Jake turned 11 months on Wednesday. I can't believe he will be 1 in a month...crazy!!! Over the last month, Jake cut 2 new teeth and had his first ever bout with the stomach flu. Between those two events, Jake became pretty dependent on me rocking him at nights. He started fighting sleep and waking up multiple times at night because he wanted to snuggle with mommy. I finally broke down and read Ferber's sleep training book. Jake has always been a decent sleeper until this last month, so we have never had to let him cry it out...EVER, and Jason and I were both terrified to do it! Well, the first night we put him to bed an hour later than normal at 8 (wonderful idea by Jason). Wouldn't you know it, the little stinker went straight to sleep and slept all night! No major crying!! He fussed for about 2 minutes to see if I would come in, and when I didn't he just rolled over and conked out! Ever since then he has also started really loving his blankie! I couldn't resist risking nap time for a picture because he is just too darn cute!! Jake cuddles right on top of his blankie to sleep!!
I have started taking Jake to Kid's Court at our Rec center twice a week! (Thanks Rachel for the info!) There is an area set up for kids to explore and play. Jake couldn't get enough of it!
On a sadder note, Jake encountered his first bully last weekend. We were all out and about last weekend, and Jason and I took Jake to the kid's play area in the mall. It was pretty busy. At first Jake was pretty timid but soon set out to explore. I was walking right behind him to make sure that nobody ran into him. A little boy, probably about 3 years old ran right up to Jake, made a karate sound and kicked him in the face. I yelled 'no' at the other child, who then giggled at me and ran away. Jason and I furiously looked for the child's parents and weren't that shocked that they weren't anywhere to be found. Jake didn't cry for very long, but he had a bruise on his forehead. Thank God that other child only had socks on and not shoes.
