Looking back on Week 24

This week has been a really long one for mommy. Pappa went to Uzhgorod to get some more of Mikael’s paperwork done. He was not gone too long, Sunday till Wednesday, but life is just not the same without pappa. We missed him SOOO much!!
On Sunday night after pappa had left, Mikael was really up set, mommy could not get him to eat or anything. He just kept looking at the door in our room and waiting for pappa to take him (Mikael and pappa usually go on a “night walk” together). Then finally mommy clicked as to what Mikael wanted, so she walked Mikael around the house to show him that pappa was not home. When we got back to our room, Mikael immediately calmed down, ate and fell asleep. It was so sweet!!!
Then today, when Mikael saw pappa he just cracked up laughing and giggling!! We had never seen him laugh so much!!! He loves his pappa so much!!!
Another story… this week we wanted to encourage him to reach out with his hands more and to motivate him to start crawling so we put his toys just beyond his reach when he was on his belly. Well… when he realized that he was not able to reach his toys he grabbed the blanket that they were lying on and pulled it closer, thus bringing the toys closer so that he reached them!!! He is so smart!!! It was so fun to watch!!
Mikael has been learning so much this week---
*Mikael started saying “pa” (WOW!!!!!)
*He is sitting much better by himself; balance and gravity are the only this pulling him down :)
*He started pulling his legs up with his hands when he is on his back- he has discovered the joys of feet and toes :)
*He started sucking on his lower lip (???) Pappa noticed it when he got back from Uzhgorod. (It is strange, mommy is with Mikael everyday and yet she doesn’t always see just how much he is changing/growing/developing.)
*He is much more relaxed with his arms when we do exercises, for a long time he would tense up his arms and we would not do his arm exercises. But this week- they loosened up again I guess.
*He started putting his hand on his head while he nurses, he looks like a really relaxed person :)




Legs up in the air

Where is Mikael's bottom lip?

Blowing- his new sound (from week 23)"pppphhhhhhh"

Mamma and Mikael (What is mamma up to with that strange camera...again???)

Mikael all bundled up in his beloved stroller

Mikael reaching for his toys :)