I have been realizing this last week that what "they" say is TRUE! (do you ever wonder who "they" is - I do!)
MY SON IS GROWING UP TOO FAST!!!!
I wish I could watch him in slow motion, but lately everything he does seems so fast and he seems to be changing every minute. . . literally. (And I really don't mean figuratively)
*He is CRAWLING EVERYWHERE! (Thank the Lord our new home is childproofed for the most part and I shut doors to the rooms that aren't. He has not had any serious injuries YET! :))
*He understands so much and is trying to talk all the time. He imitates us, and babbles constantly. The other day I thought he was done eating and I said: "All done", just like I always do and he started to wail. Then I asked him if he wanted "more" and he immediately calmed down and reached for more. He understands "no" and "obey". Yesterday he started to crawl to the fireplace and I told him "no, obey Jake" and he looked at me, then back at the fireplace, then back at me. I told him: "come to Mommy." He looked back at the fireplace, and then crawled straight to me. I rewarded him by taking him to the see the fireplace WITH MOMMY.
* He has dropped another nursing, which means now he only nurses 4 times a day. And he dropped it on his own! The past 3 mornings, he has not wanted to nurse right when he wakes up. Do you know what he has wanted? HIS TOYS!
* He loves his new room and this new independence brought on by mobility. He will play for an hour or more sometimes just cheerfully exploring his room and his toys. I MISS HIM NEEDING ME!
* He now naps for two hours in the morning and again for two hours in the afternoon.
* He'll let me read to him without getting fidgety for almost 15 minutes at a time now too!
* He has arrived at the "I want Mommy only" stage, but only early in the morning, when he first wakes up, and then at night when it's time for bed.
AND ALL OF THIS WITHIN THE LAST WEEK!
Like I said, he is changing and growing too fast! I want to cherish every second with him. I know the day will come when I long for the moments when I can hold him. A few nights I have done just that. I've held him and rocked him a little longer, just to savor those moments.
He is the sweetest little boy and truly a reward from God. I love him more and more each day. Not only does he teach me something new every day, he makes me smile, even laugh, several times each day - and I thought I was supposed to be doing that for him. . . .
MY SON IS GROWING UP TOO FAST!!!!
I wish I could watch him in slow motion, but lately everything he does seems so fast and he seems to be changing every minute. . . literally. (And I really don't mean figuratively)
*He is CRAWLING EVERYWHERE! (Thank the Lord our new home is childproofed for the most part and I shut doors to the rooms that aren't. He has not had any serious injuries YET! :))
*He understands so much and is trying to talk all the time. He imitates us, and babbles constantly. The other day I thought he was done eating and I said: "All done", just like I always do and he started to wail. Then I asked him if he wanted "more" and he immediately calmed down and reached for more. He understands "no" and "obey". Yesterday he started to crawl to the fireplace and I told him "no, obey Jake" and he looked at me, then back at the fireplace, then back at me. I told him: "come to Mommy." He looked back at the fireplace, and then crawled straight to me. I rewarded him by taking him to the see the fireplace WITH MOMMY.
* He has dropped another nursing, which means now he only nurses 4 times a day. And he dropped it on his own! The past 3 mornings, he has not wanted to nurse right when he wakes up. Do you know what he has wanted? HIS TOYS!
* He loves his new room and this new independence brought on by mobility. He will play for an hour or more sometimes just cheerfully exploring his room and his toys. I MISS HIM NEEDING ME!
* He now naps for two hours in the morning and again for two hours in the afternoon.
* He'll let me read to him without getting fidgety for almost 15 minutes at a time now too!
* He has arrived at the "I want Mommy only" stage, but only early in the morning, when he first wakes up, and then at night when it's time for bed.
AND ALL OF THIS WITHIN THE LAST WEEK!
Like I said, he is changing and growing too fast! I want to cherish every second with him. I know the day will come when I long for the moments when I can hold him. A few nights I have done just that. I've held him and rocked him a little longer, just to savor those moments.
He is the sweetest little boy and truly a reward from God. I love him more and more each day. Not only does he teach me something new every day, he makes me smile, even laugh, several times each day - and I thought I was supposed to be doing that for him. . . .
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3 comments:
..just wait till you discover he can escape that cardboard box.
Wow, he HAS changed.
I do the same with Gavin when I rock him to sleep at night - sometimes, instead of putting him in his crib, I'll just sit and hold him - just watching him breathe. Where's the pause button on the baby remote?
BTW,
I didn't have him in that cardboard box to confine him. We were just playing around when we were packing up. :) He totally already knows how to move things out of this way. . . :)
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