Mr. Man is now 10 months old, and I don't want to jinx it, but, he is an amazing sleeper!
We started at the end of last week by letting Jacob cry for a little while and then going in to comfort him and just repeating instead of taking him out and into the swing. For something we were so scared to do, it was honestly pretty easy.
A couple nights ago Jacob was playing around on Michael's lap and didn't seem tired at all even though it was 30 minutes past bed time. We decided to put him in bed and see what happened.
Complete silence.
The wide awake boy laid down in his crib and instantly went to sleep.
Then last night he repeated this process, even though he was exhausted before going to bed and not so playful. It works in the middle of the night too. He wakes up once or twice in the night and we go in lay him back down, and rub his back to calm him down.
Even when I snuck into his room this morning in search for a pair of shoes and woke him up all I had to do was lay him back down and he was back out like a light.
I can't believe we waited so long to do this.
Thursday, February 10, 2011
Friday, February 4, 2011
Children's Museum
Last weekend we took Jacob to the Children's Museum with our friend Colin and his adorable 3 year old, Carina.
We went on a Sunday a couple minutes after they opened, and I think that was the smartest thing we could have done because as we were leaving the place was packed. Even the toddler room we were in was almost full to capacity and there were families lined up waiting to get in.
Jacob took only a couple minutes to get comfortable with the new place and then went straight into exploration mode.
Jacob patiently waiting for us to finish up in the big kid area and head up to the toddler room.
Getting comfortable with the new area and ready to go.
Jacob even made a new friend, even though he couldn't care less the little 10 month old boy just wanted to follow him around.
He even had his first "date" - of course there was parent supervision.
Mommy - I don't want to leave the truck yet.
What do you have in your ball pit? I think I want those!
We went on a Sunday a couple minutes after they opened, and I think that was the smartest thing we could have done because as we were leaving the place was packed. Even the toddler room we were in was almost full to capacity and there were families lined up waiting to get in.
Jacob took only a couple minutes to get comfortable with the new place and then went straight into exploration mode.
Jacob patiently waiting for us to finish up in the big kid area and head up to the toddler room.
Getting comfortable with the new area and ready to go.
Jacob even made a new friend, even though he couldn't care less the little 10 month old boy just wanted to follow him around.
He even had his first "date" - of course there was parent supervision.
Mommy - I don't want to leave the truck yet.
What do you have in your ball pit? I think I want those!
New Do
I had high hopes to post pictures from Jacob's first snow fall today, but we didn't even get one snowflake. Just a ton of ice.
Instead I'm finally going to catch up on some other firsts.
He was such a good boy during his first haircut.
They said he could either sit in my lap or we could try one of the seats that look like cars. Since we had just gone to the Children's Museum and he loved the truck there I knew he'd be excited to sit in a car with steering wheel for him to play with.
Although he was completely serious while talking to the stylist, as soon as he got in the car his whole attitude changed to pure happiness. They even had a video of Elmo playing right in front of the car which was nice except it kept skipping. He'd hear Elmo's voice and watch intently until it froze up again and then he'd get distracted playing with the car until Elmo came back on.
I knew his hair was long but had no clue how long it was until she started pulling it up to make snips.
And the final outcome....
Instead I'm finally going to catch up on some other firsts.
He was such a good boy during his first haircut.
They said he could either sit in my lap or we could try one of the seats that look like cars. Since we had just gone to the Children's Museum and he loved the truck there I knew he'd be excited to sit in a car with steering wheel for him to play with.
Although he was completely serious while talking to the stylist, as soon as he got in the car his whole attitude changed to pure happiness. They even had a video of Elmo playing right in front of the car which was nice except it kept skipping. He'd hear Elmo's voice and watch intently until it froze up again and then he'd get distracted playing with the car until Elmo came back on.
I knew his hair was long but had no clue how long it was until she started pulling it up to make snips.
And the final outcome....
Tuesday, February 1, 2011
On His Own
Last Thursday I went to a painting class thing with my mom's group (actually only one other person went, but it was still so much fun), and I joked to Michael that if Jacob decided to start walking while I was gone he should push him down and make him wait. There have been no real signs that he's about to start walking any time soon, but we both just have this feeling.
Of course half way through the class I get a text that Jacob had been standing at the table and then all of a sudden Michael looked over and he wasn't holding on anymore. Instead he stood there staring at his hands in the air until Michael startled him and he realized he wasn't holding on. I decided not to believe him that it happened and that maybe he was leaning on the table since he does that all the time.
This morning Michael was getting ready while Jacob and I played on the floor. He was standing holding on to me when all of a sudden he deliberately let go of me and struggled to stabilize for a second before grabbing me again. I couldn't believe he not only stood on his own for a bit, but also that he was really trying to do it and not just accidentally getting distracted.
We have just a few more days before his 10 month mark, maybe there's still a chance he'll be walking before 10 months.
Of course half way through the class I get a text that Jacob had been standing at the table and then all of a sudden Michael looked over and he wasn't holding on anymore. Instead he stood there staring at his hands in the air until Michael startled him and he realized he wasn't holding on. I decided not to believe him that it happened and that maybe he was leaning on the table since he does that all the time.
This morning Michael was getting ready while Jacob and I played on the floor. He was standing holding on to me when all of a sudden he deliberately let go of me and struggled to stabilize for a second before grabbing me again. I couldn't believe he not only stood on his own for a bit, but also that he was really trying to do it and not just accidentally getting distracted.
We have just a few more days before his 10 month mark, maybe there's still a chance he'll be walking before 10 months.