Owen's been rolling more but still can't really keep his balance when he's on his belly. I'm glad he's making the effort to get to things he wants rather than just crying when something is out of reach.
His cold seems to be improving. I haven't had to use nearly as many tissues in the last two days and he hasn't been coughing much at all. I'm hoping it goes away completely soon.
We've had some great nights of sleep and some average nights this week. Tuesday night I but him down at 6:45 and he didn't wake up until 5:30 and then went back to sleep for another couple of hours. I felt great after getting a long stretch and a late morning. He took good naps on Wednesday as well but then his nights went back to waking up at least twice. It seems that the days he takes short naps he sleeps longer at night. I love that he can sleep 10-11 hours straight but it makes for a long day when I get less than 2 hours during the day while he naps. At least I get one of the two!
A few nights this week I've given him a bottle before bed rather than nursing him. Partly because I had it on hand and partly because that's when he does the most biting. He's showing a little more interest in nursing lately which is great. It's been quite a while since I felt like I wasn't forcing him to nurse.
He still hasn't gotten anymore teeth but I'm okay with that (see aforementioned biting!). I'm pretty sure that once those top teeth come in he will strictly take a bottle.
Owen has his 9 month check up on Monday so we'll find out his stats then. He's still fitting into his 9 month clothes but I'm sure it won't be for much longer.
Owen has started to hate the changing table and cries every time I lay him on it. He doesn't mind having his diaper changed anywhere else so I don't know what that is about.
He started doing all sorts of funny things with his lips lately. Smacking them, sucking on his top lip, chewing on his bottom lip. It's all really funny.
Owen is loving his jumperoo and goes crazy in it now. It's a blast to watch him in it.
He's also loving books more. He's always liked them but would get fidgety or try to grab at the book while I read. Now he just snuggles onto my lap and cries a little when I put them away.
Some of our favorite books right now are:
Chicka chicka boom boom
Owen
Llama Llama Red Pajama
Fidgety Fish
Goodnight Moon
In the last couple of days Owen has started to want to sit on my lap while we play on the floor. He'll start grabbing at my legs and whining until I set him on my lap. Super fun.
In other exciting news I've been successfully eating dairy for the last month! I'm still trying to not overdo it mostly because I don't want to gain back any of the 60 pounds I've lost in the last 9 months. It is exciting that I'll be able to partake in the deliciousness of the holidays! I'll need to start working out soon though to make up for it.
Owen has a little Beavis laugh which cracks me up.
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