In all the hubbub, we let 28Oct come and go without realizing what it was. We waved bye-bye to Grandma when Chris took her to the airport in the morning. Then I took Calvin to the mall and farmers market while Chris rested and did some tasks around the garage. Not a single photo was taken except for this great one of C and Grandma below.
My baby is almost gone and a toddler is just about here (I know I sat this every month) - as soon as Calvin decides walking is worth the initial frustration. Crawling still suits him just fine. He doesn't care one bit that his little daycare friends are literally running circles around him.
Calvin this month:
- Teething - he's working on his 5th and 6th teeth. Upper lateral incisors are on the way. The one on the left is currently poking through. As usual, there is a lot of whining, crying out at night and general crankiness associated with this process and a lot of Advil has been consumed by baby and parents alike.
- Food - I'm trying to give him more of what we eat. This makes me examine the nutritional value of our own dinners. If I don't want Calvin to eat it, should we? Emergency pizza may be a thing of the past or consumed less frequently. Once a week is probably too much for pepperoni. We are also trying to let him have the spoon. I'm not up for this mess, but he's gotta learn sometime.
- Books - Calvin really seems to like books. Sometimes he will pay attention through an entire book or two, but most of the time he wants to look at them and turn the pages on his own terms
- Behavior - the 'onerous ones'? Calvin is already throwing little fits when he doesn't get what he wants. He will sit on the floor and throw his torso to the ground, wailing the entire time. Luckily he is easy to distract, so if he is crying over something he wants in his little hand, usually handing him something else works fine. Most of the time though, it's because he is tired and wants to be held. I try to give him what he needs without appearing like I'm giving in to his tantrum. We can't start that already.
- Locomotion - standing is old hat and Chris has seen a cautious step from time to time, but nothing that counts as walking. and I haven't seen anything so it hasn't happened at all in my book... but soon, I'm sure.
- Daily activities - Evening is a challenge as always. Calvin is tired after a long day 'at work'. I try to keep him busy with a walk and trips to the park to swing and slide. After that we cram in dinner, bath and bedtime. On weekends we try to take a daily outing: Children's museum, farmer's market, whatever we can think of to give Calvin something else to look at. The weather is perfect for it and I hate to keep him inside all day.
- Sleeping - He still wakes up once most nights. Why? I don't know. Hunger, teething, cough and congestion, wet diaper? These are all possible culprits and I do my best to combat them all but I am losing. Bed time feedings, disposable diapers at night, cool mist humidifier, Vick's baby rub, prophylactic Advil... doesn't matter. We are still up. This will end some day... right? RIGHT?
