It's been a while

And we've got lots of updates!  The wee man is growing like a weed!  We've visited the health centre twice since my last post and are pleased that our darling boo has gained loads of weight!  On the 13th of May he weighed in at a whopping 3.66 kg (8 lbs + 1 oz)!!  Then today (two weeks later) he weighed in at 4.20 kg (9 lbs + 4 oz). The health visitor says he's right on target for his size/age, despite only being in the 9th percentile of children his age - such a tiny little man!!!  See how much he's grown below at 5 weeks +1 day:

5 weeks and growing strong!!

Boo has certainly been showing his growth in other areas as well, he's far more awake these days and spends a lot of time  looking around and 'talking'.  It's so adorable to listen to him just coo and gaga.  And he's got a smile that would just melt your heart - it does mine anyway.  He just chatters away and smiles and let's us know that all is well. 

Bath time has also become an exciting new event for Jakson.  We're bathing him every other night and he's really taken to it.  The first few baths were accompanied by some tears but after a bit of trial and error with water temperature and positioning i think we've found our rhythm.  He actually smiles during his baths and they are almost a certain way to calm him down if he's being fussy.  The next goal for bath time is to move him from the sink to the bath :)  He's still a bit small for that tho...

Enjoying my bath @ 5 weeks + 4 days

Happy and content after my bath.

And if smiles, talking and regular baths wasn't enough fun - Jakson has also taken to bottles like a champ!!  I've been able to express so I can give him a bottle a day (sometimes more).  This has been a glorious break for me as Rob is able to give him bottles at night and we can go out without having to worry about breastfeeding in public.  This was a huge 'YAY' for us as my bff from Boston came to visit this past week and we were able go out shopping, hit a pub and leave Jakson with Clare so we could get dinner one evening. 

It was SO nice having Jenn and Tim here, it made me realise how much i miss my friends in America :(  But it was lovely to have someone to just chat with about all that is going on with Jakson, success and challenges with breastfeeding and everything else.  Thanks so much for visiting Jenny Mack!!  Missing you loads!!  Now just looking forward to Michelle's visit in  August...which can't get here soon enough!!

As a final thought, I wanted to post a video of Jakson so everyone can see his development, just please excuse the annoying commentary...  This is going out to my Mum (aka Nanny Kat) as I know she's itching to see how much he's changed since they left  a month ago - my how time flies!  Here you go Kat, this ones for you: