What a fun month!
It is so amazing to see this little boy grow and develop.
- Will is chunking up and growing taller. He is still in 6-9 month clothes, but he is filling them out and will probably be moving on to the next size within the next couple of weeks.
- He is very particular about when he eats and how much. And if the milk runs out and he wasn't finished, watch out. He typically eats about 4-6 ounces of milk every 3 hours. But he is developing a sleep stretch at night of about 5-6 hours. The longest he has gone is 10 hours between feedings (but that was from 5pm-3am, so he's not quite making it through the night.) He still wakes up between 5-6 am every morning.
- He has become so playful. He is now conversationally cooing and will make noises to get your attention if you're not looking at him. He can blow his lips (and will sometimes make little bubbles) and has recently starting sucking on his lower lip to make a popping noise.
- He is getting better at rolling from side to side. He also likes it when you help him sit up and stand. And he is still working on controlling his neck and holding up his head.
- He is starting to really like taking baths and recently realized he can kick in the bath too, which of course splashes right on mom.
- He still is not a big fan of his car seat or car rides. He will typically last about 10-15 minutes before fussing and will likely sleep if I hold his pacifier, otherwise he would just spit it out. Gone are the days when he would sleep for hours in his car seat.
- He still loves hands. His hands, my hands, your hands...doesn't matter. He loves to look at, suck on, and hold hands.
- He still likes his play mat and loves laying on the ground after eating so he can kick and wiggle out all his pent up energy.
- We have started reading books before bedtime each night and they actually hold his attention while we read. He also loves it when you sing to him.
- His hair is getting a curl to it, which is fun to see. Jono and I have stick straight hair, but curls run in both our families. He has two lengths of hair--the set he was born with and the new stuff coming in. It looks a little silly sometimes and I think of cutting it, but I still think its adorable.
- He does an amazing trick. At bedtime we swaddle him and put him in his pack n play. Then when Jono and I go in a couple hours later to go to bed his body is turned 90 degrees, blankets perfectly still on him. The first couple of times we scratched our heads and tried to remember which way we put him down. Then we realized it was him. It's quite funny.
- He loves being put in his Baby Bjorn when we go places. Forget the stroller, he likes the mom-mobile.
- This next month I am going to start sleep training, wish me luck! Tips and advice are always welcome!
As you can see, he is developing quite the personality.
And we are loving it.
