ORIGINAL POST DATE: August 04, 2016
We did it! We survived 4 plane rides and 2 weeks away from home! The flights weren't nearly as bad as I built them up to be in my mind. We just kept giving him toys and snacks and he took an hour and a half nap in the Ergo baby carrier. I'm happy to say he was the best baby on a flight full kids, 7 kids in 3 rows to be exact.
We had a great time visiting families from both sides and Jackson even got to meet 3 Great Grandmothers. His sleeping was still a mess, but everyone wanted Jackson time which mean I got NAP TIME! My mom flew back with me because Josh left the trip early to go back to work and I'm happy to say he did just as well on the way home. Also, it's the absolute best having my mom in town. She's a huge help. I've taken more naps, gone on some dates with Josh, and she watches Jack while I get work done. (#WAHM)
I've been feeding Jack lots of different foods and he really doesn't turn anything down. I was happy he got to try some local foods on the vacation. In Delaware he had some cheese steak and water ice and while in Maine he had some haddock and Rapid Ray's Burger. We've officially cleared two high allergy foods: strawberries and peanuts. Jack loves food, so much so that he steals from other kids. He stole some pb & j from a girl in our Mommy and Me class. It's held at the hospital so I thought that'd be the best place to try it anyway. Luckily his friend is chill and shared the pb & j and we're extra happy that he's not allergic to peanuts. They really instill a fear in new parents over peanuts.
The other night he took his first few steps. They are wobbly but he's trying. He was walking back and forth between me and Josh and loving it. He has balance issues, but I knew he'd walk early. HE NEVER STOPS MOVING.
Still no teeth. The Doctor said he has 6 coming in. Yeesh. Poor guy. He likes frozen pickles and frozen waffles when his gummies are bothering him.
Lastly.... his sleep. We went to his 9 month check up and the Doctor really reiterated a healthy baby of his size should be sleeping the night and not nursing multiple times. So once again we did our version of sleep training so he could re-learn how to self soothe himself back to sleep. Basically when he wakes up and cries we give him time to fall back asleep on his own and if we need to go sooth him we give him the paci, pat him and shush him. Just no picking him up and no nursing. You do that in 5 minute increments until he falls back asleep. He responds really well to this and doesn't cry too too much which means within 3-4 days he was only waking up about once and on the 5th night he slept the night. He still wakes up about once but I'd say that is a HUGE improvement. Getting more sleep is a real game changer.
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