Week 50

February 17-23

Jack decided that he likes to walk backwards! Ed says that he did it all over the living room the other day. I personally, have never witnessed this phenomenon, but I am told he has been doing it.

He has really started studying things and he tries to "figure things out." It is fascinating to watch. He likes to know how things work. I think it is a great quality to have.

On another note, at this age we were starting to have sleep issues. A few weeks ago we were putting Jack to bed anywhere from 7:30-8:00. Occasionally he would stay up until 8:30. Normally, he wakes up at 7:00 am no matter what time he goes to bed the night before.

All of a sudden Jack started waking up at 4:00-4:30 am. He wasn't upset, wasn't crying. We would wake up to: "lalala, mamamamama, babababababa," on the monitor. Within seconds you hear the squeak, squeak of the mattress as Jack is jumping up and down. We were both over it. After a few nights of this we had enough. I consulted my trusty sleep book and sure enough it said that around 10-12 months if babies suddenly start to wake up in the middle of the night it means they are sleep deprived. The solution...put him to bed earlier. Jack's new bedtime is 7:00 pm. We will see what happens. It says if they are still waking up, go as early as 6:00 pm for a bedtime. I will keep you guys posted.

Jack's new thing is "helping" you do everything. He loves to open/shut doors and push buttons. When we make his bottle he likes to open and close the microwave door. Whenever I do laundry I let him help me put small things in and he will open and shut the doors. He LOVES to push the button to close the garage door. I started letting him do that so that he would understand cause and effect.