My Dear Little Man,
You can officially roll both ways! Last Monday you rolled from stomach to back. Yesterday you rolled back to stomach (which took you greater effort, due to your adorable belly). You've also quickly learned how to navigate and maneuver by arching your back around while simultaneously kicking your legs against the floor. My child, you are a speedy little scooter!
We've been working on naps still. Your night time sleep has been amazing for the past week, with sleep from 7-5ish. It's come at a really good time, since I've been laid out with something nasty since Tuesday evening. Your naps though.... you are victim to the 45 minute intruder. We've been doing graduated cry-it-out through the duration of when we'd like you to get up (usually at the 2 hour naptime mark). I've also started the routine of feed-wake-sleep, in the hopes that you can learn to sleep when you're tired, without the aid of food (which sometimes causes spitups/burps) to help you sleep. We will give it several more days and see how things progress!
Yesterday was your first experience with snow. I've been sick and stayed inside, but Dad bundled you up and took you outside. He put your hand on the snow covered car and in no time you grabbed a handful and had it on the way to your mouth. Since our car isn't very clean, Dad had to quickly intercept.
AND. Your diapers continue to progress! Huzzah! Since your allergy treatments, we've pinpointed a few other sensitivities. Whenever we make homemade baked goods you have a reaction (gluten?), and nuts do the same thing. Next week I'll test out which nuts are the culprits.
We've let you try some solids the past week. We tried oatmeal at first (you were not a fan), then avocado. You took much better to the avocado. I added some salt to the next oatmeal try-out and you actually ate! We tried some sweet potato last night and it was a no-go. I'm trying to figure out a way we can get you sitting up on a chair or a flat surface of some kind (we don't have room in our apartment for a table or chairs) so you can feed yourself without making such a huge mess.
We rearranged our apartment a little bit last week. Your room was just too crowded (with a bookshelf, futon/couch, crib, desk, diaper changing station, etc etc. And we had a lot of nice space in our room. Additionally, your room is closer to the street and parked cars. And the redneck monster trucks that go roaring around without mufflers during your naptime. So. Dad measured and discovered a difference of 5". Let me tell you bud, 5" makes a huge difference in rooms! We took a few hours last Saturday to swap furniture around. Dad and I have few enough pieces that fewer inches doesn't make a big difference. But boy, it made a huge difference for your room! Your diaper changing station doesn't share space with the closet door, which is great. We also moved the couch/futon out to the living room (and rearranged the living room to accommodate it, also an improvement) so we could move the rocking chair into your room. All in all, our apartment feels more homey, spacious, and is more conducive to our needs.
Lastly, you have been chatting and laughing more. We love it so much! And we love you!
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