First things first- TEETH! I've been calling him "Mr. Tooteef" because his 2 bottom teeth have popped through- within a week of each other. And OH MY GOD, the drool that ensued...amazing, really, that the kid doesn't dehydrate each day. I can't wait for them to come in more- he's going to look so cute!
The best thing to have developed over the past month is Ryan's SCHEDULE. I feel like we have been through the bad and the ugly, and we're finally at the good! After being subjected to Operation Tough Love, I'm proud to say that he (after only 3 nights of crying it out) is now sleeping 11-12 hours a night....can you hear my sigh of relief?! I actually am wondering what the heck took us so long. He'll go down for the night around 7:30 and is up between 6:30 and 7:30. We are all so much happier! He is also taking 2 naps a day totaling about 2-3 hours, so this is a nice break for me during the day.
Very little news on the crawling front...he's still pretty much scooting backwards all around the house......although over the past few days, he's made a bit of progress in the forward direction. Catherine keeps saying "We're in BIG trouble once he starts crawling!" Haha- I think she's right!
As far as eating goes, the child has a hollow leg. I swear, I don't know where he puts it! He's still eating pureed food...he seems to have a highly sensitive gag reflex, so Mike and I completely freak out when he gags his way through a roll of bread...we'd rather not endure that, so we're taking it very slowly with the table food. He's had rice, potatoes, bread, but that's about it for now. He does eat anything and everything pureed though....he's not picky!
Because of his amazing eating habits, he's MASSIVE. I stepped on the scale with and without him the other day and the difference was 22.5 lbs! Not sure how accurate this method is, but if it's true, he's definitely on the upper end of the scale. Just to give you an idea of how big he is, Catherine was 21 lbs, 5 oz on her 1st birthday! Yowza- he's a big 'un!
Ryan is pretty good about playing on his own- as long as he can see me. He HATES to be alone. Probably because he's never had to be! Anyway, he is really starting to play a lot now, and enjoys lots of toys that makes sounds, banging on anything he can, chewing on anything he can, being tickled, watching the birds, getting help clapping, "I'm gonna getcha!", swimming, bathtime, and most importantly, big sis Cate.
He's a happy-go-lucky kid and people always comment on how calm and content he is- he sure is a BIG light in our lives, and we love him so so so much!
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