growing baby

First the good stuff. During tummy-time today Mateo did a full 360-degree loop around the blanket on his tummy. It was incredible watching him go. He pushed himself counter-clockwise so he could see each animal on his blanket (there are many embroidered animals all along the blanket). I had no idea he could do that!

Also, I just put Mateo to bed in the crib while he was awake instead of sleeping. I had to rest my hand on his tummy (sometimes I added a little tummy rub) and quietly shhh him for 20 minutes and then he rolled over to his side and fell asleep! It was totally worth the backache. Hopefully over time this will help him fall asleep on his own more easily.

Now the less good stuff. Even though we’d made progress on his naps last week–he twice took 2 hour naps without needing to be put back to sleep in the middle–today was a definite back-track. He kept waking up after 15-20 minutes. I think he only napped about an hour and a half the whole day. (Plus last night was his worst night’s sleep in a while–he kept waking up every 2 hours.) I wonder if he’s having teething pain?

In any case, he’s still my champ. Even though I’m one sleepy mama…