Almost Done

For the past (almost) six weeks, I have been a single parent. I did have the help of Williams parents for half of it, but all in all, I was the only parent for Ian. William comes home on Friday, and I am so glad that this time apart is almost over. Time went by so slowly when I was by myself. The three weeks at my soon-to-be in-laws house seemed to have flown by. Being with other people while your significant other really makes time go by faster.

Ian has developed so much in the past 6 weeks. He's now sitting up on his own (a little wobbly still, but most times catches himself and straightens up before he actually falls over!), he's a lot more mobile, and a lot more talkative. He loves to babble and say "ba-ba" (sounds like a sheep sometimes when he does that :P ). Whenever he is on his tummy, he can either stick his butt up in the air, or push himself up on his arms. He hasn't figured out how to do both at the same time yet! But he's getting there.... my baby is almost crawling!! :) Then he REALLY will cause trouble! :P He also loves to be in his bouncer. Some days I'm just waiting for him to fly out of it with how violent he can bounce!

He's taken a lot more interest in his toys now. I'm hoping that he will get lots of good toys for Christmas to help him develop his motor skills. :) Right now, he'll see a toy that he wants and try and reach out to grab it. When he's sitting up and doing that, and it's a little out of reach, he'll tend to fall over before I can move it a little closer for him!

He loves to smack things. Windows, walls, arms, legs, floors, faces... you name it. He likes to hear the different noises everything makes. Give him a toy that makes noises to smack and he looks like he's in heaven. :) His daddy isn't terribly fond of noisy toys, but that's how babies learn! They won't really take much interest in a quiet toy. The noise catches their attention! Rattles, crinkle toys, musical toys, anything that he can make noises with, he loves them.

More updates.... He's learning how to hold his own bottle. His grandma got him a bottle that transitions to a sippy cup, complete with handles. With those handles, he's able to hold onto the bottle a lot easier, and learn to tip it up to get more. He is also starting to learn his name. A few times he has actually turned to look at me when I say his name. Exciting stuff! I can't wait until he learns how to talk back! Well, the good way of talking back, not the bad way. :P I love my baby so much and am so excited with how much he's developed in the past month. I remember that before William left beginning of November, Ian could sit for 2 seconds before toppling over. Now, here he is, sitting up without support!

Thanks for reading, and I'll post more updates as soon as I can. :)