Today was a lake day. It was great. I’ve been complaining for a few weeks now about how I hadn’t been swimming all summer. We have family friends who have a house on a lake in Commerce Township (about 45 min. from our house) and after getting lunch with my parents we all headed up there. We had some BBQ, went swimming, played Rummikube, and all around had a good time. These were days that I remember having as a kid (as my family was a total water/boating/tubing/fishing family) and I cannot wait for Ajax to enjoy them as well… That is if he ever gets over his intense hatred of water. As his afternoon schedule was off I was a little concerned about how he would react, but he did great. He’s such a happy and easy going baby.
Ajax and Grandma ValentineTrying so hard to grab his feet. His knees are about all he can reach right now.
Has anyone seen the Celebrity Jeopardy skit on SNL? The one where Michael Keaton answered every question with – I am Batman. Anywho, from time to time Dave and I will say that line from SNL, thinking we are truly hilarious. The other night when we were joking around, Ajax, as a true Indish, started cracking up. He seems to think “Batman” is one of the funniest words he has ever heard. Sure we now sound a little odd walking around Target whispering- Batman- to our 4 month old, but I really could care less.
I took this video tonight of Ajax playing in his chair. He’s gotten really coordinated and seemed to enjoy hitting the toy repeatedly… then of course he got frustrated.
Ajax had his first trip to the zoo today. My aunt Terri took him along with several of my cousins (their kids) and aunts. Terri said they all had a great time and Ajax seemed to like it as much as a 4 month old could. He mainly dozed on and off throughout the experience.
Ajax in the wagon.Ajax and the polar bears.Ajax with his aunt and cousins at the Detroit zoo.Ajax and a dinosaur.
It seems this round of shots were a little rougher on Ajax than the 2 month ones. He’s been a little grumpy and hasn’t wanted to eat much. Poor little dude. He’s much better today and tomorrow I think he’ll be back to his old self.
Tonight we tried rice cereal again. After several spoon fulls he finally got the hang of it (as he kept pushing it back out with his tongue). I could tell that he just hated the stuff, but I think he was so intrigued with the texture and newness that he kept opening his mouth whenever I offered him another spoonful. He kept trying to grab the spoon so at one point I let him “feed” himself. He almost poked out his eye and nearly gagged on the spoon while trying to eat it and then flung cereal all over Dave and the couch before throwing the spoon. I think we need to pull out the real high chair and stop using Dave.
Ajax this morning hanging out in the kitchen while I got my coffee.Baby in a blanket.
Today Ajax had his 4 month checkup. Dave and I were able to get time off work so that we could both attend. As Ajax received 4 vaccines today, neither of us really wanted to take the little guy by ourselves. The Doctor said that Ajax was a very healthy kid and that we could start solids, beginning with rice cereal and then veggies.
He’s 17.2 lbs (putting him in the 90th percentile for weight) and 26 3/4 in (putting him in the 95th percentile for length). He’s a growing boy! So far he’s handling the vaccines very well, we’re keeping him on baby Tylenol and making sure he gets plenty of rest.
We went for a brief walk today and when we got home I thought, I’ll just stick his feet into the baby pool (as it’s ridiculously hot outside and the water was as warm as a bath). As soon as his toes hit the water Ajax started crying, give me a break kid!
Ajax has now rolled over twice, but refuses to do so when I have the camera. I’ll keep trying to document this, however, I have no proof of his achievement.
Yesterday we headed out to my parents house in Brooklyn. My mom, Dave, Ajax, and I then ran into Jackson and I was finally able to do a little shopping (yea!). I now have a few new shirts for work and a bag that I totally needed. There were also a few of my cousins out (with little kids of their own), so we had a full house. Ajax refused to nap and instead just wanted to watch all his cousins run around. This lead to a very cranky baby who got way overtired and over stimulated (as the other kids kept trying to hold him and make him laugh, which was fine, but after a few hours Ajax just had this glazed look to his face). I also got to play with the horses and walk some of the kids around on Frannie (my mom’s horse), which was a ton of fun as I haven’t spent any time with the horses since before I was pregnant.
We got home late last night and today we tried to get Ajax caught up on his sleep, so we only did a little running in the morning and hung out at home for the rest of the day. I had Dave fill up the baby pool in the morning (as it was in the 100s with the heat index) and took Ajax for a swim in the afternoon. He hated it and screamed throughout the ordeal. I don’t think this kid likes water… guess he takes after Dave, I love the water.
He didn't mind hanging around in his baby speedo.He didn't seem to mind standing in the water.He did seem to mind when I had him sit in the water. After that he was done with the pool.Ajax riding the dog. This is how we entertain ourselves now.
Today Ajax and I went shopping with my cousin Wendy and her daughter Eliza. Both babies screamed throughout most of the shopping trip, but we figured we were in children’s clothing stores, so everyone involved should be used to it.
I desperately need to get some new clothes, but it seems whenever we’re out and about and I head into a grown up store to look at a few things for myself, the kid starts screaming. Unlike the children stores, I always feel uncomfortable making the other patrons listen to my crying baby. So what happens is I try to frantically look through a few racks of clothes while shoving a pacifier in the kids mouth, before giving up and fleeing the mall all together. Oh well. At least my child is well dressed.
AjaxI think this pic is funny because Ajax wants to put everything in his mouth. This includes your shoulder while you hold him.
Ajax turned four months old today, what a big boy! He’s grabbing things with both hands, he holds onto your hands and stands up, he’s talking nonstop, and has definitely gotten the smile/chuckle down pat. Today for the first time he also rolled over. He went from his belly to his back. Dave and I jumped up so fast cheering that we startled both Ajax and Max, who came storming into the living to give things a once over. We tried to get Ajax to do it again, this time with the camera pointed directly at him, however, he was spent and having none of it. Oh well, at least both Dave and I were there to see it.
This kid has a major baby mullet going on here.Sitting tall.Ajax loves his playmat.
Today we took Ajax to the park. It was a beautiful day and we wanted to be outside enjoying it. We decided not to take Max, as unfortunately he has gotten to be quite the old man (honestly our last walk we took him on, I thought Dave was going to have to run home to get the car and come back for Ajax, Max, and I, as Max had about given up three blocks from home). Ajax loved the park. He loved it so much that he refused his bottle as he was too preoccupied checking everything out. And then he fought sleep so that he wouldn’t miss anything. He eventually lost that battle and was down for over an hour. This kid is very observant and wants to watch everything; he doesn’t want to miss a thing.
This is our favorite park to go to. It has great trails, a small lake, and it's never crowded.I tried putting him in the baby swing, but he wanted nothing to do with it. He didn't mind, however, sitting on my lap though.Ajax is all about standing up now. He'll lock his knees, so that if you pull on his arms he'll pull himself into this standing position now. Though he still refuses to roll.Fighting sleep.
