I know I haven't checked in much, but rest assured: Chins is still growing. A lot. He's already outgrown his carseat (up to 22 lbs my ass — those damn straps threatened asphyxiation when he wore more than a t-shirt). He doubled his weight in a little over two months. He's now smiling and cooing all the time, and desperately, desperately wants to crawl. Or at least sit up. And I wouldn't be at all surprised if he starts shaving soon.
Chins is also now officially past newbornhood; when we look back at early photos of him (like from a few weeks ago) we exclaim, "Ohmigod! He's so tiny!"
And he shows no signs of stopping any time soon. This little guy is hungry all the time. All. The. Time. Just ask d.w. Her ass is glued to her nursing chair during most hours of the day, and yet she is well on her way to being skin and bones. Even so, whenever we go out in public, Chins' big eyes track any woman of child-bearing age he can see, and he just sits there, staring obsessively and making little sucking motions with his lips. Weird and a little creepy, sure, but also hilarious. And hilarity always outweighs creepiness. Well, maybe not always, but this? Yeah. Hilarious.
You go right ahead and beat that horse.
Such a beautiful baby and equally as beautiful? Reading what you write about him. The love and wonder that comes with new parenthood pours from every line.
Posted by: andrea | 26 January 2007 at 12:10 AM
Oh, that is hilarious, and ohmigod is he a strapping young lad. That crawling thing is fun to watch, as they try to coordinate all those disparate parts of their body.
Posted by: Papa Bradstein | 26 January 2007 at 05:22 AM
He's not going to have a boob obsession or anything when he grows up :-)
But what a cutie! I should stop by and see him again before he weighs more than I do.
Posted by: Danielle in Iowa | 26 January 2007 at 08:10 AM
He is such a good looking guy! Thanks for the update.
Posted by: canape | 26 January 2007 at 10:29 AM
I love that image of Chins checking out all the other boobas out there. Funny in a baby, not so much in an adult. Hopefully he'll grow out of that. (Though my son still professes his love for, well, *those parts* even at age 4. And he's been weaned since he was 10 months old.)
Posted by: Henitsirk | 26 January 2007 at 10:33 PM
lol
what a cutie!
i can relate to your son's response to women. my son never had the benefit of breastfeeding although he did receive breast milk during his NICU days when he was a tiny one (1lb 6 oz birth weight 4 months early), he did become quite the boob man managing to check out and even grab when in the arms of any woman, young or old. perhaps it was all the kangaroo care when he was oh so tiny.
your big guy looks great.
Posted by: laura | 27 January 2007 at 02:44 AM
Damn! Out of the carseat already?! Is he sleeping through the night?
He's gorgeous, by the way. Just looks like a six month old. He'll probably be able to buy beer at 15 AND beat off the older ladies.
Posted by: the weirdgirl | 28 January 2007 at 01:19 PM
Tee hee. He's checkin' out some boobies :-)
Posted by: samantha Jo Campen | 28 January 2007 at 10:00 PM