L. has developed preferred sleep positions and it is very sweet to see it play out. He was swaddled until around 6.5 months and was SUPER happy that way. We eventually had to let him sleep free though because he was getting too mobile for swaddling. He had to adjust, but now at eleven months he is quite comfortable. Now, when I put him down at ( Read more... )

A couple of weeks ago (October 13th to be exact), L. took what we called his first real steps: three free-standing steps in succession. On Saturday, and again today, he did four steps. Getting there with his walking, he is. The funny thing is that he will let go of whatever he is holding and just stand there, smile real big, and give himself a ( Read more... )

A teething baby is a cranky baby. Nearly ten months old and no teeth have sprouted yet. I hope a whole lot of them pop through real soon now.

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Over the past couple of weeks L. has mastered clapping. It is now one of his favorite things to do. He claps all the time, and will even stand completely unassisted and just clap. He even claps underwater while he is swimming (we have a baby and parent swim class together). It is so cute. He also claps while nursing. The first time he did that ( Read more... )

L. is nine months old today. We had his appointment and he weighed in at 22lbs 9oz (81st percentile) and was 29.5 inches long (87th percentile). He is an inch taller and three pounds heavier than S. was at this age (S. had also been sick around this age and had lost weight). L. is a a big, big guy. The super-powers of breastmilk, for sure, He ( Read more... )

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L. loves to drum. He slaps his little chubby hands on every surface and just delights in the noises he makes. His favorite post-dinner activity is to take turns drumming on his high chair tray with ptor. We will note, however, that the drumming is less amusing at 4am when he is slapping his crib when he should be asleep. Oh, but he loves drumming ( Read more... )

L. has taken to letting go with both hands while standing, maintaining his balance for a few seconds before he grabs on to something. I am sure he will be walking soon.

L. is pushing eight months now. Where does the time go ( Read more... )

Yesterday, as soon as L. heard ptor's key in the door in the evening he turned and looked at the door and smiled really, really big. So, so cute. I am somewhat amazed he has already figured out what that tell-tale sound at around 7pm means ( Read more... )