Silas turned 10 months on June 6th. I was originally going to tell you all about how we "Ferberized" him and how awesome it had been, but for about a week or so all that went out the window.
For those of you unfamiliar, the Ferber Method is a way of sleep training your child in which you combine CIO with checking on your baby after certain timed intervals, and by checking, you are not getting your baby up, but just letting them know you are there and it is time for sleep. We decided to try this after his 9 month appointment (and because Silas was STILL not sleeping through the night). Our pediatrician mentioned that sometimes tough love is required, and reinstated that at this age they do not need nightly feedings/letting them cry is not going to hurt them/ they can cry until they puke and still be okay..... (well, that's not happening). BUT it only took about three nights of the Ferber method and guess what??!!!! He was pretty much sleeping through the night! AHHHHHH. We were no longer getting up with him AT ALL! Once in awhile we would still hear a whimper or cry and occasionally he would have to be "Ferberized" again but for a few weeks straight it was wonderful! Then it started happening again.... the nightly crying, and this isn't a little cry, this is a scream cry that sounds like he is being tortured, and one night I actually got up in the middle of the night to feed him again just to calm him down (one of those nights he did throw up before bedtime so I of course go into panic mode because he hit his head earlier that day). I thought we were right back where we started and I began to get very frustrated because it had been going so well. LUCKILY, that only lasted a week or so and we decided it was a tooth coming in, or 10 months sleep regression, or something that didn't last too long because he is sleeping well again, THANK GOODNESS!
In other news, he has 6 teeth and another slowly making its appearance. He is not walking yet, but very close. He walks around furniture quite well, and very fast!! It seems he is crawling faster and faster everyday too! He still loves attacking/snuggling the cats, but we have to be careful because one of our cats has bitten him several times! He also still enjoys climbing the stairs! We go on walks almost everyday and he checks out all the sights and sounds and breathes in the fresh air! He is trying more and more foods. He really likes pickles (must get that from me ;), he also loves chicken, cheese (even bleu cheese!), and all sorts of beans!! We have tried peanut butter too - safe so far!
We got this beautiful quilt from Aunt Joyce! What a wonderful surprise for his 10 month birthday!
