So fast!

"from vegetable to babbling yoga master in just a couple of months"

Little Bear's come a long way. It feels like only a short while ago that this now fairly hyperactive, interactive little monkey just lay there immobile, unable to follow objects with his eyes or understand that his wobbly arms were attached to his body.

​Just after he was born he went yellow, which is apparently bad, so we went back into to hospital for 3 days (of no sleep just after 2 days of labour!) to put him under a blue light in the hope of turning him pink again. [notice the cool sun mask]. 

During the whole thing, he barely moved at all, unless to whimper that he was hungry (every 30 minutes unfortunately for his mum). And he certainly didn't interact with anything around him, save the occasional stare into people's eyes.

​In stark contrast, he now aptly grabs his toes while folding up into an agile yoga position, explaining to us that his feet are the most exciting thing since the discovery of his fingers only weeks earlier. By explaining, I mean rambling, squeaking and occasionally blowing raspberries: so copying his parents...

​When he's feeling particularly serious (much of the time) he'll put a special amount of effort into seeing if he can remove his fingers. When this doesn't work, he decides they are probably for eating instead and sticks his whole fist in his mouth.
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The thing is, it really was only a few months ago. Just over 4 actually. How did Little Bear develop so fast! From vegetable to babbling yoga master in a couple of months is a pretty amazing. ​I like to think it's because he's a genius, but other parents seem to report similar progress. The past 4 months have been exhausting, draining, turbulent and awesome. Every few days fixing a problem (like colic) to discover a new one (like eczema), and getting used to one of his tricks, only to discover a new talent. ​

This week he has discovered a talent for climbing (on parents), with a reckless disregard for his climbing apparatus. I get that many people don't follow how cool it is to see a baby roll over or put his foot in his mouth, but when it's your little guy's first time doing it, well, you can't really forget that feeling.

4 weeks to go before my parental leave starts and can't wait (and not because I want to escape from the office). ​​