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March 13, 2009
a long-overdue post
Poor Cormac. He's going to look back at this blog and see that his brother's milestones were blogged almost daily, with an almost breathless recap of each change. Now I'm lucky if I post once a week. Following are the milestones I've missed posting this month.
• Cormac now rolls over (one way)
• He's giggling
• He eats rice cereal
• He's sleeping longer stretches*
* It should be noted that "by longer stretches" I mean that he's not still getting up every two hours. Which makes four months go by really slowly. He is now sleeping between 7pm and 10:30, 10:30 - 2:30, and then (if we're lucky) 2:30 to 5:30 or 6:00. If we're (really) unlucky, it's more like 2:30 - 4:00, 4:00-4:30, 4:30 - 5:00... You get the picture.
Cormac just had his four-month appointment, at which his doctor declared him "simply fantastic" (I totally agree). He's a healthy (chubby) 15.5 lbs., and measuring 26.5". That puts him squarely in the 75% percentile for everything, which is a nice, comfy place to be.
Everyone always wants to know how Finn is doing with his little brother, and the answer is wonderful--better than I ever expected. Cormac's favorite person is Finn, and it is absolutely the cutest thing in the world to see these two together. Cormac starts this adorable giggle when Finn starts talking to him. Then, Finn will say, "Did you hear that? He just said, 'Where'd my big brother go?' Oh, Babes! I'm right here! Your big brother is RIGHT HERE. Oh, you love me, huh? I love you TOO, Babes!" And this usually goes on several minutes.
In fact, I anticipated at least some hostility toward the baby when he arrived. But Finn has been unfailingly kind and dear to his little brother. This is not to say that Mama and Daddy did not bear the brunt of said hostility, but I'd much rather have him direct it to us. Finn even gives Cormac his special blankie, "ni-ni" to snuggle. And let me just tell you, not just anyone can touch "ni-ni".
At least I'm not just neglecting Cormac's milestones. Finn also blew us away this month as he's starting to sound out words. He read the word "banana" off a menu, which I think is pretty significant for a three-year-old.
Posted by lisa at March 13, 2009 01:04 PM
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