On the Move!

It's been a while since I've written and that just might be because our little wonder is on the move. He isn't quite in an official 'crawl' position when he moves, but he can pull and inchworm himself wherever he pleases...which is frequently chasing the cat, but also just for the fun of it. It started out right after Christmas, and at the time he would just move when enticed by a favorite toy far in the distance...but now, I can barely get a diaper changed before he is scooting off down the hallway to explore anything and everything.

Also, he is teething again...this time for those two top front teeth and he sticks his little tongue out all of the time to feel where there is movement of the teeth in his gums. No teeth have broken through the gums yet, but I'm waiting. This time it hasn't really disrupted his sleep too much. He still doesn't 'sleep through the night' but I read an interesting notion about that in one of my baby books. It explained how in cultures throughout the world, it is perfectly common and normal for babies under a year old to wake during the night for feedings...but in our American culture, we tend to place such a high importance on independence, we find it to be abnormal when our babies wake during the night, when in fact it is perfectly typical.

So, even though people are often shocked that my 8 month old baby is waking 3 times a night (on a good night) during 12 hours of sleep...I really don't mind at all, and I couldn't imagine letting him "cry it out". He has fallen back asleep on his own many times, but when he needs comfort or milk, I'm happy to provide it to my little love. After all, it's a mother's job and natural inclination to do so!