Week 1
- Claps if you ask him (clap your hands!)
- Release toys into your hand if you ask for it
- Pulls to standing with ease
- Crawls same speed as Roomba
- Cruise-walking when holding onto anything
Week 2
- Went to Gymboree for the first time! Had a blast.
- Started the Cry It Out sleep training method out of desperation, after 3 days, went to sleeping through the night 8:30 PM to 6 AM
- "Crying" when put down reduced to about 2-10 minutes, about 4-5 on average. Consistently self-soothes to sleep now
- Back to shaking his head
- Independent chewing/crunching with teeth
- Waves bye-bye
- Likes to watch Elmo on Sesame Street
Week 3
- Got sick with whatever mom has
- Regressed with sleep (teeth? cold? growth spurt?) - back to waking up at 2 AM to feed, but still able to go to sleep within minutes after put down, independently
- Occasionally lets go and stands independently (VERY occasionally)
- Throws his hands above his head
- Eating 3 "real" meals a day now
- Plays with shape sorter, with assistance
- Demonstrates a set daytime routine with two naps now:
- 7:30 AM wake up
- 8-9:30 AM milk, then breakfast
- 10:30 AM first nap time (anywhere from 30 minutes to 2 hours)
- 12 PM milk, then lunch
- 3 PM milk, then 2nd nap time (anywhere from 1-3 hours)
- 6 PM milk
- 7 PM dinnertime
- 8:30-9 PM bath time, milk, story time, then bedtime
Week 4
- Drinks independently from a Sippy cup (after we showed him liquid is actually inside!)
- Slept for the first time in MONTHS, 10 PM to 7:30 AM NO awakenings
- Starting to FEEL heavier - weight gain???
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