Ten weeks

Well, Wilbur is 10 weeks old today and I thought it would be fun to document his likes and dislikes. That way, I can watch how it changes as he grows!

Things my baby likes:

1. Eating. This boy LOVES to eat! And yes, you may be thinking "all babies love to eat". Yes, that may be true, but do most 8 week old babies weigh 16 lbs? No, they don't. He is in the 100th percentile for weight, and the 86th percentile for height. That makes him my little Danny Devito. He is sooo chunky he has acquired the following nicknames: Fatty Krueger, Fat Chops, Chunky Monkey, Agustus, Angus, and Piggy Pudding. Plus, every time I start to feed him, he looks up at me with his big blue eyes and gives me a huge grin, almost like saying.. thanks mom!

2. Sleeping. Yes, he is fat AND lazy! haha... his favorite thing to do is snuggle up with his mama and take a nice long nap. Wait, maybe that is one of MY favorite things. hmmmmm

3. His mama, his daddy and his bruddah. I mean, how could he NOT love us! All we do is smooch his chubby cheeks, snuggle him and play peek-a-boo! Which, leads me to number 4...

4. Peek-a-boo! He LOOOOVES it! I play with him every morning and he gets the biggest toothless grin on his chubby little face. He obviously thinks it is the greatest thing since breast feeding.

5. Sucking his thumb. It is a new discovery, but one that makes him very happy. He favors his left hand, but I have noticed him trying to suck on his right thumb. He can't quite get it yet and he ends up sucking his knuckle. I will try to attach a better picture when I can, but for now I only have it on my phone.

6. His blankie. My aunt knitted it and whenever I put it on him, he again gives me that big toothless grin that melts my icy heart.

7. Getting his diaper and clothes changed. I do not know why this makes him so happy, but it does!

8. Last but not least, he loves to have his back pat. Any time he fusses, if I put him on my shoulder and pat his back, he will immediately quiet down, rest his head on my shoulder and just chill. If I stop patting, his fussiness comes back right away, but as long as I sit there rocking him and patting his back, he will lay there quietly with happy little sighs.

Things he hates:

1. Tummy Time. Wow.... he HATES it!! He screams and cries until I turn him back over. I try to do five minutes at a time a few times a day, but he starts screaming usually after two. I try to explain to him it is for his own good, but he gives me a little baby finger and continues on with his screaming.

2. His crib. I am trying to get him to start sleeping in there, but so far he's not really having it. The other day the battle lasted almost two hours before I finally gave up and got him out. He won that battle, but I feel confident I will have him out of my bed before he turns 12.

3. Broccoli. It gives him MAN farts when I eat it, so I am saying goodbye to broccoli until at least June.

I can honestly say that having this baby changed me into a giant mush pot. Who would have ever thought that I would laugh just because a baby smiled at me, or that having him sleep on my chest could make me just sit there, content for hours? I am sure I am starting him with bad habits because I always hold him and I let him fall asleep while he is eating and I know that he is going to be spoiled rotten, but I love every moment I have with him. I am going back to work in a few weeks and I just want to spend every second of every day smooching on his fat baby cheeks until I have to be back behind my desk and his new daycare has to deal with all the bad habits I instilled in him! haha!