First swim lesson

So the little munchkin went for his first swim lesson today, plus it was also the first time I drove without hubby by my side. Talk about a day of firsts.

Anyway, day started really weird with him crying uncontrollably when I was trying to feed him. Couldn't really understand why. He didn't want me to comfort it, only wanted his dad. I figured it was because my smell had changed a bit so he was confused. Took a shower and then all was right again.

Then Yvesander played a while after feeding and took his morning nap. While he was napping, I was getting ready for the class. I knew I had to leave early since it was my first time driving without hubby and needed a bit more time getting there. Didn't want to drive too fast, or panicking that I was going to be late. Anyway, Yvesander woke up at the right time from his nap, and I quickly changed his diaper and fed him. He must have been thinking that it was his lucky day.

Next, drove to the swimming pool. It's located at a sports club near our home, so it's not too bad. The only issue is that the roads are really bumpy and there always seem to be doing construction on it. So today was no different, except that there were traffic police guiding the cars. Yay~~!! That means no crazy drivers..hehehehe.

So we got there early, about 5 minutes to spare. I quickly got changed and put our stuff in the locker. Went down to the pool, and saw a familiar face or two. One of the instructors was a mom in my mommy's group. I knew she worked at the club, but I didn't know that she was an instructor. Plus there was another mom who was also letting her baby take swim lessons.

Since this was the first class for Yvesander (and I suspect the other babies there had already taken the class before), we needed a bit more instruction than most. Yvesander didn't have much problem enjoying the water, he seems so comfortable in it. He was busy sucking his hand while floating around in the pool (of course I was supporting him the entire time). I was trying to move his legs in kicking motion, but it was a bit hard on me. Even though the water helped support Yvesander's weight, he's still a pretty heavy baby. I think my back and arms were a bit sore..HAHAHAHA..

Overall, I think it was a good class for him. He was having fun and only fussed when I was dressing him after the shower since he was tired. 30 minutes is definitely enough to tire him and mommy out..hehehe..I still need to figure out how to give myself and him a shower at the same time. Put him on the shower floor while I was showering but not sure if that's a good idea.. I'll need to improvise the next time I'm there :D

My big baby boy

So, the little munchkin will turn 5 months tomorrow. And I do have to say, he's quite a big munchkin. I went to the mother's group yesterday and he weighed in at about 18 pounds and 6 ounces. Granted, I had just fed him and he had all his clothes and diaper on. But 18 pounds??~!!! He was just 16++ pounds during his 4 months visit.

Seriously, what am I feeding this kid?? All he's getting is breast-milk. I must have super-nutritious breast-milk or something. I don't think I feed him too often. He only eats when he's hungry, so that equates to about 5 to 6 feedings a day, depending on when he gets up from his nap. He would turn away from the breast once he has enough. I sometimes will offer him if I don't think he has enough, but he would just purse his lips and keep it shut. He would give me this look that says, "What are you doing, mommy? I just ate."

Other than that, he's a healthy boy. His personality is starting to come through and he's so like me :D Stubborn, loves his sleep, cranky when his feeding is delayed, etc. He's a very strong boy too. When we put him on the potty (yes, I'm toilet-training him at his age), he'll try to push off with his legs. Hubby needs to hold him, partly because he still cannot sit up, but also because he'll push his way off the potty.

So far, he hasn't shown much interest in the toys I've bought for him. The only thing he likes so far is his jumper. He gets to bounce around on it. Yup, boing boing boing. He has fun, and it's a good thing too since I would put him there to entertain himself if I need to go off and do something. I think it'll take him some time to get used to his other toys. It took him a few weeks to get started on his hanging floor toy. He spent all that time trying to figure out what it was and what he was supposed to do with it. He's developing his motor skills (hands) but it's taking a while. No rush and pressure from me. He'll grow and develop when he's ready. For the time being, I'll just have those toys available for when he's ready to pick up and play with them.

And he's started to roll over. He discovered it while throwing a tantrum one day..hahahaha. Now, he's rolling at will. Of course he can't do a continous roll yet, nor do I want him to start. He just roll from his back to his tummy. He doesn't know how to get back or continue the rotation. But that's ok. I'm in no rush because once he starts it, I cannot take my eyes off him. He has also learned how to sleep on his side or his tummy. I don't mind, except that we have to get up in the middle of the night to turn him over when he cries, and pop the pacifier back in his mouth. Yeah, no full night of sleep just yet. Still need to wake up to put to pacifier in, and these days, to turn him over. Hubby's doing the night duty and I do pity him. He needs his sleep. But short of putting Yvesander on the bed with us, or me taking over the night duty, hubby's got to continue doing this till Yvesander can sleep through the night. I do hope he does that soon cause mommy also wants a full night sleep.

Ahh..the joys of parenthood. Now I'm getting ready to sign him up for his first swim lesson. It's pretty expensive here but oh well. The things we do for our kids. Partly it's because we want them to experience something that we didn't have growing up, but also to keep them ahead of the curve. Crazy, but we're competitive in our own way. I'll write about his swim lesson once he starts. Not sure how he'll take to it but I think he'll like since he likes bathtime in his tub. Kick kick.. just hope the water is warm enough for him..hahahahah