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Saturday Arthur woke up screaming at 6:00 on Saturday, fell back asleep a couple of minutes later, and then woke up again at 7:30. His three breakfasts consisted of susu, half an avocado and some cantalope, and then, after a bath, more susu, and a nice nap, which I think he needed. Arthur was in for a treat when it was lunch time: he got some scrambled egg! I scrambled it in olive oil with some soy milk, garlic powder, turmeric, a couple of mashed white beans, and, luckiest o

Thursday After a very difficult time going down for bed on Wednesday, I kind of figured Arthur would sleep in on Thursday, but that didn’t seem to be the case. He woke up once around 5:30 or so, fell back asleep, and then woke up again around 7. Miklós fed him a breakfast of mashed white beans along with mixed nut butter and soy milk to keep him content while I slumbered, but by the time I got to him, Arthur was pretty fussy. He doesn’t like being cleaned up after solid meals

Tuesday Arthur made up for the lack of sleep the previous day by sleeping in until after 8:00 on Tuesday. We noticed a bit of a scrape on his chin this morning - not sure how he got it. Right after his susu, Arthur had a second breakfast of - surprise, surprise - another half avocado, plus a bit extra. He had another nursing session afterwards, during which he actually slept for a good half hour, and then, a bit later, some cottage cheese. He remains somewhat uncertain about

Sunday Arthur’s Sunday started around at around 7:30. Miklós felt that he was a bit extra clingy when he first woke up, but by the time I gave him his 8:00 liquid breakfast, he seemed his usual self. Arthur had his second breakfast with his dad and granddad; once again, he devoured half an avocado! I also ended up giving him a serving of the soy milk pasta, and he ate a decent amount of that as well. The growth spurt continues! Enjoying the cliffs by Lime Kiln The whole famil

Thursday Arthur slept in until 6:45 on Thursday, so he is definitely getting on a more normal schedule! He ate a few blackberries while waiting for the boob to arise, then had a nice big second and third breakfast and a bit of a nap. For our late morning excursion, Miklós, G-Dawg and I took Arthur to False Bay, an open mud flat of sorts that extends pretty far out when there's a low tide, which today there was. We walked in the mud with Arthur in the backpack, peering at the

Monday Arthur woke up at 5:15 on Monday, so, you know, he slept in a tiny bit later than the previous day, but not nearly as much as we had hoped. I nursed him in bed for a bit (he was really hungry!) and then Miklós took him for a bit so I could get some more shut-eye. Oma's a fan During the two hours or so that Miklós had him, Arthur was apparently ok sitting with his grandparents for 10-15 minutes without Miklós, so maybe his stranger anxiety is getting better! They also f

Thursday Arthur woke up at 7:10, and devoured the rest of the scrambled egg before his first breakfast on the boob. He was a bit restless during the morning, although that may have been because we were trying to get things done while holding him at the same time. It also could have been simply tiredness after an early rise. So, I was happy when he almost immediately fell asleep during his 10:00 nursing session, and stayed that way for a while. Unfortunately, he didn’t do the

Tuesday Arthur woke up at around 6:45 on Tuesday, so we were back to the early mornings. And it was my day home alone with him. Still, the little guy was in a pretty good mood throughout the morning. Since we had such a long stretch between our two morning nursing sessions, I gave Arthur a morning snack. He started off eating another quarter of a bell pepper, sliced into strips. His opinion of the vegetable hasn’t changed. We followed it up with more of the curry orzo-split p

Sunday Arthur really synced with me for Mother’s Day morning - the second I walked out of my room, he started stirring. The little guy wasn’t terribly hungry for breakfast, but was pretty chill for most of the morning; Happy Mother’s Day to me! Feeling pretty during afternoon snack time After a morning bath, Arthur crashed quickly and hard. Following his nice long nap, Arthur brought his parents to the Bisschopsmolen for their Sunday vlaai fix, then extended his walk with his

Friday Arthur slept in until 7:45 or so on Friday, which was great, because we had a busy day planned: we were going to the zoo! Gaia Zoo is about a 30 minute drive from us, and Miklós had given me a coupon for a day at the zoo for Christmas. So, at 9:30, we set off! We were surprised when we tried to put him in his car seat; he barely fit! I guess it’s been a while since he was in it, but in the interim, he’s grown a lot taller, and his legs couldn’t stretch out straight in

Wednesday It was a sync-with-Mama kind of morning for Arthur, so he slept in until 7:45 or so, which was nice. We had a nice morning dancing, practicing crawling (which, for Arthur, mostly resulted in him carefully lowering his head and flipping onto his back after a minute or two), and preparing spinach purée for Arthur. It was bath day, but Arthur resisted his usual 10:00 nap for quite a while, before finally crashing after I covered him with a blanket. Arthur didn’t take h

Monday Monday was Miklós and my two-year wedding anniversary. Arthur helped us celebrate by waking up at 6:15, and being in a terrible mood for most of the morning. He did nap a bit during his first nursing session, something he almost never does, though it was only for 20 minutes or so. Getting familiar with Starbucks from a young age Luckily, he got a proper nap in at his 10:00 nursing session, and was pleasant company for his parents, who took him to Starbucks to celebrate

Saturday Arthur was back to syncing with Mama on Saturday, waking up when he heard me in the bathroom a bit before 7:30. He had a busy morning gradually adjusting to his grandfather (the previous two days, Arthur had wailed when placed in Gyuri’s arms, but today he was content to sit on his lap, at least while other family members were nearby) and getting bathed. So, naturally, he was ready for a nap at 10:00! Jungle family (with hair pulling behavior appropriate for a jungle

Thursday Well after the previous two glorious late mornings, we were due an early one. Arthur woke up at 6:30 and wailed loud enough that he even woke me up, a couple of doors down with earplugs in. He was a bit restless throughout the morning - not fussy really, just a bit agitated or something. I know we always wonder if he’s teething, but maybe this is it? Who knows. Anyways, we had so much extra time in the morning that not only did we do a shopping run, we also had time

Tuesday Arthur slept in until 8:00 on Tuesday! 8:00!!! I was amazed. It was especially nice because Mklós was going in to the office, and I was on my own with the little dude, so having a bit of time in the morning I don't know why I'm worried about the flight to the states - clearly Arthur likes planes! to myself before he got up was very much appreciated. Arthur wasn’t terribly hungry for breakfast; maybe that’s part of the reason he slept in. So instead, he helped me prep

Sunday Arthur slept in until 7:10 on Sunday. More importantly, when he did wake up, his disposition was considerably sunnier from the previous couple of days. In fact, he seemed so cheerful that his parents even tried having special time with him on the play mat. We kept him in the room with us this time, and he lasted there for 5 minutes or so before the fussing started. I was able to calm him a bit by singing Mamma Mia! (taking multitasking to a whole new level) but it was

Friday Friday started out very similar to Thursday; a shrieking Arthur popped out of bed just before 7, and just before his dad had to head out the door to work. After his first breakfast, the dude was fairly content, working on rocking on his hands and knees, dancing to music, and reading Chicka Chicka Boom Boom. Since we had a long stretch of time between feedings, I fed Arthur the last two corn puffs while I did a couple of things in the kitchen. After an initial face of d

Wednesday Arthur synced with his mama on Wednesday, getting up a bit before 8. He was in a pretty grumpy mood for most of the morning, throwing a flat-out tantrum when nursing because he wanted the other boob. I swear, he’s been starting to throw tantrums the last couple of weeks, screaming and kicking his legs when he’s upset about something. I thought we had a bit more time before that happened, but what can I say, Arthur’s a prodigy. Unfortunately, Arthur didn’t nap for lo

Monday Arthur woke up at 7:20 Monday morning, ready to start the week! He was quite good-natured in the morning; being content being left to his own devices in the crib and play mat for several minutes, tolerating tummy time remarkably well, and helping Mama do some chores around the house. Laundry is fun! After his 10:00 second breakfast and nap, Arthur continued his helpfulness by accompanying Mama to Lidl, where we stocked up on groceries that the little dude carried home

Saturday Arthur synced with his mama today, which was nice - he slept in until just before 8! Ok, he woke up for a few minutes at 6:30, Miklós told me, but fell right back asleep. He had a bath this morning, and we weighed and measured him to get some ideas of his size at 8 months. It’s always a bit inaccurate when we do it at home, but our guess is that he’s 71cm or so, putting him in the 55th percentile. As for weight, he seems to have shot up to 8kg! This marks a jump from