Every week goes by so quickly, but I never know where to start! Reuben is learning new things at a rapid pace. Getting more and more able to move around while he's on the floor, but not crawling yet though he is desperate to!
His sleeping is getting better, I think. I did some reading online on how to break the "overtired cycle" - and everyone says to put them to bed really early. So I've been getting him to bed around 6:30-7:00, with trying to encourage naps all day, any time he is tired. So far it SEEMS to be working as he slept 7pm-10pm, 10:30-1:15, and 1:45-5:10 this morning!! He then slept another hour in bed next to me. This is really good, considering he's been getting up every hour or so (sometimes less) in the last 2 weeks.
A BIG event this week - we left Reuben with a friend for the first time! On saturday we left him with our friend Sarah for 2 1/2 hours while we went out to lunch. It was so strange to be without him, but I have to say I really really enjoyed spending time with my husband! It was as if we had never been on a date before though, haha. On top of the wonderful meal, he leaned over to kiss me and POOF he put a box on the table ... he bought me a beautiful necklace for valentines day! Yes, I admit I've been pleading for a necklace for a long time but I had given up hope of ever getting one..haha. We had such a fun day! Then on Sunday, our friend Karen watched him for 3 hours. We went out for coffee then went home, snuggled on the sofa and watched a movie (Cemetary Junction - REALLY good!) I have to say that I could get used to this life! So easy. And it gave me time to miss my little man!
Reuben's also started eating some new foods! We've taken to "Baby Led Weaning" - where basically I just give him foods and he explores them/eats them. It's fun, messy, and highly ineffective and nearly none of the food actually gets digested. haha. So far he loves toast, and can't get any scrambled eggs into his mouth. I'm going to try making him an omelet later in the week and cut it into strips for him. He has so much fun with it :)
And the biggest news at the moment is that we are leaving for the States in just one week from today!! I'm trying not to get stressed out about the traveling - it will be whatever it will be. In a way I'm planning for the worst but I don't think my mind can really comprehend how bad it could end up being...haha. Oh well, I cannot WAIT until we get there. I am going to hug my mom and dad like they have never been hugged before!!!!
I think that's all for now. I won't be updating for a couple weeks - next time I am on here my little boy will be a week away from 7 months old. Holy moly.
Noah used to go to sleep at 5:45-6:00 otherwise he'd be too tired. Now its still 7-7:30 so I think early is definitely better! So happy he's getting more sleep!
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