Noticing His Shadow

N found his shadow today. We were in bed... he was trying to not fall asleep. The lamp across the room was on, which cast a shadow on the wall at the head of the bed. He made a bee-line to it and started hitting the shadow with his hand. Then he'd move over and would notice the shadow following him. He yelled at it for a while.

Oh, and now that he's started to crawl, he's decided he wants to stand. All the time. He'll grab on anything or anyone and pull himself up. Then he doesn't know what to do.

Crawling

OK, I think I can now say N is crawling. For the last few weeks, he'd take one or two tentative steps and then sit back down. Today, he made it down the hallway. He still would stop after a few steps, but then he's get back up on his hands and knees and move a bit more. He tried the stairs too. Managed to get up the first step, but then wasn't sure what to do after that.

Finally... solids

N has had no real interest in solids since we started at six months. He might try a spoonful or 2 of something one day, and then would have nothing to do with it the next. It's still all breast milk for my little boy.

Well, last week I bought some Barbara's Breakfast O's (like Cheerios but sweetened with fruit juice). He'll eat those, if you give them to him one at a time. Then, a couple of days ago, I offered him some of my smoothie (banana, blueberry, watermelon, kale, rice milk and water) and he was all over it. He was trying to grab the glass out of my hand. Today, he had applesauce and sweet potato. A few spoonfuls of each!

Maybe it's the start of something.

First sign?

I've been trying to use sign language with N. I'm not all that consistent with it, but I'm trying. I think he used his first sign on Saturday... we were in the car, and I was sitting in the back seat with him. He's gotten into the habit of wanting to nurse while we're driving (started that bad habit when we were driving the 4 hours to visit his Babka), and I'm quite sure he made the sign for 'milk'! Usually, his sign for milk is to grab at my shirt and try to pull it off.

You don't want to see me angry....

N has a new angry cry... a deep loud groan. Sounds to me like he's turning into the Hulk! Maybe that should be his Halloween costume.

He also likes to make a new high-pitched short laugh. Over and over and over.

Peekaboo!

We play lots of peekaboo... I hide behind the shower curtain and do the peeking. He also enjoys having a blanket, his clothes or whatever else I find put over his head. He'll pull it off and I'll call peekaboo!

Last night, he ran the whole show. He pulled the blanket up to cover his face and waited for me to call "Where's N?". Then he'd drop it and giggle when I'd shout "Peekaboo!".

First Tooth!

Today was the day... N finally cut his first tooth. I should have guessed since it's the first time he's shown any interest in his Raz-Berry . He was chewing on it like crazy most of yesterday. However, he's determined to not let me touch it (his tooth that is). Any time I try to feel his gums, he clamps his lips shut and pushes out my finger. I only noticed when he gave me a bit of a bite while pushing my finger out.

His other new thing is gargling. We were playing on the bed and he would lie down on his back, gather up a bunch of saliva, and make gargling noises. Aaaah, he's a classy boy.