Mummy said I am a quiet baby and then I started screaming (or squeaking I should say... like
an old door) as loud as I could,
especially when I don't get my food immediately. Mummy thinks I will be a big eater. Mummy also thinks my eyes will
stay blue, like Daddy's... we will see. I think Mummy thinks too much. Anyway.
At the moment, I sleep (despite all the noise my big brother is making), eat and fill
my nappies. Full stop. Occassionaly, I open my eyes, look around and smell the air around me. I am getting
bigger and bigger as you can imagine and my hair is really long... I must go now... because I am sooooo tired.
Mar 2004 (1 month +)
My vocal cords are getting stronger and stronger. I can SCREAM now and am very demanding...
yes, Mummy knows... ask her. I hardly, let her do anything, which she finds frustrating but, hey! what can I do?,
I am just a baby. This is my excuse anyway.
This was really THE month of screaming. Finally Mummy got the message. Yes, I am a HUNGRY baby. I am
on bottles now. It didn't work otherwise for me. Never mind. I am calmer now and even manage to sleep
a bit in between feeds and I must tell you, I am so big already. My brother was 4 months old when
he reached my size. I guess we are all different and I like my food... Do I have that from Mummy or Daddy?
Mmm... I wonder...
Apr 2004 (2 month +)
Do you like my hair-doo? Cool, hee hee!!! Anyway...
I think I have started to discover the benefits of sleep. ... and at the same
time Mummy is RE-discovering them as well :o) I just couldn't help myself before, waking up all the time
and screaming because of hunger. You see, when I am hungry, I want my food NOW and
LOTS of it!!!
During the day I enjoy playing for a (short) while with my Gym. My eye and hand co-ordination seems
pretty good and I even grab things. I am very good at grabbing Mummy's hair when she holds me. It is my way
saying 'don't let me go Mummy. Hold me, hold me!'. However, my speech is impressive as well.
I like talking and smiling and
making bubbles. It is really fun. And my brother is repeating what I say. So I guess he understands me.
What else? Yes, I have already been to a couple birthday parties. Parties are good and I am sure I
will even enjoy them a bit more when I am actually aloud to eat some of the food and not just look at it.
Let me tell you, it can be really frustrating watching people eating, especially when you don't
get any of the nice stuff you see -only milk!
May 2004 (3 month +)
Sleep training is well under way. I still wake up sometimes during the night (see separate paragraph
further down) but the bad thing is that
I don't get anything to eat or drink anymore :o( oh, well.
Also, Mummy started me on solids. I was 15 weeks. I think I don't like this rice stuff very much.
It just has no taste. How can I eat that? Apple is yummy, yummy. I already have 3 meals a day. Sometimes I even
get dessert.
We had some really bad days in May. Endless screams and sleepless nights for me, Mummy, Daddy and even
my big brother was suffering. What was wrong with me? I don't know, you see, I am just a baby.
Then, of course, how will THEY know, if I don't tell them. I don't know. I am just glad it is over now
and we all feel much better.
I mastered rolling over. Now I do it all the time. It is really fun :o)
June 2004 (4 month +)
Hi again. I am getting bigger and bigger. Mummy says my brother was a year old when he was as heavy as
I am now. Oh, well... I guess, I like my food tooooo much... just like my Daddy.
Sleeping is getting better (not perfect, just better), during the night anyway. During the day, there is so much to do, I am just 'too
busy. Rolling over is super-fun. The only problem is when I practice it in my bed I end up screaming. It
gets uncomfortable for my big belly and then Mummy wakes up and Daddy wakes up and Thanassis wakes up too
sometimes.
I went for the very first time on a big metal bird and travelled south to see yiagia and pappous. There
I had a great time, met new people, ate some really sweet fruit and even swam in the warm sea. Also, I made
my very first attempts to crawl: I stick my bum in the air and move my legs somehow.
July 2004 (5 month +)
What a miserable month for all of us!!! Miserable, like the rainy weather we had ALL month!!!
The other bad news is that I am restless again (or still), day and night. We are all suffering. As a
drastic measure, our bedroom (Mummy's
and mine) has been moved to a different floor. My brother and Daddy get some sleep now at least.
Believe me, I am not a bad baby, nor do I enjoy crying and complaining all the time. But then again,
I am just a baby... isn't this what babies are supposed to do???
Anyway, I think my problem is that at the moment I am just
too eager to learn to crawl. What can I say?, it is really exciting. I lift my body, place it
in the perfect crawling position, move my hands somehow but then all I used to
be able to do until very recently, was move backwards. Usually
I (still) end up underneath a bed or wardrobe. Mummy thinks this is funny. However, I am a master at turning on the
spot and I am perfecting the proper forward crawling. So changing directions is not a problem anymore.
Also, early this month I discovered my feet. It is fun to play with them when I am bored. What else? Ah, yes,
I tried the swing for the very first time. It is great. I really had a good time, I couldn't stop laughing. :oD
August 2004 (6 month +)
I can do it! I can do it!!! Yes, I am sitting up and yes, I am crawling. I didn't lose time this month
and started practicing intensively. My favourite destination is the bathroom. I just try to get on the
scales... :o) yes, on the scales. Is there anything wrong with that??? Anyway.
I manage to sleep a bit longer during the night, sometimes. Nothing fantastic. Even during
the day, I don't feel tired. My appetite is gigantic and the food that I don't get looks so good.
What can I do...
My brother makes me laugh. He can be so funny. When will we really play together? His toys are great,
but he doesn't let me have them. WHY???
I can stand, I can stand!!! Hurrah! I did it!!! I did it!!! It is great to stand on my two feet!!!
Mummy saw me and even took a picture! I was just practicing in my bed and then the door opened. Mummy
was speechless and shouted "Adam, Adam" who is my Daddy. Then Daddy came and Thanassis as well. They were
all very impressed. :o)
And something else, before I forget, I had my first haircut. It wasn't that bad.
September 2004 (7 month +)
Hi everybody! The news is that I am finally getting some teeth to chew with! Finally!!!
Nothing stops me now. I am already very good with all kinds of hard stuff. And my brother's food
is never far away. I am telling him, he needs to watch out!!! ... but he is not listening. Anyway.
The big bird took us to a country where it was very hot. All day it was in and out of my pushchair. You
won't believe how tiring it can be to sit all day!!! I know, I am complaining again. However, I had some
fun as well, in the swimming pool and during food time. I tasted all kinds of things. Fantastic.
During the night I am still bad. Maybe I just have bad dreams... or maybe it is just because
I am teething. Who knows? Anyway. Mummy gets some sleep now
because Daddy is doing the graveyard shifts on the weekends.
October 2004 (8 month +)
Here I am again. I am getting bigger and bigger as you can see. If you are wondering if I am
still sleeping in isolation: Well, the answer is no. I am back with big brother but still wake up early,
very early, too early for Mummy and Daddy and big brother. Anyway, I am hungry!!! So there!!!
I am cruising like mad and the walker is a fantastic moving around aid. Ok, ok, I am
working on learning to walk and am sure it won't take too long now.
My favourite excursion is still the bathroom, in particular I like to get on the scales.
They just act as a magnet. I don't understand. Maybe I just want to see how heavy I am...
Everytime I crawl out of our room I just end up in there...
What else, I haven't managed yet to sit still.
I am constantly on the move. No patience? Mmm...
I think there is something else, I forgot to mention for some months now. I am a PIPILA (=dummy) boy and I
send everybody on a hunt to find them. Mummy has a whole bowl full with PIPILES but they
just disappear all
the time... well, I am responsible for that, YES, I make them disappear... and then I cry, of
course, until I get another one.
November 2004 (9 month +)
It is me again ;o). Yes, I am sleeping better and I am eating even more now. Mummy thought that this
was not possible. I am full of surprises, what can I say. Anyway. My talking has improved
as well. Mamamamama and Bababababa is my vocabulary at the moment. Also, I point at things
and am really really impatient, all the time. I can't sit still and Mummy is struggling to put my nappy
on and all the rest. Still crawling and cruising but I use now more often my little car thing
and just walk around. And there are 2 more teeth in my mouth :o) And by the way, did you know, that I am a
paper-eating maniac???
December 2004 (10 month +)
I am in and out of boxes. Up and down from beds. My life is getting even more exciting. So much to explore. Maybe
that is why I don't sleep that much... who knows. Mummy and Daddy think that it is because I am teething again.
Maybe, maybe not... who knows. Also, I am getting pretty good at walking and we had Christmas... mountains of
delicious paper for me to eat... well, theoretically... and I managed to 'eat' some decorations as well...
What else? Hmm. I speak much more now and when I want
Mummy, I just shout until I see her. During the night it takes a bit longer and then sometimes Daddy comes
and I wake my brother up and we all have fun together... if you know what I mean. Anyway. I will grow up
one day and stop doing silly things. I promise :o)
January 2005 (11 month +)
Hi again. I have to tell you, walking is really exciting. Yes, you guessed right by the end of January I did my
very first steps. It is great fun!!! Mummy and Daddy and Thanassis are all impressed. I guess, I am doing
well. What can I say, I am a clever boy :o)
I am still finding the bathroom very fascinating... I am still crying (sometimes) during the night... I am still climbing in and out of boxes... I am
still opening cupboards and drawers and 'rearrange' things, so to speak. I am still enjoying my food and I still
have only 4 teeth. But I am fine.
It was my Birthday on the 30th and we had a great party. Where did all these people come from? I woke up and
the house was full. It was a bit weird but I survived and I got lots and lots of lovely paper to chew on and
the presents where not bad either :o)
