat" when he gets out of the bath, but by the end of the day he has a tuft of hair on the side of his head that fluffs out, so I've "embraced" the curls and just let it be. It's so stinking cute! NO bias.
Axel's stats:
Height: 26.25 inches
Weight: 18.4 lbs (updated 11/19)
Our house is still on target for a closing no later than Jan 10- less than 2 months away- so exciting! We've stopped by and walked through it a couple times now. It's coming along and it's nice to see where things are and get a feel for how it will be :)
