Midweek Smiles

This week there has been some progress made at the Collett house, and some regression.  In terms of regression, our 9 month olds have now decided that they no longer sleep through the night...ugh.  Jack has been waking up around 2-3 the past couple of weeks. He wakes up and talks, and when we go into his room to give him his pacifier, he grins and laughs and sings to us. The boy is not sleepy at all. He takes about 30 minutes to go back to sleep. We would let him just talk and sing until he fell back to sleep, but the last two nights he's woken Harper up as well. Last night Tony and I gave both kiddos a bottle at 3am. What happened to our little peaceful babies who slept 12 hours just a month ago?  We gave Jack and Harper an ounce more in each bottle today (Harper was hit or miss on finishing them), and we're hoping this helps them sleep better.

Now for the progress!  When I look at Jack, I realize just how much better he's feeling since he's recovered from his stomach virus. I love to see that little man smile and this week, he has been a grinning fool. He has also figured out how to put his thumb inside his pacifier and chew his pacifier and his thumb at the same time. The look of satisfaction at this discovery made me laugh. He's such a sweet boy.

Harper's progress this week comes in the form of big movement...upward movement. Our little Harper climbed all of the stairs today, without any boosts or help from anyone. She has learned to grab onto the carpet and pull herself with her upper body and then sneak her knee onto the step and press herself up. I was amazed that she climbed all the steps today, and did it so quickly. She's never made it past the first three steps, so she was very proud of herself when she reached the top of the stairs. Abby was so worried about Harper climbing the stairs that she decided to supervise and came and sat next to Harper and paced back and forth while Harper moved up and down. The big challenge now is teaching her to come back down the steps- not her favorite thing.  We now have a child gate at the bottom of the stairs. This girl can only get upstairs under adult supervision.Here are some actions shots of the little climber at work...