You have SEVEN teeth now! When did that happen? We knew the top ones were coming in, but suddenly you had 4 on top rather than just the 2 we thought were working their way out. And then suddenly, a third tooth showed up on the bottom. You are so full of toothy grins now - it just makes me grin to think about it.
I'm keeping my fingers crossed that you might have the sleeping thing figured out. This weekend you had 2 nights of full sleep (11-12 hours) and one night of 8 hours plus 4 hours. You've regularly gotten about 10-12 hours of sleep every night, with usually one interruption for a bottle after 3 or 4 hours, sometimes two interruptions. But lately, you seem to have figured out that you don't actually need that bottle at night (I guess I better knock on wood here). The truth is, you don't need the bottle, you just want the comfort of Mom or Dad's arms and the soothing of the bottle. But if you can keep getting yourself back to sleep at night, you'll get more and better sleep and feel great every day (OK, I'm obviously not going to convince you, I just wish I could make you understand this). So, keep sleeping! You can do it! Oh, and you're doing really well with naps with Lori (not so well with me). Keep up the good work!
New foods to add to your list: mangoes, lentils, plums, barley, and we're now trying corn and cherries. You also are finally actually eating the rice puffs rather than sucking on them and then spitting them out. I guess this means it's time to start trying real finger foods. I better go out and get some carrots to cook for you. You've had a voracious appetite lately - I love to watch you eat. You eat with such gusto! I hope you always enjoy eating as much as you do now - of course, I also hope that you eat healthy and nutritious foods. This could be problematic, because your Dad and I have sweet tooths (or would that be sweet teeth?) (me more than him, for sure). I've wanted to get sugar out of my diet for years, but have never had the strength of will to actually follow through (the last time I tried, I went cold turkey for a week and then binged like crazy on cookies and ice cream and cake and candy afterwards - NOT good habits to emulate, I'll have you know).
Speaking of food, you have pretty much decided that you're through with nursing. I keep offering and you keep refusing almost every time. When you do nurse, it's for just a few minutes and it's clearly not filling you up. I pump occasionally, but I'm really not producing much anymore, so it seems that 11 months is when I wills top trying. The CDC says that mothers should nurse for the first year and the WHO says mothers should nurse for the first 2 years. I had every intention of making it to one whole year - I went through a lot of trouble to be able to nurse in the first place - so it's a little disappointing that I won't make that long. I'm sorry that you aren't interested any more, but I don't want to force you, so I guess you are weaning yourself. I'll have to look at the bright side and be thankful that it's not a difficult process.
A couple of other things happening: you are throwing everything you can get your hands on - blocks, books, balls, bibs, burp cloths (the alliteration there was completely unintentional). You especially like the soccer ball that Nana and Grampy gave you for Christmas. Here is a short video of you playing catch with me:
You also love to go through the drawers in your dresser and take socks out of the sock drawer and spread them into the other drawers. Also, the shirts, onesies, and pants are summarily tossed out of the dresser full stop. It certainly keeps me busy picking up after the explosions of clothes and toys. I love watching you do things with such flare!
And finally, five people have seen you take at least one step recently. The first time I saw you take a step (and then 2) was 3 evenings ago. You were standing and chewing on something and actually lifted up one foot then the other. Since then I've seen you try one step several times. Yesterday you took one step while we were Skyping with Nana and Grampy, so they got to see. Then today, you took two steps for Lori. And finally, this evening, you actually took 4 steps while your Dad and I were hanging out with you after dinner. We might have even gotten a short video of a step or two. My bet is that you'll be walking by Friday (your 11-month birthday!).
I'm keeping my fingers crossed that you might have the sleeping thing figured out. This weekend you had 2 nights of full sleep (11-12 hours) and one night of 8 hours plus 4 hours. You've regularly gotten about 10-12 hours of sleep every night, with usually one interruption for a bottle after 3 or 4 hours, sometimes two interruptions. But lately, you seem to have figured out that you don't actually need that bottle at night (I guess I better knock on wood here). The truth is, you don't need the bottle, you just want the comfort of Mom or Dad's arms and the soothing of the bottle. But if you can keep getting yourself back to sleep at night, you'll get more and better sleep and feel great every day (OK, I'm obviously not going to convince you, I just wish I could make you understand this). So, keep sleeping! You can do it! Oh, and you're doing really well with naps with Lori (not so well with me). Keep up the good work!
New foods to add to your list: mangoes, lentils, plums, barley, and we're now trying corn and cherries. You also are finally actually eating the rice puffs rather than sucking on them and then spitting them out. I guess this means it's time to start trying real finger foods. I better go out and get some carrots to cook for you. You've had a voracious appetite lately - I love to watch you eat. You eat with such gusto! I hope you always enjoy eating as much as you do now - of course, I also hope that you eat healthy and nutritious foods. This could be problematic, because your Dad and I have sweet tooths (or would that be sweet teeth?) (me more than him, for sure). I've wanted to get sugar out of my diet for years, but have never had the strength of will to actually follow through (the last time I tried, I went cold turkey for a week and then binged like crazy on cookies and ice cream and cake and candy afterwards - NOT good habits to emulate, I'll have you know).
Speaking of food, you have pretty much decided that you're through with nursing. I keep offering and you keep refusing almost every time. When you do nurse, it's for just a few minutes and it's clearly not filling you up. I pump occasionally, but I'm really not producing much anymore, so it seems that 11 months is when I wills top trying. The CDC says that mothers should nurse for the first year and the WHO says mothers should nurse for the first 2 years. I had every intention of making it to one whole year - I went through a lot of trouble to be able to nurse in the first place - so it's a little disappointing that I won't make that long. I'm sorry that you aren't interested any more, but I don't want to force you, so I guess you are weaning yourself. I'll have to look at the bright side and be thankful that it's not a difficult process.
A couple of other things happening: you are throwing everything you can get your hands on - blocks, books, balls, bibs, burp cloths (the alliteration there was completely unintentional). You especially like the soccer ball that Nana and Grampy gave you for Christmas. Here is a short video of you playing catch with me:
You also love to go through the drawers in your dresser and take socks out of the sock drawer and spread them into the other drawers. Also, the shirts, onesies, and pants are summarily tossed out of the dresser full stop. It certainly keeps me busy picking up after the explosions of clothes and toys. I love watching you do things with such flare!
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| Shirt-tossing in action. Check the pink shirt in the upper left corner... |
And finally, five people have seen you take at least one step recently. The first time I saw you take a step (and then 2) was 3 evenings ago. You were standing and chewing on something and actually lifted up one foot then the other. Since then I've seen you try one step several times. Yesterday you took one step while we were Skyping with Nana and Grampy, so they got to see. Then today, you took two steps for Lori. And finally, this evening, you actually took 4 steps while your Dad and I were hanging out with you after dinner. We might have even gotten a short video of a step or two. My bet is that you'll be walking by Friday (your 11-month birthday!).
