The week beginning September 6th The Baby added "M" to his sounds. This week he added "N" sounds. He is getting really good at scootching around the house, using both arms and his right foot to propel him around the floor. He is starting to get up on all fours but can't figure out what to do from there, and plops back down onto his belly to move around. Today I noticed him pulling up on things to hang out on his knees. The crib is being lower some more this weekend!
Last night he went down in his crib around 8pm, I got him up to dream feed* around 10pm, and then he slept until 5:30am. He was up to nurse and then back to sleep until 7:45am when he was up for the day. I would LOVE for his to repeat, but I will take anything over the up every two hours to nurse all night long routine. That was a bummer.
On the nursing front, after some middle of the night biting, he hasn't bitten me in a while. [crosses fingers] He has really started to eat food, preferring finger foods to baby food. The only baby food he will eat is rice cereal mixed with breast milk. He is eating a small bit at lunch, just a few bites and much more at dinner. Tonight he had some dehydrated apple bits, cheese cubes, avocado, and rice cereal with a nursing session to finish the meal.
*Dream feeding is getting him out of his crib, nursing him while he is mostly still asleep, and then putting him back into his crib. He never even opens his eyes. This way I can go to sleep around the same time as The Daddy and hopefully The Baby won't wake for a feeding until 1am or thereabouts.
Who Does This Look Like To You?

Picture taken at home, September 13, 2009