Oh whaaaat? Little Leo is at the 9 month mark? Well, what does that mean? Does that mean that he has two little teeth, is crawling around like a little rocket, and standing with support for long periods of time? It seems to be the case! He doesn’t seem to know any words except for…

The 7 month mark is upon us, and this little human is getting more incredibly all the time. He’s started eating solid food. We’re introducing a new food every week as per pediatrician recommendations as to keep our eyes open for allergic reactions. In order of what he’s been eating, we have; Rice gruel Carrots…

Little Leo is now five and a half months old! Recent milestones include: Rolling over. He’s done this only a few times. Weighing a lot. He’s big! Grabbing and touching things. Putting everything in his mouth. Sticking his tongue out and doing weird stuff with it. Following items horizontally as well as vertically. Getting absolutely…

I really thought that I would get a little version of me. He’s not there yet. That’s going to take about 6 more years of investment, I think. At the moment, Leo has surpassed 65cm and 7kg. He’s much heftier than he was when he was born! He can support his own head, sort of…

Children are both wonderful and terrible. In the beginning, it is mostly terrible. They eventually learn to smile, which makes things a bit easier. Then they learn to laugh. Then they start amusing themselves with their own hands and by babbling. Let’s focus on the terrible. Let me compare my son to a pet dog.…

Up until a few days ago, there wasn’t much of a personality in Leo. Communication was limited to crying, and we were only able to read his needs from his little whines and squeaks, but then….it happened. We got a real smile, and supposedly a week ahead of the earliest expected time. The smile looks a…

His name is Leo. He was 3128 grams at birth. He was 50cm at birth. His eyes were very dark blue, but are changing weekly. We’ll know the final color around a year from now.   Newborns are an interesting creature. He’s human, so he is learning and adapting quickly, but at the same time,…