Fox's groove

So I'm getting to know Fox's personality better. He's now almost 5 months (wow! How time has flown!!).

Fox is soooo interactive now. He loves to practice standing. He just wants to bypass the tripod/sitting up phase and go directly to standing.

His favorite thing to do is just stand there holding onto your finger tips as he takes in his world.



The things that I have learned about Fox so far:

Absolutely loves to cuddle. I'm all about the cuddle so this is fanstastic for me.


Chloe...she must have been a cat in a previous life. Like a cat if she's in the mood for a cuddle, she'll get back to you and in her own terms and in her own time allow you to cuddle her.

Fox is perfectly content to snuggle close. For long wonderful periods of time.




Fox is all about the bath. Actually, this one is a toss up...I don't know who enjoys the bathing experience more, Chloe or Fox.


She asks every night to take a bath with Fox! She is really kind to him in (and out of) the bath. We have never had to worry about her being careless around him. She always notes where he's laying or placed and she walks or moves very carefully around him.


He can't stand sudden jumpy movements or loud things.




He hates to have his toes cold. His feet have to be covered and warm at all times.

Chloe couldn't careless about being hot or cold. She just has to be on the go!



Like his Mommy, he LOVES to sleep. He pretty much has his own arranged schedule (unlike Chloe where it's a never ending battle to get her to bed EVERY night!)
Fox likes to be in his bed between 10:30 and 11:00. He's perfectly happy to be put into his crib wide awake. He settles down very easily on his own.

Before I go to work, I'm the one to wake him up an hour or so to feed. He'd probably sleep on his own for 9 or so hours each night.

This morning he didn't want me to put him back to bed after his early morning feeding. The little scamp wanted to play! But luckily I gave him his pacifier and he drifted off to sleep shortly after I got out of the shower.

He is utterly and totally in love with his big sister. He smiles and lights up the room when she's by him. He's all eyes watching whatever she is involved in. Luckily Chloe seems just as devoted to Fox as he is to her.

She gets upset when he cries, she picks up on his cues very quickly.

Fox's contintues to grow soooo strong and big everyday. We call Chloe our Amazon Princess. I think Fox will be 'The Berzerker". I think he's got that nordic look going and he's a tall strong boy. He was 7 lbs 14 oz at birth and almost 22 inches long. His 3 month check up had him at 11.7 lbs, and 23 3/4 inches (that was on 9/21/05), and on his 4 month visit he was 26 inches long and weighed 14.6 lbs. Ok, in the beginning he sure had a rough go, but he's now in the 90th percentile for his age (whatever that means...I think it's Dr speak for he's a tall li'l fella ).

I'm also delighted to find each and every ticklish spot he has. Right now he loves to have his back tickled. He gurgles and swiggles when you dance your fingers up his spine. He loves to get his toes tickled and he REALLY loves to lean back and show you his neck so you have to kiss and tickle him there. He squeals and giggles for a long, long time.