At the beginning of the month he had just started to turn over from tummy to back and back to tummy, but now he's mastered rolling and use it to get across the room to get to toys or to explore. He hates obstacles, walls and large items that get in the way of him getting where he wants and gets frustrated when the wall just won't get out of his way. Small toys aren't an issue, he just rolls over them. He's also started rolling over in bed and has started to sleep on his side or his belly. He has also found his toes and grabs them or at his socks whenever he gets a chance. He's waking up many nights this month to eat or when his foot has been stuck in between the slats of the crib. He's starting to push up onto his toes and hands (baby yoga plank), scooch backwards and nearly army crawl (lunge forward with one arm, belly on the ground and pushing with his feet a little). It won't be long and we'll have a crawler!
He also enjoys sitting up and playing with his toys, I think he likes the new perspective of things. He can't get to a seated position on his own but can stay up for 30 seconds or more seated until he topples over.
This month seems like it's been an ongoing growth spurt, constantly eating. More than likely he's had a bit of a growth spurt, but he's also become very easily distracted while eating, so we eat more often for a few minutes at a time. October 1st we tried our "real" food, sweet potato! Success! He ate some, he wore some and had fun with the spoon. We also ate rice cereal, peas, carrots, green beans, pears, bananas and prunes throughout the month. Later in the month he figured out he gets to eat more quickly if he doesn't help us with the spoon. He really likes sucking on an apple or cantalope. He seems to like most of the foods we've given him but isn't thrilled with rice cereal. We still have a few more fruit and veggie purees to try out before we move onto some chunkier or mixed versions. I hope to start making more of his food this next month.
Early in the month Henry's first teeth cut through. He's getting the bottom two middle teeth simultaneously. They are sharp and he likes to bite anything he can get his hands on, including other people's fingers. He doesn't seem too bothered by the teeth coming in just every so often he has a short cry/scream that we think is about his teeth. We haven't been able to get a good picture of them yet, but will keep trying.
Henry has also become much more vocal these last two weeks. He's been testing his voice with lots of bababas, a few mamamas, and oooow sounds. He also likes to make noise while putting his thumb in his mouth or a toy. He's started laughing when we tickle him, laughs when you laugh and still loves peek-a-boo!
Since our car was stolen at the end of August so we needed to go car shopping. Henry behaved for most of it but after a while just got tired of being confined in the carseat. Eventually we decided on the 2010 Honda Fit Sport, and it still took almost 4 hours to leave with the car. But while at the dealership Henry was given his first balloon. He had a blast with it, watching it float, pulling on the string, and bouncing it off mom, dad, the camera and himself.
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