Veggies YUCK!!

Remember a few posts back I was waxing all poetic about Scott the genius boy child who instantly ate his fruit and who gave us no grief ... Well I was made to eat those words yesterday. There I was playing perfect mom and cooking my son his dinner - delicious carrots and potato. I slaved in the heat and my head started swelling as I imagined what I must look like industriously preparing a healthy preservative, colourant free meal for my child. Scott like an angel was sleeping and so Mart and I sat down to our dinner (home made pasta arrabiata hmm). Right on time our child woke up and I all excitedly brought in the veggies - all that was missing was a drumroll and the sliver domed serving platter haha - we sat Scott in his high chair (a new development) and with great aplomb I gave him his first veggie bite .... YUCK .. Gross and all round gaga. He hated it .. hahaha so there I sat all disappointed while Mart laughed at the faces being pulled by the boy and eventually I too had to smile when I saw that little face ... We'll stick with the store bought veggies for now!

For the full experience check out shutterfly (link on the right)

Scott is 6 months

HIP HIP HOORAY to little Scott !!! Our child is 6 months old... I cannot believe it. Six months ago we brought him home all swaddled and small and sat watching him open his eyes and we oohed and aahed when he yawned and now hahaha he's a big boy who is grabbing at things and eating solid food! Where does the time go and am I ever gad I used the blog as a record of the months. Just looking at his first photos and now at the little man he is becoming - I am just amazed at how wonderful nature is and how precious our time!
Scott is a real chatter box (3 guesses where he gets that from haha) and is so very curious. He really looks at everything, taking all details and then thinks that he has it down and can do it as well - I can see many battles of will in the future with a son that thinks he knows best while Mommy knows she knows best ;-)! I really miss all of you in SA and you Sukie is the Emirates - I so wish that you can join Mart and I the fun times we have with Scott, I wish you could see his little personality developing and share the milestones with us. Mart and I are planning a trip to SA in Jan so that you can finally meet him.
I keep saying that Mart and I must have done something very right to have this little miracle in our lives and with each day and new experience I feel it again and again. We are so privilaged to have such a positive, lovely child and we promise to enjoy and respect him always!!
HIP HIP HOORAY to little Scott

HEATWAVE

Holland is HOT and I don't mean in the hip, happening, trendy, NOW! Sort of way - I mean literally melting into a puddle of bodily fluids hot! But your African blood can surely handle that I hear you say (sarcastically) but I'm a Jozie girl (I haughtily reply) and am used to dry heat! Its so darned humid here - the humid where you have cold shower and still sweat ...
Scott is handling it very well though and Mart and I tend to just sit and do as little as possible while drinking loads of energy drinks. Sleeping is also a nightmare and as usual I am the main fare for all the Uithoorn mosquito's .. I'm sure if you look into "The Mosquito's guide to the Netherlands" they have my address as a 'must see & do' ... The little buggers!
Oh before you think this is a rant .. let me reassure you that this is just a record of the hottest 3 weeks I have EVER experienced in this country - 3 weeks with temperatures above 30 degrees are surely worth a mention :-)
and if you don't believe me have a read ...
http://www.expatica.com/source/site_article.asp?subchannel_id=1&story_id=31657&RSS

The van Rooijens have a house

YIPPEE and YO HO HO we have finally got the keys to our new house - happy happy, joy, joy as Stimpy would say hahah.
We are the very proud owners of the Alexandrine Tinnehof 5, 1087 CM in Amsterdam!
On Monday 10th July it happened; we went over to the offices (converted container) of the developer (Era Bouw) to meet Mr Bes, whom Martijn instantly took a dislike to haha, we had a bit of a chit chat while waiting for the inspector … once he arrived – I don’t know his name but he was wearing all black in sweltering heat and not sweating therefore I think he was an alien – we headed out to inspect the house before taking receipt of the key!
The kitchen has been placed and looks pretty cool – we have the funkiest lights touch-tone – just one soft touch and they go on and another soft touch and they’re off haha can you see me touching the lights for a full 10 minutes?
Oh the painter also came by to check things out and probably see how much extra he can charge us – cynical? Who me? – Anyway he seemed a nice enough guy, a true Amsterdammer hahaha with tattoos absolutely everywhere – I’ll see if I can get some shots of Jan to share with you all …. We start the work on the place soon; I’ll keep you updated on the happenings!
http://scott2006.shutterfly.com/action/pictures?a=67b0de21b33ef8cd65c4

Interlude

Let me give you a quick rundown of our morning activities .. I wake up round about 7 and wake Scott, we change his nappy and give him his morning feed :). I then put him in his playpen or in his little 'wipstoeltje' and then I go and have my shower...
This morning as I was rushing about getting ready for work I looked across at Scott sitting in his little chair watching the Tweenies on CbeeBees (ChildrenÂ’s BBC) and I just had to stop and look in wonder at my child. He just looked so adorable. He was wearing a little shirt (from Lael and Emelia) and his little Khaki pants starting to look like a proper little man now! MY BOY!!!
Its weird how at moments like that my heart breaks because he is so sweet and my heart swells with pride at the same time as I see this perfect person - I wonder if I'll explode with the emotions I feel ... I look at Scott and I feel that my actions need to be truer and that the bad thoughts I have will somehow taint me in his eyes. He truly makes me be a better person. Martijn and I must have done something very right in a former life to be blessed with such a lovely boy.
I love being a mom and I love my family!

Our Trip to Texel

Hello Hello :) remember a few weeks back we went to Texel and we forgot to take the camera along? well that didn't happen a second time haha last weekend we hit the road again and headed out of the city ... not that Uithoorn is really a city - more like a village - but you know what I mean. Mart and Scott came to pick me up from work and we were off. This time we, or more accurately I, took loads of photos - from the moment we started our journey, in the car, having dinner at Mc Donalds, onto the ferry and into Opa and Oma's tiny cottage!
We had quite a lovely weekend, shopping, eating, sleeping and seeing the great-grandparents again. Scott lay all naked in the sun and loved going for walks in the fresh air - have a look at the Texel reportage in photos on: http://scott2006.shutterfly.com/action/

We also had a 'first' this weekend ... Scott had his first bit of fruit :) Apple & Banana hahaha it was such a great experience seeing the little man tasting something other than milk. Saturday we tried the first few bit/slurps haha and his face was just too precious - utter disgust - and a bit of an annoyed look at Daddy and me for making him eat something so obviously vile! That quickly changed though as he got a accustomed to the taste and by Sunday afternoon he was happily eating an entire jar - my gorgeous clever boy! I mean I know kids all over the world start eating solids but seeing Scott sitting there with his bib on and making lip smacking noises and looking so immensely pleased with himself just thrilled me tremendously hahaha I love my boy soooooo much!
Now Mart and I fight to feed him - just enjoying his little face and seeing his eyes following the spoon, which he also tries to grab constantly- so damn cute!! This week I'll be making him some lovely veggies to try - I'll let you all know how that goes :)

Scott & Rosalie

Rosalie is one month old hooray!! A few posts back I showed you the gorgeous lashes of little Rosalie (Roosje) ... here you see a better photo of the sleeping beauty! We have finally met her a few weeks back and introduced her formally to Scott! As you can see by the photo he has already assumed the protective pose hahaha She is such a little angel and didn't cry once during our visit. Mom Elzelien is doing well and Paul is the ever-so-proud dad :) its so funny to see out friends as parents - probably the same way they felt about us the first few weeks after Scott's birth! Scott presented Roosje with a pink basket filled with pink girlie things which was perfectly offset by his boyish Cheeky Monkey shirt .. what is it they say about sugar and spice and puppy dogs tails :)
We look forward to the next visit, hopefully at our new home on Ijburg!
Kisses Roosje from all of us :-)

Model Scott

Lights, camera and ACTION - Sunday Scott had his own little photo shoot haha Barbara (girlfriend of Mart's colleague) is a professional photographer and she offered to take some photos for us of our gorgeous boy. These photos will be his first portfolio in case we want to write him into a casting or modelling agency :)
Anyway - we arrived at the studio in Zaandam (just north of Amsterdam) bright and early on Sunday morning - as Scott's assistant I had packed a couple of outfits and got acquainted. After a few cups of coffee while Barbara set up shop we started the shoot. Shame our little boy is still so small that we had to help him with sitting up- so there was his dad and I trying to stay as much out of the shot without man-handling the little man - hard work I tell ya!
Scott was so fascinated with everything and, cute as he was, refused to smile - so there we all were, jumping, dancing, clapping and making silly faces at him while Barbara was snapping away trying to get a small smile but stubborn child just looked at us rather disdainfully and didn't oblige at all hahaha BUT after the shoot when we were packing up Scott turned on the charm, smiling and flirting up a storm! He certainly gained a new fan in Barbara and her and Roelof invited us to lunch in the Vondel Park (Amsterdam) to meet their baby Leica a little terrier who is also cute as a button!
We had such a lovely day with our son - amazing how this little person can just take over our lives and make us smile so much!
Thank you to Barbara for offering your Sunday and thanks to Roelof for being a serioulsy relaxed dude :o)
Of course once we have the final pics of the photoshoot I'll put them on the blog!

Check out family shot and one of cutie dog Leica.

For Mama

Something was amiss - the sun was shining and Scott was so happy this morning, yet I woke up feeling out of sorts and slightly blue – and then it dawned on me - today 6 years ago my beautiful grandmother passed away.
I’m still surprised by the depth of pain I feel when I think of Mama and just how much I miss her. There are moments when it hits me again – she is no longer here with us, I find myself saying oh I must tell Mama this or I must show mama that … when unrepentantly I remember her soft hands or remember the way she smelled. I miss lying behind her back in that tiny bed and touching her soft hair. Here is a peek into a personal moment … Mama loved to have her back scratched before going to bed haha and the grandkids would fight with each other to have the honour – I invariably ‘won’ the fight cos I was the youngest (and cutest haha) and I would always scratch very carefully around the mole on Mama’s back – my own way of taking care of the special woman who always took care of me.

I especially missed Mama when I was pregnant and on the day Scott was born.
I would love to hear her voice saying his name and see her holding my son in her arms – I can just picture her singing to him and saying that like his mother he too has lucky lips and then singing very jauntily … lucky lips are made for kissing lucky lips are never blue … just like she did for me when I was little. I wonder if this tight feeling in my chest will always remain when I remember my mama?
28th June 2000 in memoria – I love you Chrissie and I miss you so much!
I will tell Scott about his great-grandmother who is watching over him and whom I know is guarding over our child as his own personal angel … Thank you for being my inspiration.

Just keep swimming``

This last Saturday we went swimming as a family! Actually it was more for Mart and I - the weather was pretty nice and as we are still stuck in Uithoorn where life can be quite boring ;-) we decided to take the little man swimming. FUN!!! we packed our bags (yes BAGS - cos going anywhere with Scott is an exercise) and bought some swimming diapers and headed for the local public pool. we got changed and Daddy and Scott looked super cool in their similar trunks haha and I almost burst a vein blowing up the baby float .. we walked into the wave pool and got the shock of our lives! THOUSANDS of children - or so it seemed by the noise - everyone was screaming and shouting and laughing out loud. Little Scott just stared with his big eyes taking it all in.
I was expecting some crying from our little boy at this new experience but he took to it literally like a fish to water. All relaxed he sat like a veteran in his baby float and just checked everything out. Boy do I ever love our little boy terribly!!
We swam for almost an hour then treated ourselves to fries and headed home to snuggle up and enjoy the remainder of our day - Saturday was a good day indeed!

Scott chilling in his baby float and looking smart with Daddy - check out the same 'cool' swimming trunks ;)

Family News

Blogging takes off in the family and my cousin Adele has started her own blog - welcome to the bloggosphere cuz :o)!!
Its great reading about the family in Pretoria http://family-thoughts.blogspot.com - this is a great way for us to get to know your family and catch up on news despite the distance between Amsterdam and Pretoria! I am happy to be featuring your blog on mine - maybe you can add Mink and Mart to your links as well! We now look forward to seeing some pics of you, Lenny and the kids so carry on the good work and post, post, post!

Fathers Day

Scott continued his creative streak on Fathers day and surprised his Daddy with a beer glass featuring his adorable little handprints hahaha our cutie son !! Mart was quite surprised and I was so terribly proud. Of course as we are fully into the Football World Cup the wrapping of the gift was all orange and 'hup Holland hup' hahaha you should have seen Mart's face - my darling man is NOT into football at all but because the gift was from Scott it was great despite the orange flags!
The day itself was somewhat quiet as Mart had to work during the night and needed to catch up on his sleep during the day. We spent a quiet day at home and cooked a delicious dinner for Dad :) we cuddled loads and gave Dad all the love he so definately deserves! Thank you my beautiful husband for being such an amazing father and husband - Scott and I are so blessed to have you!

Almost 5 months

LOOK AT MY BOY!!! AARRGGHHH tell me where the time is going - my son is almost five months old! Scott is just growing in leaps and bounds! at the last visit to the consultatie bureau he weighed 7.690 kilos and was 67 cm long - he is now able to grab and hold onto things and everything he gets into his hands heads straight for the little mouth hahah And at the moment the cutest thing is the laughing - Scott is laughing up a storm, when he sees me in the morning when something unexpected happens - when he Daddy makes funny faces - its just so awesome! the other day I came out of the shower and just heard him gurgling so I snuck into the lounge to spy and there was Scott watching the boogie Beebies and laughing - it just made me so happy! He is also starting to roll about with his fat little body haha and he can move his hips like a little Elvis :o)


I spent my first night away from Scott this month as well - it was awful! I had a training and had to spend the night away. So the weekend before I sat there trying to express as much milk as I could and trying to hug and kiss him as much as possible. Then I thought - let's be positive, see it as a full nights sleep but do you think I could sleep? Hell no - I kept waking up thinking I heard him cry - is this to be my future friends and family!! We also used the training to introduce Scott to formula and there I was thinking (and secretly hoping) that he wouldn't drink it and that he would just want his mother ... I had visions of the Mart distraught and tired and Scott screaming and then I wuld glide in all cool and collected, saving the day and being SUPERMOM ... Who was I kidding - the boy was an angel hahaha he drank his bottle and was sweet and relaxed. And after the initial pang of self pity at how easily I could be replaced as a food source I was full of pride again at our clever little boy!

I have also started reading to Scott - and I'm not sure who enjoys it more. Look at his little face man!! He loves it and he will sit on my lap for the entire story- making noises and hitting the pages hahaha in the book above (Who Made me?) he is in love with zebra and will give this high pitched little scream when we get to that page - I just want to eat him up. Sufficed to say that we have the most gorgeous and brilliant baby in the world ;-)

The weather has been hotting up on this side of the world and we took Scott for his first visit to Texel to celebrate Opa's 82nd birthday! The boy's first big trip .. car and ferry to get there and he was so good shame not a squeak out of him the whole 2 hours we were traveling. Mart and I are used to making the trip but were a bit surprised by how much we now had to take along for the little man. I am really looking forward to spending more weekends there this summer - it was such fun - the first time Scott felt grass and lying naked in the sun - hahaha he managed to pee on two towels but it was worth it to see him enjoy the new found freedom! Opa and Oma were also so excited to have him there and he even made the traditional trip to Timmer for coffee and gebak :o) - oh and we hang our heads in shame because we forgot the camera so no pics of the trip BUT we will be taking some next time round.

Rosalie

YIPPEE our dear friends Paul and Elzelien were blessed with a little girl! Rosalie Fienne Kuijs was born at 12:30 on 01-06-06 after a long wait and a difficult pregnancy for Mama en Papa!
Rosalie we say WELCOME!! we are so happy that you are here!
Scott, Mart and I met Rosalie last week and she is a true princess in pink! It was also a shock to see how much Scott has grown in just 5 months - he looked huge next to her hahaha
You'll probably be reading more about Rosalie in the months to come, as proud aunt and uncle we look forward to getting to know her.. and in the meanwhile check out her gorgeous long eye lashes :)

Darling Paul and Lien - well done and CONGRATULATIONS!! We love you

Mothers Day 2006

Yesterday was my first ever Mothers Day and ... I LOVED IT!!! Last week I got my pressie from Scott which he 'made' at daycare - his little cute footprint on a tile with the message 'Voor mama, dikke kus Scott' (to mama big kiss Scott) shame my little Dutch baby hahaha so cute - I opened the little package and just felt my chest close up and the tear ducts open - what an amazing feeling getting the first little self-made gift from your child - nothing in the world could possibly feel better. I stood here in the lounge with tears in my eyes not knowing what to do with myself and poor Mart just held me - the poor man doesn't know what to do when I get so emotional.

That was not the end of it though as on Saturday I received the most gorgeous bunch of flowers from my own beautiful Mother - thank you Mumzy ...
And then yesterday when I walked into the lounge, there was little Scott sitting in his 'wipstoeltje' with a package in his lap haha a book for the Mother from him and daddy :o) This was then followed by breakfast from my gorgeous husband - croissants (freshly baked) and freshly squeezed orange juice. Delish!
We also went round to Dawn and Lawrence for a braai yesterday afternoon which was great and the mommies didn't have to do a thing - absolutely fabulous - I say bring on Mothers day every year what a way/day to be spoiled. Thank you my wonderful husband and son for making me feel so special - I am blessed and I love you.

Q1 Results and Stats

Scott is 3½ months old. Things are a-moving and this blog will share some of what he has been doing since the last update!

First some basic Stats :) since our last update the young man has grown - at our last visit to the consultatie bureau Scott weighed 6.970 kg, was 64 cm long and slightly above the 'curve' in bothweightt and length yoo hoo to breast milk haha he can hold his head up when he is on his belly and when you hold him up in the airairplanee style he tenses and rights himself - apparently a test at this age. He got his second round of vaccinations - so zielig - but was a brave boy!!
His smiles are abundant and seem to get more dazzling by the day and an added bonus for Daddy and me - Scott has started laughing and my word what a divine sound that is. Two weeks ago we were changing him and Daddy went in to tickle his belly and then like magic there was this wonderful sound - like angel bells ringing (goofy I know but he's our angel) and our boy laughed! His eyes crinkled up and his little mouth was wide open and he giggled hahaha we of course whooped and cheered which scared Scott a bit (shame!) and we proceeded to spend the rest oof thee evening and weekend trying to make him laugh again. Not only that but we called ALL the family to share the happy news - we are pathetically enthousiastic about our son!

Besides growing in weight and size the little man has started going to daycare to help his brain develop.. at least that what I tell myself to make the feelings of guilt and missing him somewhat less! The first morning I had to leave him behind was awful!! He is so small ..
He goes to 'Dribbel' and is the Banjerhoek rascalss corner), his two carers are called Lieke, Sylveline and there is an intern Denise. Scott is the baby of the group and he is so small compared to the other kids that I just want to pick him up and run away to our safe home .. small he may be hahaha but apparently he gives them a run for their money and demands ALL their attention (takes after his mom there). he seems to be doing well though and Isupposee it helps him socialise and by being with older kids his development will be a bit faster with the extra stimulation. I do get butterflies in my tummy though when I know I can pick him up again and whenIi walk in and see my hello smile from him all my cares from work fade away - he is my instant stress reliever.

oh now a quick update on moi - I started working again on April 26th - AWFUL!!! I got back to the office and verily found out my manager was trying to get me out of the department - a very nice welcome-back NOT .. but as legally this is not allowed of course - not to mention that it is morally despicable - after a few meetings with HR and me looking up the labour laws and sharing them with him I have been handed my job again. To behonestt I would have gladly moved out of the department as my manager is a bit of a snake but staying in a familiar place is probably good for the next few months what with everything that haschangedd and the new house coming up!
Oh yes we are probably getting the key to new home in week 28/29 (beginning July) ... I cannot wait and will be updating you on that soon as well.
Some good news to end off with .... I have been selected as the new Chairman of our Canon Works Council - we are 13 members of staff that represent the interest of 700 employees - its loads of work but so rewarding! I feel a bit chuffed as I am the first female chair in Canons history :o)

Moments...

I suppose I should warn you that this blog contains a high saccharine factor so grab a bag and get ready! Scott is gorgeous, he is just the happiest baby and I feel so blessed! love him with all my being! Not only is he gorgeous but he is smart and every day he develops a bit more. Its such a privilege to be a part of his life - I just marvel at the fact that he knows who I am and that when he sees me he gurgles and waves his arms about and just beams! He is starting to discover his legs and kicks off his blankies and seems to enjoy the fact that his mom and dad run to cover him... he already understand the concept of action-reaction!
Another part of his body that he has discovered is his little tongue - the little pink thing pops out of his mouth constantly and blowing spit bubbles is just great fun hahaha oh this may be TMI but hey its my blog ;-) sometimes when he's breastfeeding, the little man will look up at me and just grin so hugely that the nipple pops out of his mouth and he gets sprayed with milk which gives him a bit of a fright and he'll squeal hahaha so damn cute!!

Also for the last two nights he has slept right through (quite a feat for such a young 'un!) and then in the morning when I get him out of his bed there he is with this huge smile on his face just gurgling and 'chatting'! Our little man has also been sleeping in his own room - which is another amazing feat - I am so proud of our boy! I feel like a real mother at night when I put him down after his last feed - he is so small in his big bed and I lay him down, give him a kiss, tuck his blankets tightly around his little frame and walk to the door.. just before I leave him I look back and there he lies with his arms relaxed beside his head and that sweet face all safe and comfortable in sleep ... my heart just fills and I get this weird feeling in my stomach .. life is at that moment is bitter-sweet!
The responsibility for this little life is awesome and the rewards are so much greater than I could have ever imagined .. I promise to be the best person to my son that I can be!

2 months old

Scott is two months old .. where does the time go I hear you ask and quite honestly I don't know. I still have 4 weeks left of my maternity leave and I am starting to panic! We have been to check out a creche here in Uithoorn and it didn't leave me feeling particularly happy so you can imagine that the thought of leaving our precious boy in the company of strangers is just a bit much for Mommy (I still think I have some strong hormones floating about haha)
BUT let's forget that for now .. I'll tell you what has been happening with the little prince!

Smiles! Scott has been smiling up a storm this month and making his Dad and I just sooo happy! You have no idea how amazing and wonderful and full-on fantastic it is seeing that smile - he coos and gurgles and then like a light switch being flicked on he dazzles us with a huge toothless grin hahaha awesome! This boy is already a charmer and all the girls are falling for him - and how could they possibly resist those big brown eyes and button nose?
The most heartbreaking thing ever is waking up in the morning and as I open our bedroom door I can already hear little sounds coming from his room - he gurgles and sighs and as I open his door I am greeted by the biggest smile ever and his eyes crease and twinkle - just gorgeous - of course this ensures that my day can't get any better hahaha.

Oh Scott also had his first vaccinations last week - the first shot he took quite well a small little cry but then they gave him a hepatitis shot and then he cried so much I couldn't control my tears either so there we sat mother and child having a little weep. I must admit I was rather shocked by the big needle they used in that small little leg!! Other than the shot though the visit to the baby clinic was good - Scott now weighs .. wait for it .. 5,790 kg and has grown to 60 cm's - great huh??

Ijburg

hi guys :o) - its been way too long since the last update but what can I say - life is full haha
News on Scott to follow but first I thought I'd give a quick update on our new house. On the 10th of March we had a buyers afternoon where we got some more info on when we get the keys (week 22-26) and we also got a chance to see the house again. The facade is up and it looks stunning! the dividing walls are also up and the room allocations are in place. Its rather weird to see the spaces - they are slightly different to what I imagined when looking at the plans and the last time we went to visit when it was just a shell. It looks really good thus far though and soon they will be placing the kitchen and doing the bathroom and toilets... can't wait to see that phase!

The space is just amazing and we cannot wait to move in. Scott's room is the best in the house (figures the lucky fish) with big windows and loads of light. The lounge is also just GORGEOUS!!! long and bright and 50 m² I can't wait to get our new furniture in there and actually start living on Ijburg. We have gone looking for floors, curtains, cupboards, paint etc and I am really looking forward to making the final decisions on all the colours and everything - its going to be so cool decorating our first house :)
I've made a new album with pics of the house thus far - click on this link: http://scott2006.shutterfly.com/action/ and choose the Ijburg album to have a look.
If anyone is free round about June/July and fancies some painting and DIY you know where to come to :-) Alexandrine Tinnehof 5 ...

A month in the life of ...

Time truly does fly - Scott is one month old! Unbelievable ..
We are now truly on our own - Maman left us on the 18th of Feb and we are now truly on our own during the day. The first days were a bit weird - since Scott's birth there has always been someone else in the house and as Monday the 20th Feb started I kept waiting and listening for Muriel's footsteps coming down the stairs or another voice ... but it was just us! I do miss the maman but I am also enjoying this time with just my son and I.

The 20th also saw Scott's first visit to the baby clinic (consultatiebureau) and the little man has gained 33% of his birth weight already. Scott now weighs 4.740 kg and has grown 2.5 cm and is now 56.5 cm .. so cute!! I thought that gaining 1.5 kg's was a bit excessive but the doctor assured me that this was quite normal seeing that he was growing in length as well and that breastfed babies generally gain about 300 grams per week. He is starting to get a little fat now - not real fat rolls yet but his legs are just adorable - his dad and I constantly want to bite them- oh he is also getting little jowls hahaha and these too need biting now and then!

Shame so much is happening in his little life and its just fantastic to see him grow and develop - he is starting to focus on more things and I swear I see little smiles - he has also started producing tears which cover his little lashes when he cries and just break my heart! I never imagined that seeing him cry could upset me this much! I know that he tears are just a physical thing and that I should be happy that his tear ducts are opening and functioning well but my goodness he looks so 'zielig' when he cries!!
He has also started making more sounds lately - sort of cooing and gurgling and when he's awake you see him looking around and moving the little hands constantly.
Oh Scott may have my nose and mouth but he so has Martijn's facial expressions - sometimes its just scary how much he resembles his Dad haha and he has this frown which is just endearing and cute as hell... I can see him wrapping me around his little finger as he gets bigger - oh who am I kidding he's doing that already!