Week Forty Four Glance...

Week Forty Four Glance (Monday, January 21st - Sunday, January 27th, 2008)

• We had a fairly slow, yet normal, week
• Doing such a good job of crawling around - he really is getting faster by the day.
• He's been pulling himself up on people & furniture. He still needs a little help, but he does the majority of it himself.
• Stands well and has a good sense of balance (I've even let go a few times and he'll just stand there until he realizes and then leans forward)
• He's been sleeping well even though when I put him in his crib he'll lie down, then pull himself up, look around, then get back down, crawl to one end, look out, crawl to the other end, look out, and then lie back down to play with his pacifier. Some nights, he'll do this several times before either tiring himself out or crying for someone. Usually if he cries hard, I'll go and lie him back down to which he'll stop crying and start laughing. It's the weirdest thing.
• He had a great week at school
• His appetite for both his bottle & solids seems to be back. He's been doing great finishing his bottles and drinking what he should be drinking (we're still with Milk).
• He's been eating food/solids well too - I gave him a piece of cheese Wednesday and he loved every piece. He has had a piece with lunch every day since and loves it!
• He loves to feed himself - it's not the cleanest, but he's learning as he goes
• We've had new clothes this week and some mixing up other outfits to make new outfits
• Went to Uncle Steven & Aunt Carolyn's house on Saturday to visit.
• Got to see Grandpa & Grandma from NJ
• Was very well behaved & in a good mood, despite only one morning nap
• Practiced on the stairs at Steve & Carolyn's and did VERY well. At one point, he even pushed himself backwards to go down the stairs
• Sunday was a very lowkey day - stayed at home all day with Mommy & Daddy. Afterall, there was no football (next week!!)
• We all stayed in our PJs and relaxed. Alexander did get changed in different jammies throughout the day due to peeing when being changed.
• Still loves bathtime and splashing
• Practiced going up the stairs at home but had a hard time due to the slippery PJs.
• Daddy put up the gate up at the top of the stairs