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Thursday A very proper nap Arthur’s Thursday started off at 6am. His dad was not thrilled, to say the least, but he still fed Arthur a solid solid breakfast, probably mostly to pass the time. The lucky duck got more of Mama’s orzo-grits-lentil dish, a peach, and nearly half a mango. Apparently he was really into the mango, and probably would’ve eaten more if his pops had let him. Arthur was in a surprisingly good mood for most of the morning, despite the early start. He came

Monday Arthur woke up at around 7:00 on Monday. Since Miklós was in the office, it meant I also woke up at 7, which I wasn’t too too thrilled about. Although I should be grateful that it was his papa he woke up at 1am screaming, rather than me. Still, Arthur was in a pretty good mood throughout the morning, despite the somewhat early wakeup. After his susu breakfast, we played a bit; his current obsession is removing all the vitamin containers from the shelf in the bathroom a

Saturday Arthur woke up around 7:00 on Saturday. To satisfy the bottomless pit as he waited for the boobs to wake up, Miklós fed Arthur half an avocado, a peach, and some Cheerios. Then it was time for a liquid breakfast and two trips to Albert Heijn, first with Mama and then with Papa. Afterwards, we quickly packed up and ran out the door to catch a train to Eindhoven; Arthur’s Tía Kata and Gábor were flying out of the airport there and wanted to meet up for coffee. Arthur w

Thursday Oh Boobookins. It was a rough night and a rough morning. Miklós went climbing after he put Arthur down to bed, and it seemed like the little bug was down for the night. But then around 10:30 or so, I woke up to wailing from his room, and walked in to find him sitting up in his crib and very unhappy. I think normally he would just go back to sleep if he woke up in the night, but with nobody else in the bedroom with him, he freaked out a little bit. So I spent the next

Monday Arthur woke up at 7:00 on Monday. By the time he reached my boob, he was famished, chugging like there was no tomorrow, and fussing to be switched to the fuller boob after he had half-emptied the first. “I guess he didn’t eat anything before nursing, huh?” I asked Miklós. “Oh yes he did,” he replied. “He finished off that dish you made him (it was a very big portion), had some Cheerios, and some more of that fruit purée.” Jesus. Once again I dread teenage Arthur’s appe

Saturday Arthur woke up a bit before 8:00 on Saturday, while I was being noisy in the bathroom. He was in a pretty good mood throughout the morning, and had not one, but two solid snacks in between his two morning nursing sessions: more of Mama’s Delight and a number of Cheerios. He also helped me pick up groceries in between, so it’s only natural he’d have worked up an appetite. Surprisingly, Arthur showed no interest in napping during his second morning nursing session, des

Thursday On Thursday, Arthur once again woke up at around 10 past 7, and, once again, had a solid start to the day with his pops before I got out of bed. Miklós fed Arthur some Cheerios, tofu slices, and a couple slices of raw tomato. Apparently Arthur was more into the tofu than the tomato, but ate both willingly enough. And for the rest of the day, we were finding big chunks of tomato in his poop. Crawling on Mama in the morning After a second, liquid breakfast, Arthur spen

Monday Arthur woke up a bit before 7:30 on Monday morning, as I was brushing my teeth in the bathroom. Luckily, he had given me time to put in my contacts and go to the toilet before I had to rush to his side. Typical view of a walk with Arthur He had an early first breakfast, and as I was prepping some things in the kitchen, had a solid second breakfast. I gave him some puffs because I wanted something easy and low-mess while I cooked. These ones were strawberry banana flavo

Saturday Arthur woke up a bit before 8 on Saturday; I think it was his pops sneezing that woke him up; he seemed a bit frightened in the crib. He was very thirsty for his first breakfast, and afterwards, I figured I’d give him a second one - I’m trying to work in three solid meals a day now. Arthur didn’t seem incredibly hungry for his solid breakfast but he ate what I gave him: the rest of the kidney beans mixed with some herb-seasoned cream cheese. Beans and cheese are one

Wednesday Arthur synced with his mama again on Wednesday, waking up when she was in the bathroom a bit after 7:30. Miklós was working from home during the day, but when he tried to take Arthur from me in the morning so I could finish brushing my teeth, he was not happy about it. He needs his morning beverage before he’s civilized, just like his mom. After his morning susu, I gave Arthur a solid breakfast while I was busy in the kitchen. It was more of the batch of cream of wh

Monday Monday was off to a rough start - Arthur woke up at 7:30! I think it may have been partly because his parents were making a bit of noise at that point; I’m hoping this isn’t his new norm. That being said, he did go down really quickly the previous night, so maybe he’s completely back to his regular routine. An expert on spoon usage After his first susu breakfast, Arthur finished off the rest of the Cheerios I had brought back from California. Luckily, I was able to fin

Friday I once again woke Arthur up at 9:00 - I’m loving these late mornings! This time, however, he woke up a bit more easily; I didn’t need to loudly sing in his face, as just opening the curtains did the trick. After a susu breakfast, he accompanied me to Albert Heijn, then spent some time on the play rug upstairs where, shockingly, he let me spend a full minute in the bathroom without crying. We’re improving! He also didn’t wake up at all the previous night, though it took

Wednesday Arthur was a very sleepy bug on Wednesday morning. I ended up waking him up at 9:00 - I have no idea how long he would have slept otherwise! Miklós said he had woken up three times in the night, after going down at 8. Each time, he had screamed for a few minutes and then gone right back to sleep. So hopefully he managed to catch up on all the sleep he missed over our travels. Finally fitting into his stylish cowboy outfit from Tante Mika! After his breakfast susu, A

Saturday Arthur woke up at 7:30 on Saturday. He had a susu breakfast, followed by some (probably ancient) oat bran I found in Omi’s cupboard, which I mixed with peanut butter, soy milk, and cinnamon. Arthur was pretty into it, and impressed Omi by how much he ate. It was certainly a solid start to the day! After a walk in the garden with his pops, Arthur took a bit of a nap on me when I nursed him a little after 10. Unfortunately it wasn’t a long one; he was woken up by talki

Wednesday My alarm at 7:30 woke up all three members of our family on Wednesday, so at least Arthur got a good night’s sleep in the night before his next travels! After a susu breakfast and some packing, we were off to pick up a rental car and drive to SeaTac. Arthur was a bit fussy when we put him in the rental car, but was quickly mollified by some puffs. As the 2 hour car trip progressed, and Arthur got more tired and fussy with no nap in sight, I opened up a ready-made fr

Sunday Arthur slept in until just before 8:30 on Sunday - I can’t remember the last time he’s slept so late! He had his usual two breakfasts in a row: susu followed by half an avocado. Then, after some carpet time with Uncle Mudge, it was time for a bath, another susu session, and a short nap on Mama! Oma is much better about sharing her glasses than Papa is Oma babysat Arthur while his parents went downtown for some coffee and souvenir shopping. She gave him some more of her

Friday Arthur woke up at 7:20 or so on Friday, and had a big breakfast. First up was susu, followed by a leftover poké bowl, some cashew yogurt, and water from his shot glass. He played a bit with Tante Kaila and G-Dawg, before his extended family was off to the mainland - the Dawgs and Tante Kaila were flying back home the next day, and Oma was dropping them off. Salmonberries with Papa It was nice to have a day to ourselves. Arthur started off enjoying the quiet by taking a

Tuesday Arthur fully synced with his mama on Tuesday, waking up at 7:45. He was a bit of a grump during the morning, and didn’t nurse terribly well. However, he was in a much better mood when he got his usual half avocado after susu! Hanging out with Tante Kaila Miklós took his son for a walk around 9:30, and the little dude got a little 25-30 minute nap in the backpack. After another nursing session, he was taken to the statue park at Roche Harbor, where he did not seem to p

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