We're getting really close to the one year mark! Just one more (short) month! He's growing so fast, although, so far, we're still pretty close to on-track with the clothes sizes. Some of his 6-12 month pants and overalls are too short but some are still a little long and many are just right. His little feet are still too small for all of his great new 12-18 month shoes he got for Christmas!
He got 4 more teeth this month and didn't enjoy the process one bit! And neither did we! :)! He has no interest in teething rings but will chew on anything else he can find!
He looks so much older with a mouth full of teeth (don't mind the banana!)...
And just in case you can't see them...the 4 on top are new! The bottom ones are quite crooked...we hope the top ones won't be as bad!
Teeth meant more adventurous eating and the preference for everything to be in stick form so that he could bite off what he wanted. Banana sticks and waffle sticks for breakfast...YUM!
The other big story this month has been sleep...or the lack thereof. He used to be such a great sleeper but this month that all seemed to change. I assume most of it is related to teething and being sick. It's hard for him to suck his thumb when he can't breathe well through his nose, so he can't self-soothe very well. He's very good (and quick) at standing so if he wakes up or isn't asleep when you put him down, he just stands up and screams and beats on the crib railing. It's not all that conducive to him falling back to sleep without some intervention! My wish for him to want to be rocked came true, but now it seems like he can't get to sleep unless I rock him for a very long time which, while enjoyable, isn't always ideal. Sometimes the only option is to snuggle up on the couch with him. And don't get me wrong, when there's time for that, I LOVE IT...
He is fascinated by the computer, despite all efforts to steer him away from it. We are trying to teach some boundaries and he seems to understand the word "no" in that he stops what he's doing and looks at you, and sometimes will even shake his head "no." But it usually doesn't last long and he's right back to doing whatever it was he was told not to do.
He's really into playing at this stage. Such a busy body. Our living room looks like this all day...
His love for books continues as well. If left to play in his room, he goes straight for the books. He never tires of turning the pages and pointing at the pictures.
His language seems to be developing in addition to his expressions.
He copies our verbal tones and patterns. We even heard him say "ah-choo" a few times the other day in response to all of the sneezing Kenny and I have been doing! He waves goodbye and gets so excited when Daddy gets home from work or Gramps stops by to say hi during the day!
Despite the lack of sleep and cold and ear infections and everything else, he had plenty of giggles and smiles to go around this month...
I so am thankful to be home at the moment and able to hold on to this last month of baby time before we move into the big toddler world...it's all going way too fast!!
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