State of the Nubbit
I know LJ is so over, but it's still the way I prefer to interact online. No one has ever accused me of being trendy. ;)
Jonathan has at least 6 teeth now and seems to be working on the other 2 for his matching set. Kid is a teething machine, I tell you what. He doesn't cry and whine much about it, but he will gnaw anything he can get his little hands on. Blocks of wood are a favorite right now. You know, when he can't get your pant leg or finger.
He began pulling himself up on things a couple of weeks ago, and just when I thought he was going to skip crawling all together he took off this weekend. Just got up on all fours and headed straight for the DVR. He knows he's not allowed to touch it, so I guess he had to get there fast. Heh. So he spend the better part of yesterday crawling off when I wasn't looking and pulling himself up on the couch or our legs to reach for things that used to be out of reach, like the remotes, hot mugs of tea ... Thus begins a new era. Whee.
Other than that, he's good. He's about 18 pounds at 8.5 months, and the happiest little guy at home most of the time. He's a stoic little stare machine when I take him out, presumably because he doesn't get out very much. He doesn't seem unhappy, and he studies people and things a lot, but if people get in his face or laugh too loud he gets the frowny face. I'm hoping to change that soon by taking him shopping and visiting more so he's less startled by loud noises and groups of people, but we'll see. It's really not under my control as much, which is frustrating.
I did take him to a pool party last weekend, and he let me take him in and twirl him around a little bit. He mostly looked at the water a lot and didn't play that much, but it was his first time. I'm just glad he didn't completely freak out. Maybe I can find a Mommy & Me swim class on weekends in the fall or something. You know, because I need something else on my schedule. ;)
Jonathan has at least 6 teeth now and seems to be working on the other 2 for his matching set. Kid is a teething machine, I tell you what. He doesn't cry and whine much about it, but he will gnaw anything he can get his little hands on. Blocks of wood are a favorite right now. You know, when he can't get your pant leg or finger.
He began pulling himself up on things a couple of weeks ago, and just when I thought he was going to skip crawling all together he took off this weekend. Just got up on all fours and headed straight for the DVR. He knows he's not allowed to touch it, so I guess he had to get there fast. Heh. So he spend the better part of yesterday crawling off when I wasn't looking and pulling himself up on the couch or our legs to reach for things that used to be out of reach, like the remotes, hot mugs of tea ... Thus begins a new era. Whee.
Other than that, he's good. He's about 18 pounds at 8.5 months, and the happiest little guy at home most of the time. He's a stoic little stare machine when I take him out, presumably because he doesn't get out very much. He doesn't seem unhappy, and he studies people and things a lot, but if people get in his face or laugh too loud he gets the frowny face. I'm hoping to change that soon by taking him shopping and visiting more so he's less startled by loud noises and groups of people, but we'll see. It's really not under my control as much, which is frustrating.
I did take him to a pool party last weekend, and he let me take him in and twirl him around a little bit. He mostly looked at the water a lot and didn't play that much, but it was his first time. I'm just glad he didn't completely freak out. Maybe I can find a Mommy & Me swim class on weekends in the fall or something. You know, because I need something else on my schedule. ;)