Month: October 2005

Every time Auntie Holly calls to see how Austen is doing she asks about the amount of “tummy time” Austen’s been getting. (Tummy time=time an infant spends on his or her stomach. It’s important for neck muscle development). So in keeping with this tradition, the first question Mommy and Daddy asked Mark and Jen when they called the hospital after Erin was born was “Did she get any tummy time today?”

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Nanny R-I-N shows off his babysitting skills.

Here’s Austen and Mommy smiling at each other. A precious moment. No crying for milk involved. 🙂

Austen in a pretty outfit from Uncle Rin.

Daljit, Kimball & 3-month-old Devan visited today. It’s the first time Devan and Austen met. They both slept a lot but I’m sure it won’t be long until they’re running around playing with each other.
It was nice to see them and interesting to see how other parents tend to their babies. Kimball liked to talk to Devan in Chinese and then repeat in English. Like Austen, Devan will have the benefit of growing up in a multil-lingual household except Devan will probably learn 3 languages: English, Punjabi & Chinese.
We look forward to visiting them soon in their Brooklyn home.

During Austen’s pediatrician appointment, as the nurse was approaching her with the Vaseline-covered anal thermometer, Austen made the biggest and loudest poopie ever, soaking her diaper with a puddle of baby poopies.  The nurse backed off, “Alright, I guess we won’t do this right now.”  Mommy and Daddy think this was a strategic move on Austen’s part, although the persistent nurse returned to complete her anal probe.

Uncle Rin stayed over for 2 days to help babysit. He quickly earned the title Nanny R-I-N. When Austen needed to be soothed, he applied a special technique (the 6th “S”): singing in Italian. Despite his singing, Austen calmed down. He would say it was a direct result of the singing. Who are we to argue with the Nanny?

Austen also went in for her one month pediatrician visit yesterday. Everything checked out well. The ped. told us to start baby-proofing the house now; oh joy.

The obligatory baby details:

Weight: She went from 7 lbs 6 oz at 5 days old to 9 lbs 14 oz in about one month.
Length: She grew almost 2” in length (from 20″ to 21.75″)
Head: She grew from 13.5” to 15”

Austen is also starting to roll a little from her back to her side. Not enough to get on her stomach just yet but it looks like it’s going to happen soon. While this may be good from a developmental perspective, it means we have to watch her even closer now (i.e. no more “Austen, stay put. I’ll be right back!”).

Aunt Holly & Uncle Tod sent Austen this Bumbo chair. Although a little young, Austen seems to tolerate it (for very short periods),