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| One tiny scoot for Noah, one giant leap toward mobility. |
It was just a couple tentative motions forward but it marks a huge milestone for us, especially since Judah never learned to crawl as a baby. This is just one of many ways that Noah differs from Judah.
Judah was a drool-monster and wore drool bibs even after age 2. Noah doesn't drool at all. Judah could not entertain himself and be left alone for even 15 seconds. Noah can happily entertain himself for 20-30 minutes at a time. Judah loved reading books, even as a 6 month old. Noah grows bored after 30 seconds and would rather chew on the pages.
Anyway, enough of comparisons. More about Noah...
--He's growing teeth like crazy. No sooner than his big top 2 teeth came out, he's already starting on the next 2 on top.
--Recently he's been horrible at napping. I don't know if it's some kind of new phase brought on by this new mobility but he now SUCKS at sleeping during the day. No matter what I do he will only seem to nap 30 minutes at a time now. I have tried letting him cry himself back to sleep (even up to an hour!), patting him right away and trying to soothe him back to sleep quickly, nursing him in the hopes that would put him back to sleep, moving his nap times up or down half an hour, you name it, I've tried it. And failed.
--He has horrible eczema but is allergic to a lot of various creams/moisturizers. Thankfully Aquaphor is not an allergen so I slather him in it daily like butter on toast.
--He's really into sticking his tongue out and blowing raspberries now. So cute!
--He can now (and frequently does) reach out to me to indicate that he wants me to hold him. He also 'points' at things he's interested in by stretching out one arm in a certain direction.
--He does not care to nurse. Unlike Judah who probably would've nursed until he went off to college if I let him, Noah's just like 'meh' about it. The only time I can get him to latch on for more than 30 seconds is if I nurse him while he's drowsy. This is the main reason why I haven't trained him to sleep through the night yet. The 3 times I nurse him at night probably accounts for 90% of the breastmilk he now drinks! But man am I tired of fragmented sleep. I'm torn about what to do--as always with childcare, it seems like a trade-off between HIS well being and MY sanity.
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| Look how happy I am when you're not trying to nap me! |
I can't believe Noah will be 9 months next week. He seems to be growing up faster than Judah did (probably because my attention is divided this time around). How could my baby, my last baby, my sweet baby be so close to turning one? I'm in complete disbelief.
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| No matter how old Noah gets, this is how I'll always think of him, as a newborn. |
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