I seem to have let three weeks go by again. It's crazy how fast time seems to be moving. The most exciting change that seems like it might be safe to call "normal" is that Jonah is sleeping through the night. I talked to the doctor about Jonah's sleeping at his 15-month checkup and the doctor basically told us to "Ferberize" Jonah. I hadn't wanted to do this because it seems mean, but we gave it a try and voila, he sleeps! It was a little rough at first and included him throwing up from being so upset, but he has finally gotten the hang of it. He goes to sleep easily again and is consistently sleeping from around 8:00 pm until almost 7:00 am. He is also napping about an hour and a half most afternoons. I like it. I don't know if they're related, but he has become incredibly clingy in the past couple of weeks, so he could be compensating for not falling asleep in our arms any more. We also dropped the final breastfeeding meal around the time we started Ferberizing him, so that could also be contributing to the clinginess. I'm sure it is a phase though, and will pass like phases always do, and maybe I will start to miss it (maybe).
Jonah walked reasonably well on his own for a couple of weeks, although he still required encouragement to do so. And in the past few days, he seems to have stopped. He will rarely walk on his own now, even with lots of encouragement. He loves to walk while holding someone's finger though, so maybe he just likes the company.
He's still not talking much. "What's this?" continues to be his main vocalization. He can also say mama, dada, mmm (moo), sheesh (cheese), and ice (yes). I know that soon enough all of the information he's been soaking up from asking "what's this?" will coming pouring back out at us. Until then, I will try not to get frustrated by his whining because he can't communicate his wants and needs (he's been whining a lot lately).
A cute thing that seems to have become normal happens at the end of Jonah's bath. It used to be that he loved the bath, but didn't seem too upset by having to get out. For the past week or so, he has actually stood up and indicated that he is ready to get out and is actually kind of excited about getting out. I'm pretty sure this is because he knows that he gets to brush his teeth after the bath and he absolutely loves that.
Sunday, May 29, 2011
Sunday, May 8, 2011
Such a boy, Pretending, Confidence, Sleeping, Mother's Day
I can't believe that three weeks got away from me since I last posted. I have felt very busy lately, although there is not one particular reason for this. I will not attempt to "catch up" on what has gone on with Jonah for the past three weeks, but simply look at what is "normal" this week.
In the past week or so, he started making "motor noises" whenever he plays with something that has wheels. He has a number of trucks and cars that he makes the noise for, but he also does it with his highchair, because I would make that noise when pushing him from room to room in the chair. I never really thought about it, but clearly, Jonah has learned that is what you do when you move the highchair. So now when I start pushing it, he will start making the noise. He's such a boy!
Another cute activity that Jonah picked up from me rather quickly is one of his first encounters with the world of pretending. We've been keeping a sippy cup of water in his room so that we can offer it to him in the middle of the night when he is screaming, in case he might be thirsty. One night, when he was refusing to take the cup, I offered it to one of his stuffed animals instead and made a sucking noise, as if the animal were drinking. The next night, he took the cup and held it up to an animal's mouth. Soon after that, he started making the sucking noise himself. Now he likes to give water to all sorts of things, including tables and his highchair tray, always while making the noise. He learns so quickly!
Just this past week, something clicked in Jonah's brain about how to walk. He had been walking some, but not very confidently, and only with much encouragement. On Tuesday, I walked into his room and he was walking across the floor by himself. He seemed very proud. Later that day, he continued to become more bold, letting go of my mom's finger to walk across my parents' living room. Since then, he seems much more stable when walking. It has been almost two months since his first cautious step, but I think he's finally got it. (He also climbed up onto our futon for the first time this week, so I think his confidence is spilling over into other areas.)
Jonah is still not sleeping that well. I would have said that he is almost consistently napping for about an hour and a half every afternoon, but this past Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday, he pretty much didn't nap. He's doing slightly better at night since I stopped breastfeeding him in the middle of the night when he would wake up. It still regularly takes half an hour to get him back to sleep when he wakes up, but it's typically only once a night. Hopefully it will get even better soon!
Today is Mother's Day, so it seems like I should at least mention that. This is my second Mother's Day, and it still feels weird when someone tells me "Happy Mother's Day." I'm guessing this is typical and it will eventually feel "normal." I spent 26 years saying "Happy Mother's Day" to other people, and to be on the receiving end of that for the past two years just takes some getting used to.
In the past week or so, he started making "motor noises" whenever he plays with something that has wheels. He has a number of trucks and cars that he makes the noise for, but he also does it with his highchair, because I would make that noise when pushing him from room to room in the chair. I never really thought about it, but clearly, Jonah has learned that is what you do when you move the highchair. So now when I start pushing it, he will start making the noise. He's such a boy!
Another cute activity that Jonah picked up from me rather quickly is one of his first encounters with the world of pretending. We've been keeping a sippy cup of water in his room so that we can offer it to him in the middle of the night when he is screaming, in case he might be thirsty. One night, when he was refusing to take the cup, I offered it to one of his stuffed animals instead and made a sucking noise, as if the animal were drinking. The next night, he took the cup and held it up to an animal's mouth. Soon after that, he started making the sucking noise himself. Now he likes to give water to all sorts of things, including tables and his highchair tray, always while making the noise. He learns so quickly!
Just this past week, something clicked in Jonah's brain about how to walk. He had been walking some, but not very confidently, and only with much encouragement. On Tuesday, I walked into his room and he was walking across the floor by himself. He seemed very proud. Later that day, he continued to become more bold, letting go of my mom's finger to walk across my parents' living room. Since then, he seems much more stable when walking. It has been almost two months since his first cautious step, but I think he's finally got it. (He also climbed up onto our futon for the first time this week, so I think his confidence is spilling over into other areas.)
Jonah is still not sleeping that well. I would have said that he is almost consistently napping for about an hour and a half every afternoon, but this past Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday, he pretty much didn't nap. He's doing slightly better at night since I stopped breastfeeding him in the middle of the night when he would wake up. It still regularly takes half an hour to get him back to sleep when he wakes up, but it's typically only once a night. Hopefully it will get even better soon!
Today is Mother's Day, so it seems like I should at least mention that. This is my second Mother's Day, and it still feels weird when someone tells me "Happy Mother's Day." I'm guessing this is typical and it will eventually feel "normal." I spent 26 years saying "Happy Mother's Day" to other people, and to be on the receiving end of that for the past two years just takes some getting used to.
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