We have now come to the end of our vacation. We leave France tomorrow morning, spend one night in nyc and fly to CA on Tuesday. Looking at Alessio today it is amazing how much he has grown in just one month. In addition to rolling and trying to stand he has made so much progress with his hand/eye coordination. He is such an active baby, we definitely have our hands full. I'm not looking forward to the long plane ride tomorrow. It is a day flight so he probably won't sleep too much, which means that we will be walking the plane for the majority of the flight.
Our time here in France has been nice. Alessio was able to spend some quality time with his grandparents and great-grandmother. They were able to see him accomplish developmental milestones. They are not looking forward to us leaving tomorrow, but we will return next year. Hopefully they can come to CA and visit soon.
I'm really looking forward to getting to CA. I can't wait to see everyone and have Alessio meet more of his family.
Sunday, June 27, 2010
Tuesday, June 15, 2010
Sleepless Night
Last night Alessio spent his first night without Marco and myself. It was our wedding anniversary and we arranged for him to stay with Marco's parents while we went out to a nice dinner and stayed at a bed and breakfast. Our dinner was amazing and the b and b was lovely and quaint. It was quiet and peaceful and we were both looking forward to a night of good sleep. Unfortunately I had the worst night sleep since I was waking up just about every hour thinking of Alessio, checking the time, wondering if he was awake or sleeping, if he had eaten well, making sure the cell phone was on and had service in case they needed to call us. So needless to say I was so tired and ready to be back with my little guy in the morning.
Alessio handled the night away like a champ. He went to bed at his normal time after a very big meal and ate a couple times during the night, but went right back to bed and was happy and smiling in the morning. I missed him so much over the night, I don't want to leave him over night again.
Alessio handled the night away like a champ. He went to bed at his normal time after a very big meal and ate a couple times during the night, but went right back to bed and was happy and smiling in the morning. I missed him so much over the night, I don't want to leave him over night again.
Friday, June 11, 2010
Just like a log
So much has happened this week since we've been in France. I feel like Alessio has made some big progress in his development. He has been moving around and so much and really trying to go. He does not like to sit still for one minute unless he is sleeping. The other day he rolled over for the first time from stomach to back. I really thought he would do back to stomach first since he has been working on that for some time now but he was on his stomach and, plop, he rolled over. It was so exciting. Then today, 2 days after that, he rolled back to stomach. He is just rolling like a rolly polly all over the place. I was watching him on his mat today and he rolled back to stomach and then immediately stomach to back. He went from being a little lump on a log to rolling like a log.
Another amazing thing is that he really likes to stand up and his legs are so strong. He perfers to stand on your lap rather than sit. Yesterday I stood him up near the coffee table and he put his hands on the table and he was able to stand there by himsself without my support. It was amazing, he's not even 5 months yet. I think he's going to be an early walker. He just really wants to get moving.
We've been having so much fun here with him. Today was his second trip to the beach. The first time we put his feet in the water and he didn't like it one bit. As soon as the cold water hit his feet he started crying. Maybe next year he will like it more.
One more cute thing that he has been doing is trying to give me kisses. He wraps his little arms around my neck, opens his mouth and presses his mouth against my face. He is such a sweetheart!!!
He has been tasting an array of yummy foods this past week. We have given him all kinds of fruit, I think apricot and canelope have been his favorite, watermelon is a close third. He also likes zucchini and avacado. He loves tasting new foods and has begun trying to grab the foods we are eating. I'm so excited about feeding him new foods.
Another amazing thing is that he really likes to stand up and his legs are so strong. He perfers to stand on your lap rather than sit. Yesterday I stood him up near the coffee table and he put his hands on the table and he was able to stand there by himsself without my support. It was amazing, he's not even 5 months yet. I think he's going to be an early walker. He just really wants to get moving.
We've been having so much fun here with him. Today was his second trip to the beach. The first time we put his feet in the water and he didn't like it one bit. As soon as the cold water hit his feet he started crying. Maybe next year he will like it more.
One more cute thing that he has been doing is trying to give me kisses. He wraps his little arms around my neck, opens his mouth and presses his mouth against my face. He is such a sweetheart!!!
He has been tasting an array of yummy foods this past week. We have given him all kinds of fruit, I think apricot and canelope have been his favorite, watermelon is a close third. He also likes zucchini and avacado. He loves tasting new foods and has begun trying to grab the foods we are eating. I'm so excited about feeding him new foods.
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