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Levi has crawling mastered and is getting around pretty fast. I love when he thinks one of us is chasing him and he squeals and "runs" away. He also pulls himself up on everything and pushes chairs around, practicing his walking.
I've seen glimpses of him starting to make sense of the world around him which is so fascinating to watch. He loves to imitate our sounds and gestures - throwing his hands up in the air at the dinner table and clapping are his favorite. He's still a super fun and goofy kid, always in a playful mood. He has six teeth and more coming in. Levi's 18m clothes are getting small and I added t-shirts in size 2T to the mix a few days ago. It's happened that Ava wore one of Levi's shirts to school the other day, and Levi one of Ava's sweaters. As you can see in the pictures, his hair is getting really long. I have a feeling a first hair cut is not too far ahead in the future.
I'm barely breastfeeding him now; I nurse him once after we all get home, which he needs also emotionally after a long day at daycare, and then at night on demand, which has been mostly comfort nursing . In the last few days he's been actually hungry at night and we've started to give him a bottle before we go to bed and during the night. I'm a bit afraid of introducing a bad habit of eating at night, but maybe it's just a growth spurt. All I can say is that it's for sure easier than dealing with a cranky baby in the middle of the night or raw nipples in the morning.
At dinner, he eats mostly everything that we eat now, which is always a huge mess, but not having to prepare baby food and/or spoon feed makes a big difference. Another random first: I took the kids to Burger King for the first time recently when Tony needed a few hours to work around the house. Levi didn't care for the apple sauce but loved Ava's cheeseburger. I'm happy to report that none of the kids really cared for the food, but loved the experience, crown, playground, and all.
At daycare, he finally got a new teacher who is absolutely wonderful and whom I trust completely. His transition to the one year old room is coming up, and we had a bit of a hick up when it was decided to just move him over to the new room without much of a transition when the center's director was away for a few days. It didn't help that the teacher for the one year old room was also new and Levi hadn't got a chance to get to know her. As most babies, Levi doesn't do well with abrupt changes and needs a bit of time to adjust to new situations. The director and his infant room teacher knew that and had planned a two week transition period. I was so glad when his infant teacher pulled me aside at the end of a day and shared her concerns. I was able to address it with the center and when the director returned from her trip, she immediately came to talk to me and suggested we roll things back and take it slow as originally planned. While not ideal, it confirmed that I can trust my kids' teachers and the director to know my kids and to make decisions accordingly. I made sure to let them know how much I appreciated it.
Next time: Levi's one year update!
he such a smart and active baby boy...
ReplyDeleteDon't forget to give an extra care for his skin, to keep his skin moisturised!