Notable Quasi Progress and Pseudo Developments

Last night Spud slept from 8 p.m. to 5:30 a.m., so that fairly qualifies as "Sleeping Through the Night". Cha-ching! That's the longest he's ever been in the crib in one stretch! He's starting to get more comfortable just hanging out in the crib before a nap too. Sometimes he just lays there for a few minutes and plays with his feet until he falls asleep. And sometimes he rolls onto his stomach and cries himself to sleep. And sometimes he just lies there and screams.

He's also showing signs of developing crawling skills. When he's on his stomach, he tries to scoot with his feet a bit, like a penguin scooting along on the smooth Antarctic ice.


The hand skills are not well-developed yet. Sometimes he manages to get his hands under him, but other times he seems to be trying to crawl on his face, perhaps using his mouth to chew himself into motion, like some of your lower invertebrates. I guess one must try everything in order to see what works and what doesn't.



He has started taking a stronger interest in the cats, especially the one that is most interested in human contact (Baxter). So far, we have managed to dissuade and prevent Spud from yanking on Baxter's fur too hard and from putting a big wad of cat fur in his mouth. Baxter is a very patient cat and he enjoys contact and rough-housing, so he should be a good baby-training cat. One of my students was visiting the house a couple of years ago with his toddler, who decided to LAY DOWN ON TOP OF BAXTER to our great dismay. But Baxter just shook it off, and more importantly did not sink all four sets of claws in the kid. Like Sophie would have.







He's also using his Bumbo seat (thanks Grandma and Grandpa Chadwick!) to develop his sitting skills. He sits like a pro in that contraption. But left without lateral support, gravity still gets the best of him. (The play mat is from Richard and Lynn, and the toys are from Matt and Elizabeth. Thank you!)