Catshanghai

Jake is 22 days old and getting bigger and stronger every day. Here are some things we’ve noticed about him.

He is utterly fearless.
Jenny says he feeds like a wolf. He only cries when he is hungry. He is not too bothered by heat or a soiled nappy.

He is strong.
He is already starting to kick and move his neck like a child who is nearly two months old.

He is aware.
I’ve been warned by friends that newborn babies like to sleep, but Jake spends several hours wide wake during the day. He stares at us intently. We’ve had fun singing to him, telling him stories and showing him flashcards.

He is getting bigger.
A health visitor measured him and told us he has put on weight. His birth weight was 3.35 kgs, but now he is over 4kg and he has grown in length from 50cm to 55cm. He drinks about 500ml of milk each day, including Jenny’s breast milk that accounts for about 30 percent of daily intake.

Jenny’s parents told me that he looks 70 percent European and 30 percent Chinese. I’m inclined to agree, but I arrived in this world choking on my mother’s cord and I’m pretty scared of large gatherings. Jake seems to have inherited his mother’s strength, wits and fearlessness. Long may that continue.