4/28

We are really enjoying having Rick around.  Obviously, I do as he has been put to work!  He watches Bobby all the time.  I take long showers and don't have to rush through emails and whatnot.  So far I don't think Rick is sick of it and he has adjusted to earlier mornings and being 'on' all the time.

Bobby is really fun right now.  He imitates really well and we're working on high fives and blowing kisses, but he's good at shaking his finger no, no, no and okay at waving bye bye (it's usually delayed until after you really leave)  As most babies do, he loves music and bops along.  Likes songs with hand motions especially (twinkle/twinkle, itsy bitsy spider, hokey pokey, head,shoulders knees and toes, patty cake)  He is having fun in the pool for the most part and loves the Little Gym where he can crawl and climb and roll around.  Not really close to walking, but does push his mini bike around and cruises the furniture really well.  Won't walk if you hold his hands though.

He had his first pbj sandwich the other day and ate it all up (no crusts)  No peanut issue, hope I didn't cause one by giving him that too early.  He's finally got an appetite and is eating pretty heartily.  He likes the jarred food more than my homemade stuff, but we get a variety of everything.  He eats a lot of fruit.  Hasn't really taken to cheese or meat by itself.

I am thinking about weaning him.  Not now, but thinking about how I would even do it and I have no clue.  He only really nurses first thing in the morning, going down to his two naps and at bedtime.  I don't want to go to a milk bottle, but can't see him taking a sippy cup while cuddling.  I guess I'll start experimenting in a couple of weeks.  I should take advantage of having Rick around to mix things up and share that burden.

Now that all our house guests who couldn't listen to crying at night are gone, we are back to sleeping better.  He goes down to bed and his naps with no or very little protest (<2') but had been waking up around 3/4am - which is 9+ hours after he goes down to sleep, so of course he's hungry and I go feed him.  He has stopped staying awake and usually just eats, but he's often hard to re-crib and then after some crying I get in the bed in his room with him and we sleep the rest of the night.  Interestingly, the last two nights this has been to 8/8:15am, which is very bizarre, but tonight I am not going to rush the feeding, I will change him and put him back in his crib alone.  End of story.  (or so I say, if he sobs, I'll go in there)

Had a nice date last night and a nice day today,  bought myself some birthday cupcakes with lots of buttercream icing, plus we shopped a little for Bobby (so hard not to buy him clothes!!) and Rick got some new jeans.  then napping and more playing!  Off to Basking Robbins tonight (for takeout unfortch though)

Bobby is really enjoying his visitors, although Cash might not agree as he gets followed around and has to defend his toys and food and dummy.  It is totally true that you need two of everything.  Whatever one has, the other wants (both ways)

Bobby is into putting things in containers

Rick will be here tonight!

I'm on a roll

Swim "lessons" were good today.  I'll get some photos when Rick can come to class.  Bobby did really well, he wasn't scared at all and by the end really loosened up and was splashing and jabbering.  He loved when I blew bubbles, he reached after toys, paddle on the kickboard. We have six classes and I think he'll get pretty far by then end and will figure out kicking (maybe) and try to put his face under and maybe even paddle a bit.  Mostly because he's really into imitation now.  He liked jumping from a sitting position into the pool/my arms.  Hopefully we can continue around town until some neighbor pools warm up.

Grammy can get Bobby to wave bye bye.

He is still pretty afraid of the grass, but that doesn't stop him from eating it.  Or just putting it in his mouth, because then he dislikes the feeling and spits it out.  He also knows that he shouldn't do stuff like that; when he eats pebbles, he knows to open his mouth for me. He doesn't seems to try to swallow them, or at least not very fast.

And

5:19am this morning. He knows. If he wakes up earlier, I’ll be there. Must break this.


So I turn on the tv. He’s interested in it for about 30 seconds and probably only because it’s bright.

Somethings wrong with my laptop. Sucks. It has slowed down a lot and I hate that I can’t find anything wrong.

He is also really cute. Natch. A while back I was singing Twinkle Twinkle Little Star while nursing him and he started opening and closing a fist – the hand motion for a star. I wasn’t even doing it. Now he does that and sometimes, the Itsy bitsy spider.

He wakes up with a dirty diaper. I think it’s a wake up poop, not an overnight one. And then after I change it and we play for about 20 minutes, he poops again.

10 MONTHS

I am blogging because I rarely do, but to me, our lives are dull, so continue at your own desire. 

We had a nice trip up to DC/NJ/PA and got to see Rick and Roseann and a couple of my friends. I wanted to do more in DC but was a bit unorganized and sort of unable to get it together with transportation and naps and all that.  I will have to go back to see my NCS and GW girls and my yoga teacher. I really really miss coaching right now - that it's racing season and so nice out.  I don't even think UNC has any home races to get my fix.

Bobby is doing great though.  Sleep is still our big 'issue'  but it's a lot less of an Issue, just something I'm always working on.  Last night marked the fifth time, in his entire life, that he slept through the night.  That being 7pm to about 5:45am.  I am really trying to get him to stay asleep until 6am.  This might mean a little crying until then, so the question is, if he's smart enough to get up earlier and earlier if I go to him at 5:55/5:37/5:42am, does the reverse hold?  If I dont' get him, will he just chill out in there?  Probably not the time to work on it with house guests!  Also he went down for his 2 naps today without any fuss.  However, this second nap seems to be over right now. And I didn't even get to eat lunch yet! 

He is a bit of a picky eater but gets enough good stuff in.  He is quite cheeky but of course adorable.  He will imitate you (eventually) so we are working on our sign language, but he just ends up clapping.  He tries to make his fingers snap if you do it in front of him.  He often will plant his feet, straighten his legs and stick his butt up in the air as if he's about to stand up.  He cruises down the coffee table, but won't walk if you hold his hands; he just leans foward.

Swim "lessons" start tomorrow!