Well, he's working on walking at last! Over the weekend he took a couple unaided steps (not in a row, though...he still only makes one before he falls forward). But he's at least trying, which is more than what he's done in awhile with it.
Also, he seems to be getting ready to sprout the two top teeth now. So he should look pretty much like a beaver by the end of the week. Two on top, two on the bottom. Then I guess we'll work on trying to brush them. Yeah...he won't even let me in his mouth to look at anything, much less rub stuff on his gums, etc. So that should be a nice challenge. The only way I see what's going on is if he's scrunching up his nose in that weird grin of his. I live for that smile, though, so I'm not complaining.
Bottle-wise, he has won the battle for now. He did this when he was teething the last time - wanting a bottle OFTEN, and waking up in the night again. So I hate to take it completely away when he is so devastated by it right now. I will win the war eventually, but for now I concede. He only has one in the morning, and in the evening, though - so it's not like I have to wash and label tons of them every day for day care. That in itself is a major victory for me. And he's only getting up once at night, instead of 4 or 5 times like the last teeth. So hey...we're improving. Right???
And so far my woodstove training is going okay. We're not using it yet, so I have some time to get used to watching him a lot closer, without the risk of him getting burned. But that day is coming soon, and I hope we're ready. He just doesn't really understand boundaries yet. This will be the first "NO EXCEPTIONS" rule I will be trying to enforce. Man...I hope this parenting thing gets easier with time. What? Did you say something? I thought it sounded like you said something like it gets even harder, but I can't hear so well with my fingers in my ears.
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