three new things

Our lovely boy did all of the following on Tuesday 11 March, at the ripe age of three months: 

1. Grabbed his foot
2. Turned from his back to his front
3. Started blowing raspberries

a very basic salad

Cut the following into fine strips (I use a mandolin, if you’re capable of making julienne strips without such an aid, good for you):

• carrot
• cucumber
• red capsicum
• fennel bulb

Mix together the following in quantities that seem sensible:

• canola oil
• sesame oil
• apple vinegar
• rice wine vinegar
• brown sugar
• soy sauce
• ginger (powdered or grated fresh)
• chilli powder

Cook some three-minute noodles, toast some sesame seeds, put everything in a bowl, EAT.

12 and a half weeks

I’ve been noticing lately that our lovely boy:

• Has very active and expressive eyebrows – even if they are somewhat sparse
• Is still a very patient and calm little person
• Can go 4.5-5 hours after his morning feed before getting antsy for more food
• Only eats for about 10 minutes when he’s hungry … much longer if he’s sleeping like during night feeds, or if it turns into a comfort feed; I’ve been pulling him off once in a while but only after reasonable amounts of time (according to me, that is), and for the sleepy feeds he usually continues sleeping so I’m pretty sure he doesn’t mind
• Grabs toys in a fairly determined way
• Stuffs things in his mouth, mainly his fingers – either a selection of two or three, or all four (haven’t graduated to a thumb yet) – but also his blankets if we let him
• Laughs and talks all the time and smiles readily at strangers – sometimes those who talk to me but mainly those talking to him