Little Underwood, Big Harte

Big success - We all made it through the recent sleep draught (my new word for it)! The day after I last posted, he slept through the night and did so for about 6 or 7 nights straight (insert big smiles from Mommy here)! To clarify this means he slept from around 7:30/45 to either 5:30/6 and we could normally get him back to sleep until about 6:15/30. MUCH IMPROVED from the last three and a half weeks before that where he was getting up multiple times a night. We really believe he was just going through something like the sleep regression quotes I shared last post. I've been nervous to post about him sleeping well and as soon as the thought entered my mind he had a rough night (my last night without Stefan). Luckily last night he made it through again. He's been a bit fussy and clingy and we were attributing that to a big adjustment ... I officially stopped nursing! Last Friday before bed ended up being his last feeding and then Saturday we just made the decision and skipped ...

The monthly stickers don't go past 12 months, but I couldn't let March 12 go by and not acknowledge that Gavin is now 13 months. Each day is no longer his first time being around, but that doesn't mean we aren't seeing a lot of new things still. (No, he isn't eating the bar below just playing with it!). His development is constant! He loves imitating us so he can do lots of fun things now and even try to put a word to it (da, ma, ba, sh and variations of those sounds). The answer to the big question we get lately ... no, he is not walking yet. He can motor around crawling and pulls up and surfs along furniture, and as of this week stands on his own for extended periods of time. He is completely mobile - just not on two feet yet! Many of you know we have not been actively encouraging walking so we are just fine with him taking his time. Early I posted about our baby sleeping woes. We thought the sleep trouble was from molars coming in, but we haven't actually s...

We aren't sure if the little man is getting some molars in or what, but he hasn't been sleeping well. After sleeping for 9 or so hours straight for a week, he started getting up 3, 4, 5 even 6 times (of course right after our helpers G&G left!). I thought by now we'd be getting some consistent sleep! Needless to say we are pretty tired, but we made the most of the sunny, spring weekend together! Loves emptying out his bottom drawer and well climbing into it. He's pretty proud of himself as you can see. This was a couple hours after a major meltdown on the new part-time sitter and I left work an hour early because he was inconsolable. Little stinker! Going to see the Gulf on a sunny spring day. Not impressed with my kisses I guess.  Family fun. He's still quite leery of the waves. A visit to the Budgies at the zoo. He wasn't too sure but didn't freak out even when one landed on my shoulder and pecked his finger.  His fac...