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| Easter Bunny |
It's already been 2 months since my last update...time flies.
Eating: We still find it pretty hard to get him to eat a lot unless it's pasta/risotto/gnocchi, but fortunately he eats lots of fruit and vegetables at nursery. He now eats Weetabix for breakfast most mornings and seems to love it (and insists on feeding himself). He also loves Cheerios (for breakfast or a snack). I've stopped breastfeeding (at 14 months, 3 weeks, similar to Milo) so he has a bottle in the morning and usually one during the day, but was consistently refusing the one at night before bedtime so we've stopped offering it which has made no difference to him.
Sleeping: Still around 7:15pm - 5am (on a good day). We had a bad patch where he was waking a lot in the night (we think teeth) but he has been sleeping through again for the last week. As I'm no longer breastfeeding, Nick and I alternate nights with the boys. Henry gets a story or 2 and then will normally settle himself in his cot.
Playing: His favourite toy at the moment is the stove and plastic food/tea set/cooking set. He loves to stand in front of it for ages, putting things in and out of the oven and stirring the pots on top. He also loves the Octonaut mini-figures and Octo-Pod (kindly lent to us by Max B) and seems to enjoy the trains. He also loves whatever Milo has, naturally. He loves it when you do 'Round and Round the Garden' on his hand and then will do it himself (on your hand or his own). He also loves 'This Little Piggy' and giggles in anticipation of the tickle.
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| Who put this stuff in the drawer? |
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| And this goes on the floor too... |
Milestones: As per the previous posts, he is almost walking...so close! He's really taking his time on this one (Milo was walking by 13.5 months). He is turning into a big climber - he loves climbing on to the coffee table or Milo's table (below) and will often stand on them with his hands in the air if you let him. He will clap when he hears clapping (like on the TV or a live record) and points at exactly what he wants (if you are carrying him, he will point you in the direction he wants to go). He's very vocal - like if he's pointing at something he usually grunts until you do what he wants. He has learned to go down stairs backwards (we have 2 steps on the second floor that he freely goes up and down - not the main stairs!)
Teeth: Lots in the last 2 months. The two lateral incisors on the bottom (the 2 on either side of the middle 2 central incisors). First molars on top and bottom of left side and same coming up on the right side too. Loads of drooling. So 9 that are fully up and 3 half way up.
Other: He can be super grumpy and will let you know it by screeching in frustration. He HATES having his fingernails cut and recently has hated having his nappy changed too. He sometimes refuses to go in his highchair and will make his body stiff so you can't put him in.
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| Double stripes combo courtesy nursery |
Favourite thing: Occasionally Henry comes into our bed if he wakes very early or when he wasn't sleeping very well a few weeks back. For some reason he wants to sleep with his face on my face, so crawls over to me and lays his cheek on my cheek and sucks his thumb. To be fair, this isn't actually my favourite thing at 3am, but it's pretty sweet.
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| Note mischievous glint in his eyes... |
