Well, we know it won’t be long now! Both last night and this morning, Jack got up on all fours by himself and started rocking for a brief second. He is only days away from crawling now. I wish I could get a picture, but he won’t do it again after he does it once. And Sean and I kind of freeze when he does it because we are holding our breath and not wanting to distract him if he does start crawling at that very second. HA! We’re so silly!

Jack is still working on going to sleep on his own, but he is making good progress. We usually start out by rocking him until he either gets drowsy or until he starts squirming so much that we just have to lay him down. It takes a lot longer to get him down for naps this way, and it does test your patience once in awhile, but we know he is ready for it and it will take a little time for him to get use to it. Right now, he is up there playing with and talking to Pooh. HA! It usually ends with him crying and needed help calming back down once he starts getting really tired. That’s when we go back in there and rock him, which usually results in him immediately falling asleep. But he has fallen asleep on his own several times now without us having to rock him, so we’re crossing our fingers.

I just can’t believe how much he has grown up, especially over this past month. He is starting to get very good at picking up the Gerber Puffs and putting them in his mouth. Last night, he even started chewing on them a little bit. He also drinks his juice exclusively from a sippy cup. Just this week he has gotten real good with drinking out of his sippy, even though I still have to hold it for him most of the time.

Well, mommy needs a shower now. I’m hoping he goes to sleep soon, so I can get dressed and start the day. Sean and I are driving to NC with Jack this week, so I’m finishing up cleaning and packing. It’s our first road trip in the Explorer, and we are already looking forward to having more room on this trip!