One of the things that I don't have for you that I had for Elijah, is that day to day breakdown of what you are up to. That makes me sad. Your big moments get lost in the shuffle of day-to-day life. They don't get lost in recognizing them, but they get lost in documenting them. So, here are some highlights for you.
Your path to freedom started out like your brother's - you were army crawling and scooting long before you were actually crawling. Now, you are crawling and also doing something funky that we don't know the name of. You will be crawling but then your butt will go in the air and you are walking like a monkey - hands and feet down. It is odd :) You are pulling yourself up everywhere and you are walking around furniture. No official walking yet.
You have several words - mom, dad, tickle. I swear you say JoeJoe & Lijah sometimes. Mary said you say pickle & night night. I am sure there are more buried in there!
You are very animated these days - you still like to make noises with your mouth, cluck, play patty cake & itsy bitsy spider. You love to play and laugh - with us, with your brother, with anyone around. You love to hang upside down. You love music and love flapping your arms when music comes on. You blow lots of kisses and give big, slobbery, open mouth kisses.
You are free with your smiles and they are *big* smiles! You are free with your laughs. You are LOUD!! Your voice is getting louder and louder. I am guessing that is to compete with your mommy & brother.
You are a morning person. You wake up earlier than Elijah. You are happy in the morning. We have a routine - wake up, watch cartoons, get dressed, off to Mary's. You get so mad when your dad comes in the bedroom and doesn't take you with him. You think you are missing the train to Mary's.
You end up falling asleep between 8 & 8:30. You are pretty easy to put to bed. Most days, you will cry for a second then pass out. You don't cry for long periods of time anymore. We got worried as you had a spell where we had to put you in a sleep sack because you wouldn't lay down. But, luckily, we are back to normal. You don't like to be cuddled or rocked to sleep. You just like to go in your bed.
You love to eat. You double fist most of your feedings. You eat all adult food now. No baby food at home. You love milk just like your brother - we go through a LOT of milk.
You recognize people quicker now. You light up and laugh at me when I pick you up from Mary's. You know Gramma Debbie when she comes and gets you. You went over Gramma Ruth's this week and you even played nice with Aunt Laura.
You get bored in the pool. I guess it is like a bath tub without toys. Even in the bathtub, you get bored pretty easy and want out. You will stand up and holler at me when you are done.
I think that is about it for today. I can't wait to come back really, really soon and tell about you starting to walk. We will all begin a new chapter when that happens!
Love you lots, buddy!
