Okay- so we have fully arrived at the difficult stage with Alex where napping is something sought out. He HATES his crib and has not been in it in weeks for a nap or nighttime sleep or otherwise. At night he cannot get close enough to my body and is total snuggle bug. Geoff is totally over sharing his marital bed with this boy, and yet neither of us seem to have the ability to suck it up and try to get him out of there. The simple truth is- sleep is really easy with him in the bed. He wakes up to nurse a couple of times and other than that he goes back down really easily - cuddled up to me or geoff. Night time is one thing- daytime is another.
Naps are currently- in the car, in the stroller, or on the couch but rarely. sometimes in 'the big bed' after being nursed. I swear there is just negative energy in his room right now. He does not like having his diaper changed or clothes changed and the crib is just awful to him, so being in there just feels like nothing successful happens in there. With the exception of reading sophie bedtime stories in the rocker which happens a couple of times per week. While we read Alex plays with toys placed in the nightstand drawers.
So our little guy is almost one- just a few weeks away now. His favorite things are his V-Tech music bus (which was Sophie's) a toy vacuum that he loves to push around, he loves his instruments-maracas, shaker egg, cymbals, wave drum, tambourine-I have these tub toy flutes but he does not know to blow air into them so he puts the mouthpiece part in his mouth and makes humming sounds- it is hysterical. He is fascinated by my electric toothbrush and wants to get his hands on the sunscreen tubes and other personal hygiene tubes/bottles he can see up on his dresser. No real 'lovey' object to speak of- just his mom. He is SUPER close to walking. He has been cruising for so long, and he really wants to walk, I can tell. I think there is a little lack of confidence going on. I am thinking in a few more weeks tops he will be taking several steps at a time. He is crazy blonde and is growing quickly again after a few months of his growth slowing down. He is eating more solids now, and has still enjoyed jarred baby food up until this week! He is doing finger foods like avocado, roast beef, toast with butter, graham crackers, he loves sweet navel oranges and fresh peach and grapes too. I need to start getting some well-cooked veggies on his tray. Not such a fan of scrambled eggs and banana has fallen out of favor. Of course I will keep trying.
Sophie is now going to preschool on the "big side" and has new teachers- Lacey and Jessica. I moved her to 3 half days per week but am trying to switch her back to Tuesday/Thursday mornings only. She seems to enjoy it a lot- she used to have a little trepidation at drop off on the little kids side but seems to know she has moved up and everything is okay. Her behavior has been a lot better over the last few weeks.
Geoff is off in NYC right now helping his Dad campaign for the primary. Robert is running for a seat in the house- it is all kind've bizarre. He will be back late tomorrow- we have missed having him here. Yesterday we had a super long day at Venice Beach with Karen and Stacie and Sam Rose, who sophie just adores. It was great- so relaxing and we got yummy cheeseburgers for dinner afterwards- desserts to go and sophie had a bath at karen's apartment- we did not get home til 8:30 at night. Splendid.
Overall I am doing okay - balancing mommyhood and work, housekeeping and activities. I really relish my Friday afternoons off for movies (over the summer I have seen Frozen River, Batman the Dark Knight, Hancock, American Teen- super cute- The Wackness, Sisterhood of the traveling pants - I have seen quite a bit. Nothing as distracting as a good film in a chilled, dark theater to make me forget about everything that is going on in the world.
am tired today- I feel like I have a lot more to say and recount, but I am a little dazed. will try to return soon...
