Ajax can roll from his tummy to his back, but has yet to figure out the rolling from his back to tummy. Today while he was on his stomach, he started pushing himself up with his arms and scooting backwards. It was darn cute. Here’s a video of it.
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Well another weekend has come and gone, gosh weekends are just to short! This morning Dave got up with Ajax at 6:30 am and I got to sleep into 8:33 am, it was wonderful (I get up with Ajax on Saturday and Dave takes Sunday, that way we both get a chance to get some extra sleep). Not too much to report on Saturday, just general running around stuffs and yard work. We also went for a walk as it was in the 60s. Love Michigan weather, it may snow tomorrow. Sunday we attended a birthday party for one of Dave’s cousins daughters who turned 6. It was a very good time and Ajax loved seeing all the children.
Well, Ajax is feeling better and as a result he has decided that he only needs to nap twice a day. This leaves a lot more awake time for the little guy and he is a very busy kid learning about his environment. I think it won’t be long before he’s learning how to crawl, as it is is he’s lunging forward toward objects and reaching for everything. Nothing is safe from his exploration!
Ajax’s new motto is: I am a big boy now [insert activity here]. For example, I am a big boy now mom, I no longer need to nap. Or, I am a big boy now see how far I can throw this sippy cup. Or, I am a big boy now I hold my own bottle. Or, I am a big boy now, see how loudly I can scream, pay attention! The list can go on and on.
It’s amazing, but it seems this shift occurred rather suddenly, he went from a rolly polly baby, to a little guy (7 months today) with all these opinions. His personality is really starting to come out and I think we have one hot tempered, stubborn kid on our hands.
Well we are not sure if Ajax is congested due to an incoming tooth or just a little cold, either way it has made him a frustrated little baby. Along with the general frustration of a stuffy nose, he has been getting frustrated with little things that just make you kind of laugh.
He now gets mad if you take something away from him; he is no longer immediately distracted by something else because he remembers the thing he had before! He has also been screaming lately. Now this is an attention grabbing, high pitched yell that makes you cringe. When we are at home it’s kind of funny, in public however it’s a different story.
Today we were out and about. He was great at Target and was happy in Best Buy for a short time. Then he somehow managed to get ahold of a paper pamphlet and began chewing on it. When I realized what he had I tried to do an old switch a roo on the kid and gave him a teething toy. He started screaming, I mean screaming! The kid who was helping us, started working at a quick clip in the hopes of getting us out of the store as quickly as possible, while other patrons stared at us. Ajax was not interested in much else except for that piece of paper he couldn’t have.
Some other new developments – He’s also started holding his bottle by himself. He’s been doing this on and off for a while, but starting Friday night, he immediately grabbed the bottle from Dave and was like, yea Dad I do this now. So ok there you go.
