Baby experts say that the first three months of a baby's life are really an extension of pregnancy, the fourth trimester. Avi is 11 weeks old today, and he is growing by leaps and bounds. At 8 weeks he weighed 13 pounds, 7 ounces, and measured 24.5 inches long. He is quite the chubby little fellow. With every week, a new challenge surfaces. First it was baby acne, then cradle cap, and now we are dealing with the results of having a little guy in the 80th percentile for weight--folds of fat that irritate his sensitive skin and create red patches under his chin, elbows and knees. Hopefully he will start holding his head up 100% soon, to help out the
situation. He's getting there! He rolls from his back to his side, and picks up his head when he's on his tummy to look from side to side. He's also doing that adorable pre-laugh laugh--something like a sharp intake of air combined with a gurgle--and babbling up a storm. We are excited to see what Avi has in store for us as he turns the corner from his newborn stage to "real" baby! We also hope that when he gets to the 3 month mark, he will be closer to sleeping through the night, and that he will go back to taking long naps in the afternoon (which he no longer likes to do--instead, he prefers to be up ALL day long, with reluctant 30 minute naps twice a day, usually while we go for a walk or a drive in the car)!
Baby experts say that the first three months of a baby's life are really an extension of pregnancy, the fourth trimester. Avi is 11 weeks old today, and he is growing by leaps and bounds. At 8 weeks he weighed 13 pounds, 7 ounces, and measured 24.5 inches long. He is quite the chubby little fellow. With every week, a new challenge surfaces. First it was baby acne, then cradle cap, and now we are dealing with the results of having a little guy in the 80th percentile for weight--folds of fat that irritate his sensitive skin and create red patches under his chin, elbows and knees. Hopefully he will start holding his head up 100% soon, to help out the 
situation. He's getting there! He rolls from his back to his side, and picks up his head when he's on his tummy to look from side to side. He's also doing that adorable pre-laugh laugh--something like a sharp intake of air combined with a gurgle--and babbling up a storm. We are excited to see what Avi has in store for us as he turns the corner from his newborn stage to "real" baby! We also hope that when he gets to the 3 month mark, he will be closer to sleeping through the night, and that he will go back to taking long naps in the afternoon (which he no longer likes to do--instead, he prefers to be up ALL day long, with reluctant 30 minute naps twice a day, usually while we go for a walk or a drive in the car)!
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