SLEEP: As my last few blogs suggest, sleep has been less than awesome this last month. I don't like to complain, but it has been ROUGH. I need sleep, my boy! You wake up at least 2-3 times/night. You've been pretty healthy lately, so fortunately you usually go back to sleep right away, but this isn't always the case. I typically will nurse you and your stomach is always growling, so I think you are actually hungry! I want you to get all the calories you can, so I happily feed you basically whenever you want to eat, it would just be more fun if you preferred to eat more during the day and sleep during the night. You still do a great job with your morning nap unless you're at school. They say you "didn't want to nap" in the morning almost every morning. I think you just don't like to miss anything! You go down to sleep like an angel around 7:00/7:30PM and then usually wake up around midnight or 1:00. And then I think it's like every hour after that. ;) Ok, not quite, but it's never smooth sailing after that point! Sometimes you will sleep til around 7:00AM though, which is nice. (After you've been up like every 2 hours before that.) LET'S SLEEP BETTER THIS MONTH, DEAL??
COMMUNICATION/COGNITION: You have been so attached to me lately! You cried for the first time when I dropped you off at school yesterday. I almost started crying! It is nearly impossible to get ready for work in the morning, because you want to be held the whole time and you are otherwise crying to be picked up or crawling up my legs. You love seeing Ben in the morning. You've been reaching and opening and closing your little fist at things you want lately. You have been so giggly lately and it's the sweetest noise ever! You do a ton of babbling, but still no "ma ma ma ma," unfortunately!
FINE/GROSS MOTOR: You have officially taken your first steps! You seem to prefer crawling though, probably because you are so fast and efficient, especially when you bear crawl! You are always checking the baby gate at the bottom of the stairs to see if it is open so you can crawl up. You are still waving, clapping, and banging toys together. You've been really in to turning the light switches on and off. You get a big smile on your face whenever you see one. We still have to be very careful about what is on the floor because everything goes right in to your mouth. You love music and dancing. We love watching you bop around on the floor!
I cannot believe that in 2 short months you will be ONE! How is this possible?! Thanks for making our lives so bright and happy. We love you, baby boy!
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