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First official mohawk pic
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Eating- Little man is nursing 5 times a day now (we increased it this month) and for the past week, he's also been getting 6-10 oz per day of either pumped breastmilk or formula as a supplement. We always feed Enoch 4 oz of applesauce in the morning, and then he usually eats lunch and dinner with us at the table. For those bigger meals, he will generally eat bread, cheese, and a veggie/fruit. He really enjoys eating these foods by hand (cut up into small pieces): bananas, watermelon, grapes, green beans, avocado, sweet potato, carrots.
Mobility- Enoch loves to play on the floor either by himself or with us. He can scoot on his bottom, make circles & roll on his tummy, and stand while holding onto something. He hasn't tried stepping while standing yet, and he isn't very inclined to pulling up on objects, only people at this point. :)
Although he is getting closer to crawling, it is taking some time for him to get used to being up on his knees. He is getting much more liberal with how far he thinks is safe to reach forward though while sitting, to the point where he often ends up on his hands and knees only to fall over or push back up to sitting.
Sleep- Enoch still sleeps through the night, though his hours have changed some over the past month. He now stays up a little later (7 or 7:30 pm) and then he typically wakes up between 6 and 6:30 am. His morning nap usually starts at 9 and lasts 1.5-2.5 hours, depending on how much I wore him out in the morning. His afternoon nap is becoming less regular though. I usually lay him down after lunch, sometime around 1 or 2, but he doesn't always fall asleep. If he does sleep, it generally only lasts 1 hour; if he doesn't sleep, he'll usually rest for 30-45 minutes while talking/playing (though at this point we don't put toys in his crib with him).
Playing- Enoch loves simple toys and books the most. He enjoys picking up, inspecting, throwing, and even making noises with toys that are small and have simple shapes (for example, his wooden blocks, the shape sorter blocks, rainbow stacker circles, etc.). He also really enjoys looking at books himself and being read to. When I'm in the kitchen, sometimes I give him measuring spoons and tupperware, which he also LOVES! :)
One other thing he has recently started doing is playing more games. He especially likes playing peekaboo and throwing balls. Now that he stands quite often, he will also play the falling game where as soon as he stands up, he falls down and then wants to stand again... only to immediately fall down again... and it repeats... Below is a video of him playing "where's the baby".
Nature- On most days, Enoch is very laid back and easy going. He is definitely active- always moving and reaching and talking, but he's usually not too demanding or fussy. On days when he is more fussy, going for a walk in the stroller or watching cars go by on the front porch are two ways to reclaim my content little guy. If he had it his way, we would get out of the house at least once per day (which we typically do 5-6 days of the week anyway) because he just loves seeing people and riding in the car.
One new development in the past few months (as I recall) is that although Enoch loves seeing people, he gets incredibly shy if they pay him any attention, and he often has symptoms of "stranger danger" when new people try to touch or hold him. This happens all the time, like at the doctor office, when family and friends visit our home, when we are out shopping or walking, at church, etc. We've heard that this is only a phase and that he'll eventually outgrow it, so we're not doing too much to train him not to do this right now.
Teeth- This month Enoch has been working on 3 top teeth. They've been visible under his gums for around a week now, but yesterday they finally broke through so that we could feel them. This puts him up to 5 teeth now.
Clothing- 12 mos is getting too tight when he wears his bulky cloth diapers, so I find myself putting him in 18 mos clothes mainly.
Small details I want to remember:
Eating with his hands... We joke that it seems like Enoch thinks that he has to hurry & gobble up his food so that no one snatches it away from him. A lot of times he even grabs 2 or 3 pieces of food at a time. :)
Throwing his toys... He loves to throw them out of his stroller, out of his carseat, and even out of the bathtub. He also throws them just out of his reach when he plays on the floor. It's really cute because he ends up being encircled by a ring of toys, each of which is just a tad too far away for him to grab without falling over or scooting.
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| Chilling with his buddy after swimming |
Swimming... We have been invited to swim almost every Tuesday morning since we've been here by some sweet ladies at a church in our town. Although we aren't always able to make it do to Enoch's nap schedule, it is such a treat when we do get to go! I love chatting with the other moms, and Enoch enjoys seeing the other babies (and big kids) too.
Kissing... I know I already posted a video of this, but it's just TOO cute, and it melts this mama's heart each time he gives me one of his wet sugars.
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| Walking with Mama on MSU campus |
Talking... Little man loves to talk and jabber, almost constantly. His newest thing is to say "huh" or "uh" repeatedly while looking you in the face (like he's asking you a question each time). We have made some progress on teaching him to be quiet in church by saying "shh..." and placing our hand over his mouth and saying "no" when he talks, but there's still much training to be done in this area. :)
