Baby diary: 7 weeks

 My GP, who also sees Alan, suggested I get The Wonder Weeks book. I find it more interesting for the explanations of new, learned behaviours to expect, than actually predicting fussy periods -- they're there, but the swings aren't Jekyll and Hyde level, so at any given moment it's still difficult to say what's going on. 

This is definitely a fussy week. (Starting a couple of days ago.) He wants to eat more, and also be held more. On the bright side, he fell asleep last night snuggled prone against my chest, in the "skin to skin" position - this sounds normal, but since he came home from the hospital he's treated it as "tummy time" and refused to lie quiet, or even stay still to be burped. His neck muscles are pretty strong, since he's always struggling to hold his head up even when it's not necessary. >_>

New stuff:

• Definitely more spit than before. Is experimenting with his tongue and doing "bleps"
• Laughs when I say "yawn" and "a-choo." Starting to pick up these patterns?
• Turned to the side on the changing mat, by lifting his feet up very high then rotating his legs into a side twist (as they say in yoga)
• Crying is more varied and modulated - including, now, "holding breath for a few seconds and turning dark red" >_> He is conservative with his energy, though: saves his shrieks for when we're working on it but things are not moving fast enough for his liking, rather than if nothing is happening and he needs people to show up and be accountable

My sister introduced me to Yoga With Adriene so I'm now fitting in a daily 20-40 minute guided practice. It's going to be more practical than going to a weekly class for the next while, especially with this polar vortex on.