On the Move

Isaac has made good progress with his motor function since our last post, about 1 month ago. He is crawling all over the place now. He follows us everywhere, pulls himself up by grabbing our legs or furniture, and is walking around the furniture. He is definitely "on the move." There have been several instances where he would pull himself up and then remain standing without holding on for a few seconds. He's still trying to figure out how to balance himself in standing without holding on to something. Today he was able to take one step with his left foot before falling. It's funny how he likes to hear every conversation. He definitely wants to be in the action and know what's going on around him. Another interest he has is electronics, which he gets from his daddy. He loves computer keyboards, wires, remote controls, cell phones, and basically anything else he can get his little hands on.

He has started to have some minor attachment issues. I have found it difficult to leave him places now...such as church and the gym. For some reason, he will not take a bottle from anyone other than family. He is fine when I leave, but has been a little extra fussy lately. In contrast, at home and at grandparents' houses...he is extremely happy and is mostly all smiles. He is inconsistently sleeping through the night now. Most nights he is sleeping all night; however, we have 2-3 nights a week where is doesn't quite make it. We'll take what we can get!!! When he doesn't sleep, he lets us know as he yells and walks around his crib. As far as eating goes, he has liked all the baby foods so far, except turkey and cereal puffs (which he just tried today and acted like he was going to gag on both of these foods). We did try to feed him a pureed banana, and he did not seem to care for it. We are trying to get him to drink water from a sippy cup, but have not had much success with that yet. Maybe these things will grow on him once he gets used to them.