I find it hard to describe Jonah's current noises. He has started two new noises in the past week or two. One is almost a whiny noise, which he does often; especially, it seems, when he wants something. The other appears to be a noise of excitement, and Peter has called it a "titter." It's a quick, repetitive "heh," that is really funny. He seems to do it most often when he is eating, as we present him with foods that he likes. I'm sure these noises won't last, but I'm definitely enjoying the "titter" one for now (I could do without the whining). He's also making some more sounds like "nanana" and other incoherent ones that are new for him just the same.
He still wakes up twice in the middle of the night to eat. He has almost completely transitioned to one nap a day, with some exceptions. As a result of the one nap situation, he goes to bed a little earlier, typically sleeping from 7:30 - 7:30 (minus eating twice during that time). The one nap thing still has some kinks though. Some days he only naps for 40-45 minutes. Occasionally it is a longer, almost two-hour nap. A couple of times he has slept on the way to/from stores in the morning/midday and then not at all when we are home. On both Thursday last week and today, he took two naps, which he had not down in weeks. He was running a slight fever both days, so I'm pretty sure that's why he took an extra nap. He surprised me today, when I went to pick him up from the church nursery and he was asleep on the floor (with the nursery worker laying next to him). She said he just seemed so tired, so he went to sleep amongst the toys.
We started trying cow's milk one week ago. He has had a cup of it most days. He wasn't sure what to think of it at first, but will drink it now. However, I am questioning if he might have some sort of lactose intolerance because it seems to be affecting his poop. I am still breastfeeding him the same amount, and just adding the cow's milk in with an afternoon snack (usually Cheerios), so that he can get used to it. I will keep experimenting to see how it affects him, and then check with the pediatrician if necessary, before we doom him to the label of "lactose intolerant."
He has long been captivated by the screen saver on our laptop (just a standard-issue, Windows screen saver). He still is. He is also a little bit obsessed with balloons. When we go to Harris Teeter, they have free helium balloons for kids, so I get one and tie it to the shopping cart, and it keeps him entertained for a while. Now he starts pointing and saying "eh eh" every time he sees one. I think I've created a monster.
Jonah still doesn't seem to have much interest in walking by himself (and I'm still okay with this). While his "vocabulary" is expanding slowly (his favorite word is "shish"), Peter is anxious for him to start speaking for real. I know this will come soon enough.
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