Over the past week, a few little developments with our baby ... First, Joseph has started grabbing at toys and chewing (or at least drooling) on them. I got him a little duck toy for his carseat with a pull handle and he hadn't really noticed it until recently, so I'm glad he likes it now. I may go ahead and pull out the teething toys since his grip is getting better. Next, we moved up to 3-6 month clothes on schedule. I successfully pulled out all the new clothes, but I have not necessarily put away the old ones. Maybe by the time we rotate to 6-9 months. That's just how things roll in this household - oh well :) Another note, it looks like the umbilical hernia is actually closing up the way it's supposed to - Joseph's belly button isn't popping out so much as it was before, but is starting to look more normal. Finally, and this is truly a miracle, as new moms will appreciate: Joseph can settle himself down to sleep! I have noticed multiple times over the past week that when his diaper is dry and he's full, and he has been playing for a little while and starts to get fussy, that if I put him down then in his crib he will roll himself on his tummy, wiggle around awhile, and then fall asleep. I don't think I could add sufficient exclamation points for that. I couldn't for the life of me get Michael to wind down and sleep/nap on his own until he was at least six months old, if I'm remembering right - he was one you just could not lay down. Joseph still wakes up at least two or three times a night to eat, but he always goes right back to sleep. So I'm still sleep-deprived for all the waking up, but I am extremely thankful that going-to-sleep is becoming a much easier process :)
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