To Mobile or Not to Mobile?

Yes, I'm resurrecting my blog, at least for the following questions for all you parents out there:

1. We are considering getting a mobile (this mobile - plays 20 minutes of continuous music) for our ceiling-fan-adoring son. I'm wondering if parents with more experience would consider this purchase (a) a healthy part of his nap- and bedtime routine that would assist him in soothing himself to sleep; or (b) a "crutch" for nap- and bedtime to avoid - something that would best be used only as a playtime activity.



2. What toys and books did your little one love the most at this age (coming up on 4 months) - any suggestions? We're feeling deficient in what we have to offer for stimulating him right now.

Thanks for imparting your wisdom, oh parental sages!

Nickname

I was just talking to someone I know who is Russian and whom I'd told previously about Baby. He asked me, "How is your insider?" HA! I loved that - especially how it sounded with a heavy Russian accent. I think I might nickname him my "Insider" until his birthday.

Anybody else out there have fun nicknames they had for babies before/after they were born? My household is extremely pro-nickname. The winner is actually Buttercup, our cat - referred to as Cup, Cuppaluppagus, Cuppopottomus, B-Cups (thank PrisonBreak for that one), and Cups-is-the-Pottomus, to name a few.

Week 18

Oops, forgot to post this one earlier, I guess!

If you've seen Facebook, you know already, but...

We're having a boy! He's absolutely adorable, and seems perfect in every way. I've never been incredibly impressed by other people's ultrasound pictures, but this experience absolutely blew me away. I love being able to think about him as "him," as our son instead of simply our baby. The day-to-day, moment-to-moment experience seems much more real now.

He yawned while we were watching, but the technician didn't include a picture of it (grrrrr). She noted how unusually visible his heart (with all four chambers) was (sheesh, she didn't include a picture of that, either, even though she took six or seven! Grrrrr times two).

Anyway, we're halfway there (amazingly!). So far, so good!

Week 20

The front view is at the request of Alena, but I have to say I don't love it. :-)

Week 16

Back to the old pants - which fit in the front, but are all baggy-ugly in the back. Not that I mind not filling them out completely! :-)

Everything's going swimmingly lately - feeling much better (still pretty sleepy most of the time). With that and not really looking pregnant, sometimes I wonder. Baby is supposedly now the size of an avocado. Just four more weeks until the ultrasound!

Tummy Pictures (Warning: Not Very Exciting)

Week 12 - not sure how much is my tummy and how much is my jeans.


Week 14 - just look like I'm sticking my stomach out. And like I'm tubby.