New developments...

Every weekend I'm going to recap any new developments, big or small, that have happened throughout the week.

Over the past few weeks, Chester has definitely been crazy about gnawing on his hands.  It seems like every time you look at him, his fists are in his mouth where a loud sucking sound can be heard.   It's kinda great, as it's a built in pacifier that you can take anywhere you go!  On the downside, he gets pretty slobbery!  I noticed yesterday that he's taken to sucking on a finger.  Oh boy.  Wait till he discovers the joys of the thumb.  That will be the day!   I'm noticing that Chester has been really enjoying hearing singing.  If I belt out a little ditty, he looks at me shocked for a second, and then beams!  Too cute.

 

The most exciting development is he seems to be getting into more regular sleeping patterns finally.  I noticed last week that he had a nap right after his first feeding - I put him in his crib after changing him, and he'd amuse himself watching the mobile and then conk out.  He also had a nap after his afternoon feeding in his swing.  This happened a couple times last week so it will be interesting to see if this was sheer coincidence.  Two naps a day plus his bedtime, which is now from around 11 pm until 8 or 9 am is pretty good.  We are trying to slowly scale it back to an earlier time every evening but we want to do it gradually.  On Saturday morning he woke up screaming at 8 am, and the night before he had gone to bed at 11 pm.  Not sure what that was about but I suspect he didn't get enough food the day before as he kept falling asleep while eating.  Either way, it's nice, and quite a relief, to look forward to some quiet time - as well as perhaps a few naps here and there for myself?