First Cold

Mom was a bit sick last week, with a pretty nasty cold. Well, the end result is I caught the cold, and we are back in the days that I am all stuffed up, and need to use the vaporizer, as well as nose aspirator (which I hate!!!!!!). Yesterday, I started to sneeze a bit, and became really stuffy overnight, and today I have a runny nose. We hope I get better pretty quick, as we're supposed to be flying on Sun morning. Uh oh!

5 months old / 5 meses

Antes de ontem (21 de novembro) completei 5 meses e, como de costume, "fizemos" um bolinho e cantamos parabens para mim. Eu como sempre me encantei com as velas, mas dessa vez tentei pega-las. Mainha me deixou provar 0.01 gr da cobertura de cream cheese do bolinho, mas eu decidi que gosto mais do meu peitinho.

Nesse utlimo mes as minhas peripecias foram: puxar para sentar (seguro em qqr coisa e tento sentar), sentar com apoio apenas na base do quadril, uso constante das minhas maos para tudo, inicio mais que oficial da fase oral (tudo vai para a minha boca, eh o controle de qualidade), to comecando a levantar meu bumbum qdo fico de barriga para baixo, apesar de detestar essa posicao, to rolando para ficar de barriga para baxio com ajuda, mas rolo bem para ficar de barriga para cima, e jah no finalzinho do meu quinto mes de vida, o inicio dos alimentos solidos, que eu adorei (mas prefiro o meu peitinho). Como eu nao estou ganhando peso adequadamente (eu gosto do meu peitinho, mas so consigo "comer" um por vez, e aih nao to engordando o qto deveria), mainha iniciou alimentos solidos por recomendacao medica e por instinto mesmo. Eu jah vinha abrindo a boca qdo ela comia, como se quisesse comer. Minha primeira papinha foi uma batatinha cozida machucada com leitinho de peito. Eu achei estranho no inicio, mas adorei colocar a colher na boca, me interessei pela comida, mas nao comi nada! hahahaha.

Meu soninho... ah meu soninho... eu virei oficialmente o maior ladraozinho de sono do canada! hahahaha Tenho acordado muuuuuito. Hora com fome, hora sem a chupeta, hora sem saber porque. Estou dormindo no meu quartinnho, mas sempre vou para cama de meus painhos no meio da noite, e eu e mainha expulsamos painho, pois fica muito apertadinho. Vixe como eh bom dar uns gritinhos de manha para acordar mainha. Qdo ela olha para mim, abro aquele sorriso como quem diz: acorda, menina! Por outro lado, to indo dormir quase sem ajuda. Conheco bem minha rotina do sono, e adoro o meu quartinho, entao qdo termina a rotina noturna, fico bem direitinho sozinho no meu bercinho, mesmo que mainha me deixe meio acordado. Teoricamente, minha capacidade de ficar sozinho no meu bercinho ateh dormir  deveria ajudar com o meu soninho, mas a verdade eh que nao ajudou foi nada! hahahaha

A natacao tem ido de vento em polpa. Eu adoro a agua! Bato as perninhas e os bracinhos feito um atleta! To comecando a boiar de costas, e comecando a mergulhar tb.

Aqui seguem as ultimas fotos e videos desde o ultimo update. Tem umas fotos tb da ultima visita que fizemos a Sasa Susan, em Toronto, qdo finalmente consegui tirar meu passaporte brasileiro.

No dia 22 de novembro, eu pesei 7.1 kg e medi 68 cm. Sou alto e magrelo!!!!

Oh vida boa essa minha!

Um beijao,
Gabriel, a sementinha amada


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On November 21, I turned 5 months, and we had our usual cake and candles to celebrate it. As usual, I was amazed by the candlelight, but this time I tried to grab it. Mom let me taste 0.01 gr of the icing, but I prefer my milk.

My milestones over my 5th month of life were: pull to sit up (I now grab onto anything and pull myself up), sitting up with little support, constant use of my hands for everything, more than official start of the oral phase (everything goes into my mouth, it is my quality assurance program), lifting my butt when on my tummy, despite hating this position, rolling onto my belly with help, rolling onto my back with no help, and at the very end of my fifth month, the beginning of solid food, which I loved (but still prefer my milk). We started solids a bit sooner, as I was not gaining weight properly (I love my milk, but only take one breast at a time). Also, I seemed ready for solid food; I had been opening my mouth when my mom would eat, and was always trying to grab food. My first meal was mashed potato with breastmilk. I found it a bit strange at first, but I loved putting the spoon in my mouth and was very interested in food, but basically did not eat anything! hahahaha.

My sleep ... oh my sleep. I have officially became the biggest sleep robber ever! haha I wake up a lot overnight... sometimes Ièm hungry, sometimes I lose my soother, sometimes I do even know why I wake up. I sleep in my nursery, but move to my parents bed once I start to wake up frequently in the middle of the night. They tell me they have no energy to put me back to sleep at that point. I love to snuggle up with them. On the other hand, I'm going to sleep almost without help now. I know well my sleep routine, and love my nursery, so when ends the nightly routine, I fee safe ans secure to be left alon in my crib. Theoretically, that should help with my sleep, but it has obviously done nothing for it. hahahaha

Swimming is going really well. I love the water, and the sound that it makes when I splash the waer. so much fun! I am starting to float on my back and to dive.

Here are the latest photos and videos since the last update. We also have some pictures of my last visit with Sasa Susan in Toronto, when I finally managed to get my Brazilian passport.

On Nov 22, I weighted 15.4 lbs and measured 27 inches. I'm tall and skinny!

Oh that my good life!

XOXO,
Gabriel, the beloved little bean.

Nov 12 - I guess I am done with the bassinet

Nov 13 - Jump, jump, jump

Nov 13 - aulinha de natacao

Nov 14

Putting myself to sleep in the car - Nov 15

Meus painhos nao tem juizo!!! - Nov 15

Nov 15

Visit with Sasa and auntie Lynne in Toronto - Nov 17

Sasa Susan, Uncle Josh and Winnie - Nov 17

I pull myself to sitting in the tub; just starting... - NOv 17

Nov 18 - Getting dressed to see daddy put Xmas lights up

Nov 18 - observando painho colocar as luzinhas da natal, bem protegido do frio

Nov 18 - Reading...

Nov - Polar Bear touch

Nov 19 - Ready for an outing with mommy

First solid food - primeira papinha - Nov 20

Nov 20 - First Solids

Nov 20 - Primeira papinha

Nov 20 - Ultima aultinha de natacao

Nov 20 - last swimming lesson

Nov 21

Nov 21 - look how big I am!

Nov 21 - I hate tummy time, but try to put my butt up, as if I was trying to crawl! Mom tells me I have  to spend lots of time in this position though

nov 21

Nov 21 - 5 months

Hanging out (lots) with mama... / Curtindo com mainha....

As I grow older and my mommy gets to know me a lot better, we get to go on adventures. My mom and I went grocery shopping and ran some errands all by ourselves. It may not seem a big deal, but for us this is a big milestone, given that sometimes I would get upset out of no reason, and cry lots and lots in grocery stores, etc. Therefore, my mom has always been hesitant to take me running errands alone, without dad. Well, the day finally came, and we went to Costco and Walmart last Thu.

On a side note, I have been pushing myself up to stitting a lot these days. Any opportunity to hold on to anything, and there I go, sitting.

I'm also enjoying swimming lessons a lot. I love the water, and have gone under the water a couple of times with daddy.

Pushing myself to sit - Nov 1

My new thing is to rub my left ear (always he left)  when I want to sleep

Exhausted after swimming with my friends - Nov 9

Mais uma da minha mainha...

Meu anjo, paro para pensar como era minha vida antes de ter vc, e sao poucas as memorias que vem a minha cabeca tao doce quanto os momentos que vivemos juntos. Ter vc foi, eh, e sempre sera a maior alegria da minha vida. Vc me completa, me enche de uma amor que eh tao puro e tao verdadeiro, de uma paz infinita. Vc me fez descobrir o que ha de melhor em mim, e o que ha de melhor entre mim e seu painho. Eh por vc e para vc que acordo todos dias. Vc deu um sentido diferente as nossas vidas.
Nao, filho, nunca direi que vc deve agradecer pelos pais que tem. Pelo contrario, me sinto felizarda por Deus ter colocado vc nas nossas vidas. Ateh as noites mal dormidas se tornam sublimes com o seu doce sorriso, filhao. E mainha aprecia cada troca de fralda, cada sorriso largo que vc dah qdo eu pergunto: quem eh o amor da vida de mainha?, cada gritinho.
Filho, hj me sinto uma pessoa melhor, mais completa, mais pleana. Com vc aprendi o verdadeiro sentido do verbo AMAR. Obrigada, filhao amado, por vc existir, por fazer meus dias mais doces de viver. Te amo com toda a forca do meu ser!
Sua mainha.

Happy Halloween!!!

My first Halloween was a bit different. I did not go trick or treating, bc I was too tired and it was raining late in the afternoon. Nevertheless, I still dressed up and dad took me to his work/school for the afternoon, so that mom could feed me, as she taught all day on Oct 31 (last day, thank God!). I basically did not eat again the entire morning, when I stayed home with dad (I hate the bottle!). In the afternoon, when we went to Queen's to meet mommy, I was so happy to see her. I dressed up as a Lion, and mom and dad said I looked pretty darn cute! All my dad's coworkers and labmates at Queen's were so happy to see me, and I gave lots and lots of smiles! :-) I am becoming quite the social little thing! :-)

Yesterday, mom and I (dad was at work) went to a Halloween Party for babies. It was the II reunionn of our prenatal class friends (Halloween Edition). It was so much fun seeing everyone in the costumes. Enjoy the pictures.

Actual Halloween day, after meeting with mommy at Queen's, and nursing (ie  extremely happy!)

Ready to party!

Getting ready for a group picture

Our parents wondered if this is a type of child abuse. hahahaha

Hanging out with the big boys! 

Am I cute or what?

My friend, Caleb, the turtle

My friend, Lucia, the lamb

Mommy and me

Scary stuff!!!

Sitting... / Sentando...

This past Thu, Nov 1, mom put me in my little rocking chair, which is pretty much flat at this point, while she was making dinner. In a matter of seconds, I was "sitting". Well, not really, but I was doing my usual ab crunches, when all of a sudden there I was sitting! Now she has to strap me down. No more freedom!

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Nesta ultima quinta-feira, 1 de novembro, eu "sentei" na minha cadeirinha de balanco. A minha cadeirinha estah na posicao mais deitada possivel. Pois bem, em uma das minhas praticas abdominais, eis que eu consegui sentar, apoiadinho do lado da cadeira. Mainha disse que agora, mesmo deitado, eu so fico na cadeirinha com o cintinho. Adeus, liberdade!