Jimmy is now 8 weeks old and is more fun than ever! He's begun finding his voice and can now makes all sorts of "ahh," "ooh," and "gheee" noises! When he locks eyes with me and makes an excited, "Ahhh!" sound, it makes me the happiest mommy in the world! He's a very strong boy too, and he has very good control of his head and neck. If I prop him up with pillows, he can actually finish sitting up all by himself!
He's getting in some fairly consistent stretches of sleep at night, usually 3-4 hours at a time. 11:00-3:00 seems to be his best time. Sometimes he can even make it close to 4:00! So we're definitely making progress in the sleep department. I find his independent streak to be quite baffling; I had no idea there were babies who sometimes just want "alone" time! Jimmy is also a big fan of lights and ceiling fans; he will sit mesmerized just watching! That's how he is with his Mickey mobile too. He'll lie there quietly just watching the Mickeys spin around, and then when it stops, he starts to fuss until we get it moving again! It's pretty funny.
Now it must have dawned on Anna that Jimmy is here to stay, because she is definitely showing some major jealousy. She is acting very differently toward me (probably because I spend the most time with Jimmy), and no matter what she will always try and climb on the person who happens to be holding Jimmy. She does NOT want him getting anyone's undivided attention! I do my best to pay attention to both of them as much as I can, but of course it's not good enough for her. I am shocked at how naughty Anna has been lately; tons of time-outs, treats being taken away, and when those stopped working we even wrapped her thumb so she couldn't suck it! I miss my sweet little girl, and I really hope this is a short-lived phase!!
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