I am in awe of how much Liam has changed over the past almost 8 months. He is eating baby food and even some adult food, loves to walk around the house with us holding his hands, is strong enough to pull himself up on pretty much everything, and has developed quite the attitude. Ohhhh, his attitude. It's pretty incredible how well he makes his prefrences known. For example, he will continually crawl to the lamp cord in our living room. No matter how many times I tell him 'no-no'. I actually think he finds it as an encouragement to do it more. Everytime he does something good (like not spit his food while eating) and I say 'good boy', he seems to deviate away from that very quickly.
There are so many things that I heard before I was a mom, or when I was pregnant, that I honestly thought was hogwash. Oh how times have changed! It is so true, you don't understand being a mommy until you are in those shoes yourself. It doesn't matter how much time or how close you are to other children, until they are your own, it doesn't compare. I have found myself seeking the advise and help of SO many moms out there. I love hearing other peoples ideas, what works and doesn't work for them, and how they made it through the tough times.
Currently, Liam is in complete rebelion of naps. His incredible schedule including 4 hours of naps every day is out the window. We are lucky if we get 2 hours now. The frustration is ovewhelming. I refuse to accept this as his new 'norm', instead we have consistently stuck with what we know works. He goes down awake, crys himself to sleep, even if he wakes up before 6:30 we do not get him from his crib until 6:30. This is the best I know to do now. Heres to hoping he snaps back into it quickly! Mommy and daddy may go crazy otherwise. :)
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