Valen turned ten months old on the first of april. wow, he is getting so big and different! he took a few steps on saturday and is so much more steady than before. he gets really excited because we are so excited when he stands for very long or tries walking. it is very cute. we need a camera stuck to one of the mining hats so that we dont miss anything!! i cant be looking at him and not smooch him he has so much more personality now too. he has a backetball hoop that he just loves and gets so excited when he dunks it, he always looks around and makes a cute face and a squeel of course(= dahlia and him play so much better together too. i was actually able to make dinner twice last week before justin was off work,that is so awesome, cuz sometimes he doesnt get off until 6 and that makes for late dinners most nights. i am looking forward to many more days where i can just let them play and trust that dahlia wont smother him to death. she doesnt so much hit him anymore, rather just knock him over and tackle him. she thinks she is playing but it is very rough, he cries most times but gets back in the game right away. they peek around the corner a lot during the day, i think it is their favorite game together... it is hillarious to watch. valen will peek around the corner and dahlia will kinda yell and then they will both start laughing hysterically and run opposite directions. they dont get sick of it until dahlia knocks him against the dresser and he starts screaming..... happens every time. dahlia also likes to lay on him while he is drinking a bottle, right over his tummy. then follows that up by a smooch on his eye. she will sit right next to him and talk to him or bring him books and toys while he is eating too, it is so cute. she is such a mommy! she likes to help take care of him.
Valen sleeps good at night now. sleeps about 10 or so hours and then takes a two hour nap during the day. i put him down the past few days around 1pm instead of 11 and he ended up sleeping the next two mornings. i dont know if that is a coincidence, but i am going to try to hold out for later naps if he is going to sleep in in the mornings!but then again, i end up waking up at 6am and cant sleep, not because i am not tired, but just because i have issues, so i might as well get up with him anyhow.
he has been eating two meals a day (besides formula) and he loves it. it is very nice to have him at the table eating with us. he has liked most things i have given him, he even ate cauliflower..... i tried it all mashed up and it was disgusting. i love it raw or cooked but pureed is just gross. babies have such different taste buds than adults though. i guess bland stuff is good to them. i hope he is as good of an eater as dahlia!
his bottom two teeth are completely in and his top four are poking through. i think that explains the past month of crankiness at night. he does a lot better now that they are in. he is really into biting now though and that is so scarry considering top and bottom teeth.... but he totally understands when i say "no bite" i mean he doesnt do it, but he looks and smiles and does it again and then smiles again..... what a stinker!
we are so excited about this summer. it will be fun to go to the park and see them run around together and be able to get out a lot. they both have so much energy together it is craziness! it is certainly never a dull moment around here with these kids, and that is fine with me. i love hearing them laugh and talk and see them love each other, it is so precious.
