22 Weeks

His personality is showing more and more each week. He loves eating and taking walks outside in his stroller and seeing new people and new places. He loves being held and talked to and sung to and just generally being the center of attention at all times. He loves anything soft and cuddly like stuffed animals or blankets. He hates being ignored and although he's getting better at playing on the floor for longer periods of time he still only will be content down there for about 15 minutes before he gets cranky and starts crying. He's definitely a very active baby with tons of energy. He's very outspoken and will let you know if he doesn't like something or if he's even the slightest bit unhappy. He's outgoing and loves meeting new people and getting lots of attention. He hasn't started crawling just yet but he rolls all over the floor and scoots himself back and forward to move. He's definitely probably going to be crawling very soon because he's trying really hard. We are going to buy him a playpen soon so I can corral him in a safe spot while I'm doing dishes or housework and don't have to worry about him getting into unsafe things.

He doesn't sleep through the night and hasn't for about a month now. He wakes up usually twice each night. Wondering just how much longer this phase will last and when I can look forward to him sleeping all night again. I'll admit I'm back to feeling exhausted again all the time. I sleep when he does or try to and drink so much coffee the rest of the time to avoid konking out.

Living out in the country we are too far from Idaho Falls to go to any infant activities or classes for him but I hate having him all alone and cooped up in the house and he hates it too. So we've started going to library story time every Tuesday where we listen to stories with lots of other babies and young children and watch them do crafts and play. We've also started going to church again. The church has a wonderful nursery with cribs and blankets and toys and high chairs and jumpers and so much good stuff for him. I can even sit in there with him and rock him because there is a big window to the sermon and a microphone that goes into the nursery so I can sit in there and listen to the sermon and watch it from the nursery. Last Sunday the children's church leader actually took him to church with her and watched him for me while I sat and watched the sermon which was oh so nice and then I put him down for a nap in the nursery while I ate lunch and chatted with some other moms after the service. After Christmas every Friday they will have baby gym at the library which I plan on taking him to.

His 6 month check up is scheduled for Dec 3 so another month and we will see his new weight and height. He's starting to like games more like peek a boo. And I've just begun doing baby sign language with him. I'm hoping this will help later on with him communicating his needs and wants to me before he's able to talk.