42 Weeks

 

At 42 weeks, Soren conquered his first "bug" which was maybe worse for mom & dad than the little man.  He apparently has his mom's coping strategy for sickness, which is a lot of sleeping and reading time, so we indulged in a few extra cuddles this week.  Soren was a lucky boy this Christmas and got so many fun new toys that we've been playing with a lot, too. And he's taking up serious time looking at books.  Which involves emptying entire bookshelves, an old favorite pastime.

41 Weeks

It's almost Christmas and Soren is 41 weeks old.  He is really cruising around behind his push toys and can stand on his own for a few moments. Until he realizes he's standing, and then he sits. He loves pointing and has moved from pointing with his finger to pointing with the back of his hand with his wrist turned down. It's a little weird and we have no idea where he picked that up.  Watching a few videos of Soren when he was a newborn, Micah and I realized that at some point he stopped telling us "stories" via cooing and gurgling and moved onto more big-boy sounds. He says "ooh" and clicks his tongue a lot. His teeth keep growing in and they are changing his face from a little baby face to a little old man face. He inherited his dada's hair--super blond, wispy and standing on end in the morning! As Soren's personality continues to develop, we feel super blessed that he is an easy-going, fun-loving, joyous little dude.

9 Months

 Soren has taken up recorder playing. He knows one note and one volume.

 Dishwasher loading is another favorite hobby. It's best if you can sit in the lid while you do it.

 Emptying cupboards also occupies Soren's time.

 Papa made Soren a tiny picnic table. Lots of time is spent crawling under and around it.

Thanks Papa!

40 Weeks

39 Weeks

New tricks include pointing (a lot) and pushing his new toy around the house.