A day in the life of Marshall B. Hamon, age 4 months 19 days
February 21st, 2007 at 3:00 pm (Uncategorized)
*Valentine’s Day Edition*
A lot has changed in the past few weeks. Marshall has seen some trends come and go. Much like last month with his rolling over which surfaced and the disappeared for a few weeks, perhaps some of these trends will resurface later. Trend 1) Marshall started drooling. It lasted a few days and now the drool is gone. Trend 2) Marshall is a head rocker! Tim was a head-rocker/banger as a baby too. His rocking started on Monday of this week when I left Marshall home-alone with Tim. Coincidence? I think not 
Item 3) (not really a trend). We brought home a new swing from Bob and Janet and put Marshall in it on Sunday night. He self-swung! It was crazy and I will have to get the videos posted soon. However, he has not shown any interest in self-swinging the last 3 days. He rather just suck on his fingers or a blanket if we put him in the swing now.
From the Feb 5th doctor appt:
Weight: 13 lbs, 10 oz (25 - 50%)
Height: 25 in (50%)
Everything else looked good. Doctor encourged lots of tummy time so that Marshall will learn to do the reverse roll (tummy to back). She said it would take 2-3 weeks, but Marshall has found that he doesn’t mind resting on his tummy (rather than rolling back onto his back). Every morning I find him on his tummy and propped up on his arms looking around. I’m not sure how long he’s been that way. Does he wake up in the morning on his back and choose to roll over? Does he do it in the middle of the night? I think the risk of SIDS is quite small at this time. If Marshall’s fine with sleeping on his belly, I’m fine with Marshall sleeping on his belly.
Onto our day with Marshall, 2/14/07:
| Time | Activity | Additional Notes |
|---|---|---|
| 12:00 AM - 5:30 AM | Sleep | |
| 5:30 AM - 5:36 AM | Fuss & Cry | He usually sleeps til at least 6:00-6:20 these days, so this is a little unusual |
| 5:36 AM - 6:18 AM | Eat | |
| 6:18 AM - 6:20 AM | Diaper change (wet) | |
| 6:20 AM - 6:55 AM | Put on playmat. Gum items. ooh-ooh. Play peek-a-boo and “head, shoulders, knees and toes” with Mom | |
| 6:55 AM | Mom puts a bib (my first ever) on me | |
| 6:56 AM - 7:00 AM | Blow bubbles, drool, ooh more | |
| 7:00 AM - 7:11 AM | Mom tries to get me to roll to my left*. Roll to my right and play with Boppy Bars. Mom then helps me roll left. I spit-up then lay on my tummy and chew my bib. “h-ooh, h-ooh” and smile at Mom. | * He’s not an ambi-turner |
| 7:11 AM | Suck fingers on Tummy | |
| 7:12 AM - 7:13 AM | Turn myself 180 degrees | |
| 7:19 AM | Mom helps me roll back onto my back | |
| 7:20 AM - 7:25 AM | Mom helps me stand so I can touch and talk to my bear friends | His bear friends is a quilted picture of 3 bears about Marshall’s height made by Angela’s grandma |
| 7:25 AM - 7:30 AM | Stand/ Sit in mom’s lap. Mom sings “Let’s go fly a kite” and lifts me up during the “UP” part of the song. | |
| 7:30 AM - 7:35 AM | Diaper Change (wet) | Play “let’s grab mom’s shirt” and laugh in delight game |
| 7:35 AM - 10:10 AM | Put down in rocker for nap | Suck fingers |
| 10:10 AM | Mom wakes me up to eat | |
| 10:12 AM - 10:45 AM | Eat | |
| 10:46 AM - 10:56 AM | Diaper change (dirty) + clothing change | |
| 10:57 AM - 11:21 AM | Exersaucer! | |
| 11:22 AM - 11:25 AM | Diaper change (dirty) | |
| 11:26 AM - 11:42 AM | Bathtime | |
| 11:43 AM - 11:56 AM | In the bumbo with the “Borg Cube” (Lamaze toy) | |
| 11:59 AM | Put in the Bjorn | |
| 11:59 AM - 12:34 PM | Trip to Uncle Brian’s | |
| 12:13 PM | Start to Fuss. Put on Brian’s bed to cry | |
| 12:15 PM - 12:34 PM | Fall asleep on bed | |
| 12:34 PM | Taken back home | |
| 12:36 - 12:37 PM | Cry in rocker | |
| 12:38 - 2:19 PM | Sleep | |
| 2:19 - 2:50 PM | Eat | |
| 2:50 - 2:58 PM | Diaper change (wet) | |
| 2:59 PM | Trip to mailbox with mom | |
| 3:00 PM - 3:20 PM | Put in carseat, gum rattle | |
| 3:20 PM | Put in rocker and taken back to Brian’s | |
| 3:24 PM - 4:04 PM | Watch Footy at Brian’s in my rocker with Dad | |
| 4:04 PM - 4:35 PM | Laptime games with Dad | |
| 4:35 PM - 4:45 PM | Put back in rocker when fussy | |
| 4:45 PM - 5:24 PM | Banished to dungeon “Brian’s room” / Nap | |
| 5:24 PM | Taken back home - Diaper change (wet) | |
| 5:29 PM -5:42 PM | Strapped in carseat and driven to Souplantation | |
| 5:50 PM -6:03 PM | Stand in dad’s lap | |
| 6:03 PM -6:10 PM | Stand/sit in mom’s lap | |
| 6:10 PM -6:14 PM | Back to dad (fussiness level rising) | |
| 6:17 PM -6:32 PM | Drive home | |
| 6:32 PM -7:02 PM | Eat and Listen to Valentine’s music gift from mom to dad | |
| 7:02 PM -7:19 PM | Hang out with mom and dad in their bed. Continue to listen to music. | |
| 7:19 PM -7:29 PM | Tummy time on Dad | |
| 7:29 PM -7:35 PM | Dancetime with Mom | |
| 7:35 PM -7:40 PM | Bed prep - Diaper change (wet) | |
| 7:40 PM | Lights out - Sleep |
To Summarize: Slept: 15 hours, Ate: 2 hours, Cried: 1/2 hour (I usually cry a little more than this). We’re having a great time. Looking forward to all the little steps ahead.