Monday, October 22, 2007

Just about 4 months
























Raniera is growing and growing! He sleeps throughout the night now which is excellent. His sleep times are 12 - 6 during the night, a 2 hour sleep during the morning, a 2 hour sleep during the afternoon, and another hour sleep during the evening.


He had his first kai of baby food two weeks ago, on the 6th of October which he thoroughly enjoyed. He has also recently had his 2nd jab for immunisation against diseases.


Last month Raniera went on his first flight on airplane to Auckland. We were up there to attend his mother's Kapahaka competition for Te Wananga o Aotearoa. My son is doing quite alot before his father, being that my first time on a plane was two years ago (lol).


Yesterday the whanau from Ratana came over to Palmerston North to celebrate my mothers 50th Birthday. We all enjoyed a meal at Valentines and the company of each other.


Raniera loves to be sung to, especially in Te Reo Maori. He has his sleeping ritual now which includes being changed into his pyjamas, cleaned up, fed to the rim and sung his oriori (Maori lullaby).


The only concern we have with our son now is his eczema on his face. He has had it on and off for the last 2 months but only recently has it become blistery and puss-sie causing him to feel itchy and irritable. Poor Raniera! I hope we get to the cause of it (allegy? wrong milk powder?) I wonder.


I cant wait untill the day he can say Papa.............