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Child Labor

I mentioned he was crawling all over. I heard rustling in the pantry and saw him struggling with the swiffer. He then managed to get it out and I had to run to get my camera.

10 months

 What a photo session it was! Most were IN this playpen. And...my little secret...I put Twinkle, Twinkle on for him.

 Mateo is such a joy to have around! He always wakes up happy and ready to go. (takes after me-hehe)

His sleeping habits are slightly worse than past months, but we can still handle this. He has been waking up again at night, sometimes to eat, other times daddy can deal with him. Going to bed has become a challenge, since he learned to pull himself up. It is a big joke to have us come in and try to lay him back down. Today I decided to just let him play in his crib and eventually he'll fall asleep. I can hear if he's crying.

He crawls all over, chatting away. Now comes the fun part of starting to pull up on everything. #9 tooth came in and I see 2 more almost popping out. Good to eat the food he loves so much!

Mateo is 10.5kg/23lb and 76cm/29in.

Next 'monthday' is a special one. His grandparents will be here!

Sleeping like a baby

I just had to capture this moment. Anyone who knows our little man knows this is a rare sight. When he is around people he wants to be INVOLVED. Sleeping is boring. So many things to see.

M is a great sleeper, but it normally has to be dark and quiet. The only times (and those are rare) that he will fall asleep in my arms is if I am feeding him and like I said, rare.

This was taken last week. He must've been exhausted because after a few gulps he was out. And stayed out long enough to let me reach for the camera and he never stirred with the sounds. It was truly a precious moment.

9 Months

Our "little" man turned 9 month a few weeks ago. We did the photos on the day, but I forgot to blog. I am in awe of these photos that I see of kids who are sitting nice on their chair. I wonder how long it took for them to get that shot!

I read my post from 8 months and can almost repeat the part about his weight. He's still the same and you can see (even more now) that his stomach is flatter and his face is thinner.

Mateo is a very active boy. He now crawls all over. No boundaries. He is an explorer. Open the doors, grab the dangling keys, pull things off shelves and out of the cabinets, crawl under the tables and chairs, pull apart the play mat, eat the shoes.

His sleeping habits are pretty good. No complaints for me in that area. Normally he goes to bed around 9 and is up at 9 the next morning, then a 1 hour morning nap and 2 hour afternoon nap and an evening nap.

Mateo is quite sensitive to loud, sudden sounds. Often in church he begins to cry when we begin to clap. He is very scared of the vacuum and doesn't like the blender. Also yelling makes him cry.

He still loves his baths and dislikes getting dressed. My rule is that he wears whatever I put on him. If it is too big or too small, he just has to wear it that day. We both don't have the energy to change him again.

Favorite toys include his telephone, this lovely item that sings and has a million buttons and sounds, a magna doodle (he just likes to eat the pen and drag it around)

As you can see in this photo, M is beginning to pull himself up. We have since lowered the playpen, so there is no risk of falling. Now it looks like a jail.

He has 8 teeth and one looks like it has been coming for 3 weeks. It looked infected, but the doctor said it was fine.

His hair is slllllooowly starting to grow. When he wakes up I see little tuffs sticking out.

I started giving him most food that we eat. He loves it all. Spaghetti, scrambled eggs, FRIES (good, little Belgian), vol-a-vont, yogurt, quiche, lalala

AND he has a voice and likes to use it.

8 Months

Today the little man is 8 months. I actually took his photos on the day. He was not a happy camper, so I fed him after a few. Then he wanted to eat the pieces from the calendar and sit on it.
He still is weighing 10kg (22lb). I am *sort of* worried that I am not feeding him enough. I know that sounds crazy, but now that he eats more 'real' food and drinks less, I just don't know how much he should have. I could probably look it up, but I know he always eats everything I give him. This week we introduced yogurt and eggs. Both were a success, although he did prefer scrambled eggs to hard-boiled.
Today is about 20 degress (68) or possibly more! I just had to share that wonderful fact. I feel like I just wrote about what a dear Mateo was for playing for about an hour alone. It has all dramatically changed! Yes, he is still a dear, but I must be by him. He has a bad case of the separation anxiety. At home, I can't leave the room without him going hysterical. Sometimes if someone else is in the room he is ok.

Thankfully he is sleeping enough that I can get my stuff done when he is sleeping (if I am disciplined). He also went 3 nights without waking up for his pacifier! It was the first night in MONTHS I didn't get out of bed at night.

The little man is quite strong and I won't be surprised if he's an early walker, since he's been early with the rest.

7 months, came and went....

Chubsie turned 7 month 2 weeks ago...he weights just around 10 kilo, so 22 pounds.