Here's the deal- Im having a hard time accepting that my baby boy
is becoming less of an infant and more of a mobile little person.
The first step is acceptance though, right??
This month has been a slight glimpse into the very near future
when Jay gets totally mobile and I'm already tired. Ha.
Jay has started to be able to army crawl and roll to different
toys and places he wants to be on the ground. He is a very
determined and focused little guy. I know I say this
a lot, but it is the coolest thing to watch him discover and learn.
Speaking of being mobile- that doesn't end when he's
on the ground with his toys. Bath time has become
quite the event with me basically wrestling him the whole
time trying to make sure he gets clean/doesn't slip
and whack his face. I'm sure it would be comical to watch.
We introduced some puréed food this month and at first
he was NOT impressed. Closing his mouth shut after
about three bites. The past week, though, he has
started acting like he's digging this whole food thing.
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| He's uhb-sessed with tags |
I heard that around this age baby's will start to have separation
anxiety from their moms and I think it's safe to say we're there.
He's become very clingy.. Literally, he clings to my
neck/shoulders/hair. I love that he loves me so much
right now so I'm trying to just soak in all the love because
I know soon enough he will be running around and i'll
be begging for my clingy baby back.
After 6 long months of middle of the night feedings I am
SO happy to say that he is now sleeping 11-12 hours
each night before waking to feed in the mornings.
I feel like a new woman! We're still working on the naps. In fact, as I
write this I'm sitting in my garage with a sleeping baby in the back
because he refused to nap in his crib this morning. I'll probably
have to do this for his afternoon nap today too. Oh well, with
time I think he will come around.
Like my husband says: "Give him a break. He's a baby."
I do need to hear that every once in a while because
I forget that he's still figuring out life and what
works for him so I'm trying to roll with it.
Jay is just the most fun, relaxed and smart little boy
and we are so proud that God chose us to be his parents.
We love you, buddy!
