Canaan Dale is officially three-fourths of a year old. Wow! Our active little guy is still not crawling per say, but he gets wherever he wants to go, believe you me. He's actually crawling backwards, so he backs himself around a room. It's hysterical and so creative. He gets up on all fours and scoots forward a little bit, but doesn't actually crawl forward yet. I'm starting to worry that he won't get the hang of it, but I'm sure it will be fine. I actually noticed just a couple of days before the 13th just how much his looks are changing. His first little tooth has popped through with a second quickly on its way. I think when babies start getting teeth, it really changes their looks and makes them look more like a big boy/girl. Sigh....
Our healthy eater consumes 4 jars of baby food per day (which is expensive!) plus his cereal for breakfast. He's not drinking as much formula now that he's eating so much more. Hadley loves that her brother gets more and more mobile all the time. Although, she wears him out! She's just all over him with her hands and body. I find it tests my patience for sure. He can be perfectly happy, sitting and playing independently, and then she decides to crash the party. Before you know it, he's crying. I try to explain that she doesn't have to be quite so intrusive but she's not getting the hang of it yet. And then she gets her feelings hurt...and it's just a vicious cycle. Sigh...
At night, if he doesn't fall asleep after taking his bottle, I am just laying him down in his crib and he goes to sleep within a few minutes. I am also not giving him his pacifier, as I'm hoping he won't need it all night long and then when we take it away completely, it won't be a nightmare as far as sleeping goes. So far, so good! He has to make his little nest for a few minutes and has definitely discovered the art of belly sleeping. I love to watch him on the video monitor, from the comfort of the couch (ah, finally a break for mommy), get comfortable and fall right off to sleep.
It is ridiculous how much I love this baby boy. Before I had Canaan, I really couldn't imagine being able to love anyone as much as I loved Hadley. But after Canaan entered my life, I see now how Mama's do it. It's indescribable and I'm so thankful God is allowing me to experience it. I'm starting to get party themes/ideas/plans rolling for his first birthday. How can this be? Oh me. I love you, Canaan!
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