1. Saul is officially crawling. Yep, he's mobile. Sunday morning he woke up particularly early and just never really seemed awake. I don't think I was very awake, either. We played in his room and then in the living room. He was on his hands and knees rocking and taking funny little bunny hops forward. By 8 a.m. he and I were both back to sleep. I woke up at 9:30 to yummy blueberry pancakes thanks to Aaron. Saul didn't wake up until 10 a.m. BUT, he woke up fully capable of crawling! By Monday, while at his Grandma Beth's for a visit, we watched him continue to improve his crawling skills even over just 30 minutes of playing on the floor.
2. Saul weighs over 20 lbs. Monday I ended up at the doctor's office for myself, due to some nursing pain which I wanted to be sure wasn't an infection. I'm fine. Saul, however, had been really working at his left ear in his sleep for two nights in a row, so I asked the doc if she could just take a peak. Sure enough - ear infection #2. We got him on the scales to get his weight for medicine dosage - 21 lbs., 4 oz.!
3. Saul is "soooo big"! This evening we were playing on the changing table, putting his hands over his head while saying "Saul is sooo big!" We've done this before but he's only been semi-interested. This evening he was just giggling away. Later, he was in his high chair while I was getting the kitchen cleaned up and preparing his dinner. Just for fun, I asked, "How big is Saul?" And answered "Saul is soooo big!" Immediately, his hands went up over his head and he just lit up as if he knew he was doing a good thing. Of course, I repeated this at least 10 more times and he continued to raise his hands up over his head prompting lots of giggles. Dang, he's cute!
4. Saul is starting to use his signs. "Milk" and "more" are two very important signs in the life of Saul. He really, really got in to "more" while we were playing with bubbles at his sign language class on Monday. His hands and little fingers were right at his chest, touching quickly to indicate that he wanted "more bubbles"! And, in his excitement to eat he is now putting his hand in a fist and pumping it at his side. "Milk!" he says. "I want some milk." At least he makes himself clear. :)
Alright - enough for now. Enjoy the two pictures below. The first is blurry but I still find it to be a good example of his activity and joy in his continued strength and mobility. In the second, his diaper butt just makes me smile!
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