Try as we might, we just couldn’t get Sebastian into a 12-step program before his 10 month birthday. He only managed to take 11 steps. He didn’t get very far with those steps, but they were definitely steps in the right direction (that’s the last time I use that joke, I promise).

Let’s see… what else is new with our little Marathon Man? Well, he’s on three solid meals a day. That is, if you can call lumpy oatmeal, thick soup, and smooshed-up vegetables “solid”. He will go to town on a rice cake, though. Gotta work those spaced-out chompers somehow!

Oh, and speaking of chompers, it looks like the teething fairy has come back with a vengeance. It only started again a couple of days ago and we can’t tell which ones are trying to push through just yet but the fever, ear pulling, fits of pain, and chewing on anything and everything around the house – include the house itself – is a dead giveaway. We actually found him in the laundry room last week with his head in the washing machine, chewing on the rubber ring around the door. It also makes sleeping at night that much more difficult.

Oh, and speaking of sleeping, right before that bitch of a teething fairy showed up, Sebastian was actually starting to enjoy longer and longer stretches of uninterrupted sleep at night, sometimes reaching as much as eight whole hours! But alas and alack, that is no longer the case.

Oh, and speaking of speaking(?), we may have heard a first word this month. And it was a good one! Sebastian was happily bopping around the house saying, “Daa. Daa. Daa.” as he does, and I went over and added, “Daa Dee!”, which he promptly repeated accompanied by the most wonderful smile. I don’t think he had any idea what he was saying but I’m gonna go ahead and document it anyhow.

Who wants some photos and a video?

Pick Nick

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High Five?

Master of Ceremonies

On the Up and Up