Rennah's 7th Birthday Party

We went to Bakersfield for my niece's 7th birthday party. We all had a fun time and Joshua absolutely loved the pool/spa.

10 months

Joshua is now 10 months (and a few days) old!
Where to begin? A couple days after my last update, Joshua really figured out how to get around. He went from kind of scooting to full on crawling. He's all over the place now. Also, at the same time, he figured out how to pull himself up to standing. At first he we found him standing in his crib a few times, now he stands everywhere, including the sliding glass door which has nothing to pull up on. We've had to really go through and baby proof. I thought we had done a pretty good job, but there are still things he gets into! He has also figured out how to get himself down from standing by shifting his weight forward and plonking down on his bottom - so cute! He can even reach down to the ground while standing to pick up a toy.

Oh, and he graduated to the big bath this month. He loves the water though it's hard to keep him sitting down in the tub.
On May 18, we had his 9 month checkup at which he weighed 22lbs, 10oz and was 29 inches long. Also at that appointment, we decided to start him on a daily maintenance medicine for asthma since he's been coughing and junky sounding since February.

His sleeping went from bad to worse and back again. The worst night he was up 8 times. Yes, 8 times - worse than when he was a newborn! And then he went through a phase of not wanting to go back to sleep so one night we were up from 1 until after 4 am. During that time, we would find him standing and crying in his crib. We were afraid to just let him cry because he didn't really know how to get down without just falling. He bonked his head a few times. Some nights he ended up in our bed with us. And boy, for a little baby, he sure does take up a lot of space! This past week we think his medicine has finally kicked in and is allowing him to sleep better. He even went through the night a couple times! Most of the time, though, he's up once or twice. We sure are hoping that these sleep issues are coming to an end!