Parker Week 34 – Crawling (Sort of…)
August 29, 2009
Parker can crawl! Although, the fact that he can doesn’t mean that he always does… During the past two months or so Parker has gotten very good at belly scooting. He can get anywhere he wants to go on his belly, and he’s pretty quick (especially when he’s attempting to tip over the cat’s water bowl, which reminds me, I’ve got to move that out of reach again…) I think his ability to scoot on his belly delayed his desire to crawl. He’s been able to get up on all fours and rock back and forth for months now, be he didn’t get any momentum forward until the past few days. Now he’ll crawl (really crawl) for a few steps before flopping back onto his belly. I’m guessing it’ll only be a matter of time before he discovers that crawling is indeed a faster mode of transportation than belly scooting.
Also, have I mentioned that his 3rd tooth has popped through? Three teeth before 8 months! He’s got quite the set of chompers…
Sometimes it feels like just a few weeks ago I was waddling around in the middle of August with a belly that didn’t seem to end, or walking up and down my street, pausing for every contraction and hoping that soon I’d be ready to go to the hospital, or giving Xander his first bath, or getting peed on again because we hadn’t yet figured out the brilliance of a “pee-pee cloth”.
For about a week and a half after I returned from my conference Xander was all about Mommy. Mommy needed to help him with everything, and play with him, and read him books, and help him get dressed, etc. And I was happy to help – I had missed it for a week! During all this time we were spending together, Xander was incredibly sweet to me. One morning as we were all getting ready to go to work/day care, Xander ran upstairs to get the pillow from his bed. I helped him carry it downstairs, and then tried to get him settled on the couch to watch an episode of Little Einsteins while I showered (yes, we use the tv as a babysitter on occasion). Xander asked me to sit with him, and I was about to protest when he told me “I got this pillow for you Mama, for your back” (I don’t have back problems, but the thoughtfulness was great)! How could I say no? So I sat and cuddled my little boy for a few minutes, and then with some hesitation, got up to take a shower. Xander was also eating a few coco puffs that morning (a special treat for staying in his big boy bed all night). As I got up to leave, he told me, “I save some coco puffs for you Mama” – again with the sweetness that could melt your heart.
A few nights ago I thought my baby might never sleep again. He slept three hours that night, and they were not consecutive. I’m not sure how I made it through work without falling asleep in my chair. But last night, oh last night was blissful. Zach put Parker to sleep just after 7pm. We’ve got a good bedtime routine now – bath, dinner, books, bottle, bed. Xander was in bed and books read and lights out just about 8pm (after two trips to the bathroom and a lengthy discussion of what we were doing tomorrow). Zach and I were both in bed by 11pm. Xander woke me around 4ish looking for his binky, but that was a quick trip.
