Well, the not so wee man is coming along nicely. We had the 5 month Plunket visit yesterday and the nurse was very taken with him, but who wouldn’t be, right?
And he is definitely the bumper crop. Weighting in at a healthy 10.2kg, and 74cm tall (that’s 22.4 pounds and 29.3 inches for those still using the old money), he’s definitely a strapping lad.
After what we thought we initial problems with food, he’s onto the solids, and has taken to it heartily. Thus far:
- baby rice: likes? check
- banana: likes? check
- avocado: likes? maybe
- kumara: likes? find out tomorrow.
In other news, he has two bottom teeth cutting through today! This is well good news, until he bites someone… Probably Second Chef. And they’re sharp little blighters, bound to hear a yell any day now.
And the fathering experience on average?
I bumped into an old flatmate this evening, and could only say that the experience has been positive. There’s those day when he just yells all the freaking time, but then there’s the time you come home and from work and he just wants to look at you and smile, for minutes on end.
Then he’ll throw up on my shirt or trousers.
All in all, if you and your partner are talking about it, or just thinking it over, just go for it. Even if you think you can’t afford to. It’s worth it.
25 April, 2009 at 3:11 am
holy moly! oliver’s almost three and is just now breaking 29 pounds. they could share wardrobes!
you’ll be in trouble once that baby’s up and walking. those tall babies can get things out of the upper cabinets.
25 April, 2009 at 1:52 pm
Holy crap that’s one big baby!
25 April, 2009 at 7:43 pm
Having seen you and Second Chef looking very tall together, the wee lad’s height is really not so surprising.
Baby rice, banana, avocado, kumara – a nicely varied diet. Mashed taties? Pureed apples?
We recommend parenthood too. Our beloved daughters are the delight of our lives.
26 April, 2009 at 9:51 pm
Good grief! So he’s already 1cm taller He Pingping.
27 April, 2009 at 12:56 pm
yup. could probably takw the little guy in a stand-up fight.
27 April, 2009 at 1:54 pm
I’m always a bit odded out when people say they’re putting off having kids until they can afford it. You can never afford it; it always costs more than you think; and it usually works out regardless. People seem to want to have a baby without any of the financial implications; frankly, get used to the idea that you won’t have much in the way of disposable income for a few years, and suck it up. Pretty much any time is as good as any other, in my experience. Which is to say, it’s really hard no matter when you do it, so why bother trying to plan? Half of it’s out of your control anyway.
1 May, 2009 at 5:30 pm
How advanced. He’s already the size of an avery 12 monther!
1 May, 2009 at 5:30 pm
Average…