Well, Jacob is another month older and really starting to turn into a boy rather than a baby! As I'm sure you know, Jacob is finally walking and has been doing so for about a month now. He is to the point where he no longer crawls and just walks everywhere around the apartment. His walking is still wobbly, but he gets steadier and faster every day.
Jacob is also trying to communicate more, although he still does not have many words. He is a little behind in this area, but we did have him screened at daycare and they did not seem concerned. They said he was more focused on his walking and that language would come next. He does babble all the time still, but he has really started communicating a lot through pointing. He was doing this before, but now we can tell he actually is using it to tell us something. For example, the other day I was holding him and he pointed to the kitchen. When I took him in there he pointed up to the cabinet, because he wanted a snack.
Some other new things that Jacob can do include turning the light switches on and off (if we hold him up to them), pulling the door closed using the door knob, pushing in the babyproof latches on our cabinets, turning knobs on his toys, and putting things back on the shelf after taking them down. He has also started doing some climbing and enjoys getting on top of his activity table and going inside his toy box. Luckily he hasn't started climbing on the furniture just yet.
As usual, Jacob sleeps poorly. I am hoping to try nightweaning at the end of the month- until then we just go with the flow. He does sleep well at daycare, thankfully. Another road block to good sleep is the fact that he is getting in some more teeth. Right now his first molars on top are halfway through, so they of course cause him a lot of pain and discomfort. I think he might also be working on some more bottom teeth, so we'll have to wait and see. I feel like he has been constantly teething since 6 months so I live for the day when we're done with new teeth!
Jacob continues to bring so much joy to our lives, and he is always so fun to watch, play with, and take places. His smile and laugh just light up our days!
I will post some more pictures and videos soon, so stay tuned!
