I was looking through old video footage of Sawyer as a fragile 4
month old. Even ten minutes of exercise was exhausting and required a
lengthy nap afterward. Oh, I miss those days. This little monster of
mine is no longer one for intermittent movement or long naps. Our 11
month old is a mover, always on the go, and we're lucky if he takes a
nap for longer than 30 minutes more than one time a day.
I feel like ever since his surgery, he has been a spitfire little boy with a sudden interest in getting into everything he can get his hands onto. Besides the usual slapping me across the face, he has to always be holding something-anything- and if he goes two seconds without a toy, he either screams or takes off with his half-way crawl. This becomes an issue when he's connected to the pump and wants to crawl to the other side of the room. So we have to strap him down in a chair and put at least ten objects in his lap to keep him occupied for at least 20 of the 30 minutes. As soon as he's disconnected, he wants to explore and finally we discovered that he likes to be in a certain nook of our living room, back facing the wall, with toys spread out liberally and the TV playing. He can then sit and entertain himself without going nuts for someone's undivided attention.
Yes, he is crawling. Not quite cruising around, but he can get from point A to point B with a hesitant, wobbly crawl. He is a better eater, as well. We tried a marshmallow like Lorraine suggested and he actually attacked it so bad we gave him another. While he was in attack-mode, he bit off a big chunk of a cheeto and gave me a look. He chomped and swallowed it, then threw it down. He will take 1-2 ounces of baby food per feeding, so we're working on decreasing his bolus volume and supplementing with baby food. Not too bad considering he used to press his lips together anytime he saw a spoon or could smell licorice. I hope he keeps it up.
I'm working on uploading pictures, so I will get those attached when they're done. But I figured I'd at least post the updates for now.
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