Baby J Update

So, its Friday night. We had friends come over with their little one for a while tonight and now we are just relaxing. I'm reading blogs and now blogging while watching the royal wedding from this morning (it aired at 4am today). John just explained to me how weird blogging was to him and that I am a weirdo b/c I have a blog. He is so sweet. I started going through my old blog posts and I am so glad I have this blog!! So many things are documented about the baby - first roll over, sitting up, foods he tried, laughing, walking, words. I am so thankful I have a record of all his milestones.

With that said, here is a little update on my beautiful munchkin...

Today he is 14 1/2 months old.

• He walks/runs everywhere
• He knows where his nose and eyes are
• Gives kisses
• Says Mama, Dada, Nana, Doggie, Bug, Lando (sorta), Shhh, No, mmm, Up, Papa (a few times :)) and I swear he says bathtime. Oh and Baba.
• Waves bye-bye (oh yeah, he says bye-bye, hello and hi)
• Can open EVERY door in our house. good grief.

• He still loves the bottle more than a sippy cup
• Is more dangerous then ever! He climbs everything and is constantly trying to hurt himself
• Has 7 teeth. I'm a little afraid to feel the back gums to see if anything has broke through b/c he is a pirana
• LOVES being outdoors
• Likes dirt, bugs, tools, trucks, airplanes, your stereotypical boy things
• Has the best smile and laugh in the world

Sleep

My munchkin is not a great sleeper. This weekend I decided to try CIO (cry it out) again. I had tried maybe a month ago and he got so worked up, so fast, I thought NO WAY. How do people do this?!?! Then on Friday, we both desperately needed some good sleep, so I decided to give it a try. I told myself that I would not let him cry more than 10 minutes. I put him down when he was sleepy. He cried for 7 minutes and then... Then he slept from 10pm to 5:30 in his crib without a peep!!!!!!!!!! It was glorious. Last night, I tried again, he fussed for over 10 minutes so I got him. When I picked him up, I realized he wasn't even that worked up. He wasn't hot & didn't even have tears. He was just screaming b/c he knew I would get him. Because he has ME trained! I failed.

I don't think CIO has to be so extreme, but I do think it works for some babies. I think, I may have one of those munchkins....