As the title suggests, my baby grew up loads in the time he spent in Bahrain with his Ammachi and Appachan, from the 31st of August to the 9th of September, 2011. There was a whole bunch of firsts and I'm going to list them for posterity:
- First long-haul flight (seven whole hours and he was incredibly good-humoured and settled)
- First taste of water (the 40+ degree Celsius temperatures necessitated extreme measures and he seemed not to mind it at all)
- First time rolling over from back to tummy (lying on the plastic woven mat seemed to give him the tread/traction he couldn't muster up from being on carpet or a cloth mat at home)
- First tastes of watermelon and plum; and a taste of "potato bhaji" from Saravanna Bhavan, courtesy his Ammachi!
- First Onam sadhya with his first tastes of dal and rice.
- First haircut!! I was really heartbroken when it happened, but it was for the best - he was beginning to get dreadlocks from the wispy ends of birth hair. I am also very pleased to report it's all growing back and very quickly to boot. I am a very happy Mamma!
Since we got back, Noah's been making many attempts to sit up. He hates lying down and wants to be propped up so he can see what's going on. He's also had a huge growth spurt and has been feeding like crazy. I was struggling to keep up the breastfeeding - it seemed to comfort him but barely nourish him as my supply's on the wane, which was to be expected. I am less bothered by it now because we've begun weaning him and getting him onto solid food. Speaking of which, he also has tried pears, peaches, mangoes, broccoli, cauliflower and butternut squash, all of which he seems to like. He's changing every day and becoming so much more expressive and interactive. We're enjoying every day!
- First long-haul flight (seven whole hours and he was incredibly good-humoured and settled)
- First taste of water (the 40+ degree Celsius temperatures necessitated extreme measures and he seemed not to mind it at all)
- First time rolling over from back to tummy (lying on the plastic woven mat seemed to give him the tread/traction he couldn't muster up from being on carpet or a cloth mat at home)
- First tastes of watermelon and plum; and a taste of "potato bhaji" from Saravanna Bhavan, courtesy his Ammachi!
- First Onam sadhya with his first tastes of dal and rice.
- First haircut!! I was really heartbroken when it happened, but it was for the best - he was beginning to get dreadlocks from the wispy ends of birth hair. I am also very pleased to report it's all growing back and very quickly to boot. I am a very happy Mamma!
Since we got back, Noah's been making many attempts to sit up. He hates lying down and wants to be propped up so he can see what's going on. He's also had a huge growth spurt and has been feeding like crazy. I was struggling to keep up the breastfeeding - it seemed to comfort him but barely nourish him as my supply's on the wane, which was to be expected. I am less bothered by it now because we've begun weaning him and getting him onto solid food. Speaking of which, he also has tried pears, peaches, mangoes, broccoli, cauliflower and butternut squash, all of which he seems to like. He's changing every day and becoming so much more expressive and interactive. We're enjoying every day!
