Week 50

(Just to warn you, this post is quite photo heavy as I was a bit trigger happy this week) I've been abnormally stressed over work and finances the past couple of weeks, so I've been trying to concentrate on the small joys of my life....hence all of the photos!  And the weather was much prettier this week than it has been, so we found ourselves trying to get back into an afternoon routine of walks with the dogs. It only happened a couple of times, but it was awfully refreshing both mentally and physically for me. 

While I was busy contemplating heavy grown up issues, August was busy developing his pre-toddler skills. First of all, he woke up deciding that it was time for him to start working on his vocabulary. He now spends a large majority of his day babbling in a very high-pitched, unsure, voice to his toys and to anyone who will listen. And while he's still not walking, he's been working awfully hard on his balance. For instance, he has decided that he doesn't need to pull up on anything or anyone to stand anymore, so at times I will look over to find him proudly positioned in his 'sumo-stance'. He's also walking along the furniture with much more confidence than in weeks past. He will however, walk while holding just one of our hands instead of the two he used to require. But probably bigger than all of the above developments is that he slept for 12 hours, 3 different nights this week. While he made up for the long hibernation the other 4 nights of the week, there is hope that a consistent good nights sleep is on the horizon! We're not sure if it's all of the new food, the big bottle he chugs right before bed, or the bigger sized diaper we bought in hopes of not having to have numerous middle of the night diaper changes. Whatever the cause, our household is so much more rested!