Perhaps, Casey, I should be saying, “if at first you don’t ’suck’-ceed”, because you’re trying desperately to suck your thumb.

I swear, we have a 4-D image of you in the womb sucking on your thumb, on our mantle in the living room (it’s in a frame, labeled ‘Baby’s first picture’). Why is it that you could do it then but can’t quite do it now?

Instead, you gum and maw at your entire fist, or the edge of your index finger. You flick your tongue at your little cub paw, and make cooing noises in an attempt to placate yourself.

It’s cute, but I’m sure it’s frustrating. You’ll figure it out soon, I’ve no doubt. In the mean time, ignore our giggling at your efforts.

-oz

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The things we’re encountering, little cub:

• The bellybutton is long gone. Who knows where it is at this point, but it’s done. Shriveled and useless,
  your body rejected it and pushed it aside, and to be quite honest I seem to recall something about it having fallen in a diaper that was then thrown away.
• You’ve been gaining weight. You’re about 3 lbs heavier than you were when you were born. It’s funny watching you just explode in size.
• You’re doing somewhat creepy things for your age. You’re able to roll on to your side, and have almost pieced together the idea of rolling over completely to the other side.
• You’re able to support your head pretty well and can easily lift it.
• You also have a habit, even earlier than 7 weeks, of pushing yourself around when you’re lying on the floor. With your feet mostly. You can also do push-ups of sorts.
• You smile a lot. You also have apparently laughed and I’ve missed it every time.
• You got immunized today. You seemed to hate it, but I’m sure all babies do.

We have videos that I need to actually get around to posting. And pictures. I swear, we’ll do it.

-oz

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