Tea Time: Sweet Little Updates

Hello. Zachary is taking a late afternoon nap and so I thought I'd type just a bit before he wakes. Thought I'd share some little updates regarding Zachary's development.

Rice Cereal

We just recently started Zachary on solids. Rice cereal was our first very exciting venture out into the world of solids. At first Zachary was a bit upset to find that his BPA-free munchkin spoon does not provide a free flow of milk like mommy or his nightly bottle. He was sure to express this frustration Shaun and I. After a a couple of more days he has become much better as accepting his rice cereal as an additional component to his breakfast and lunch.

Not looking too happy here

Looking a little happier here

Daddy's turn

Yum yum!

Second time around! Forget the bib! We're using a towel!

"Sleep Training"

Sigh..now here's something to talk about!? Or maybe not!! About a week or two ago we started to encourage Zachary to go down to sleep without having to be held or soothed. Tears were indeed shed! Both Zachary and I cried. But after a couple of days we could see the fruit of our labor. He now (for the most part) goes down very easily and calmly! Hooray!!!!

Sleeping Through the Night

Zachary is starting to sleep through the night! Yay!!!! After a rough two weeks of 1am-4am play time due to him being jet lagged from the 14 hour difference in Singapore, he now sleeps at about 8ish and wakes at about 6ish! He does wake up in between in which we at times respond with a comforting "pat-pat-pat" on his bottom in addition to a "shh-shh-shh". Other times we wait just a minute to respond and back to sleep he goes. Amazing!!!

Shrieking & Squealing

Zachary has finally discovered that he has a voice box! He shrieks & squeals when he's happy and when he's mad. At times he sounds like a little baby kitten outside our window looking for his mommy.

Rolling Over

Zachary can now roll over onto his tummy & back! This is exciting and yet a little scary. I'm constantly keeping an eye on him as he sleeps to make sure he's able to breath okay. Even when I attempt to turn him back on his back he seems to turn himself back on to his side or tummy.