EATING
I believe he's been going through a bit of a growth spurt of late as he's been nursing more frequently.
SLEEPING
Pio will do 5 hour stretches during the night but recently he's had a somewhat tiring habit of waking at 4am, 6am and then 8am (I am not a morning person at all!) He's actually quite good at napping when I soothe him to sleep. I'm not sure if I'm shooting myself in the foot and he'll become poor at self-soothing to sleep. We shall see...
INTERACTING
Pio's had a huge jump in interaction this month and it's been so much fun! Pio's eye contact has increased so much and he is tracking objects from side to side and up and down like a pro. During mass today, my husband was singing the Creed and Pio was in the Baby Bjorn. He stared up at my husband the whole time transfixed. He's also more interested in other people and makes eye contact with people around him.
MOVING
He's getting more confident in moving his hands and he's starting to try and reach for his feet. Fingers are also making their way into his mouth and he's pulling more objects to his mouth for sucking. He tolerates tummy time a little better, but still gets frustrated he can't see well. Head control is coming along though.
PLAYING
He's definitely starting to become more playful with smiley shrieks. He's also started reaching more for hanging objects (and really anything that's in front of him). He is starting to show increased smiling with tickling!
COMMUNICATING
Pio cries when he need to be fed, if he's uncomfortable or if he's overtired. He's started to talk more when he's happy as well, but we don't have a full on giggle yet. I can't wait for his giggle!!!
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