Fright Fest!

Jimmy got to go to his first Fright Fest yesterday!  Anna went to her first Fright Fest 4 years ago, and it was a little different than this time around, I'd say!  Jimmy does not appear to be a thrill-seeker like his sister; she loved all the rides she went on, but Jimmy seems mostly content to just watch the rides.  The only one he seemed to really enjoy was apparently the "Krazy Kars," which is probably because he got to have a steering wheel to turn.  For the most part he was happy during the day though, because there was so much for him to see I think he must have been entertained.  Anna was in her element and rode as many rides as we had time to do.  There were so many people that we didn't get to ride as much as we wanted (I really wanted to ride the Whizzer, but it was just too long of a wait).  We did, however, get to ride the Dark Knight together, plus a lot of the little carnival-type rides.  Us adults also got on Raging Bull, Giant Drop, the Eagle (backward!), and by a last-minute fluke, the new X-Flight.  While we ran right onto that one, Anna and Uncie Eye managed to run onto the last Demon ride of the night.  She was so excited about it, even though it went upside down (she was terrified to go upside down, but she absolutely loved it)!  So it was a long, tiring day, but it was lots and lots of fun!  We were very glad to get to spend time with Uncie Eye too!

Baby on the Move!

I guess I spoke too soon, because it seems as if Jimmy is mobile now!  He's not actually crawling yet (at least not conventionally), but he is definitely able to get around.  He does a sort of crawl/scoot type of thing, where his hands and one foot are on the floor, and then he scoots on his bottom.  He's getting pretty good at it!  Plus he can pull himself up to standing very well, and he even can cruise just a little bit!  It's amazing how quickly all of it can come together.

Why Isn't He Sleeping???

For the past couple weeks, Jimmy's sleep patterns have been insane!  Toward the end of the summer, we were in a great groove: he would take a short morning nap, a long afternoon nap, go to sleep at around 9:30, wake up once during the night to eat, and then sleep until about 8:00!  It was great.  Now he goes to sleep anywhere from 10:00-11:00 (or tonight it was 11:30...), take one afternoon nap, and then wake up once or even twice to eat at night!  AHHH!  I don't know if he is having a growth spurt, but somehow I don't think so.  His growth has slowed down considerably since birth.  It's possible that it could have something to do with his desire to get better at standing.  I keep waiting for the day that he figures out how to cruise.  Maybe once he does he'll go back to being a better sleeper.  One can hope, anyway!!

Baby (not) on the Move

Jimmy's 9-month birthday has come and gone, and the crazy little boy is still not mobile!  I know that one day I will look back on this and think, "Why on earth was I in such a hurry for him to move?!"  But as of right now, it is quite a surprise.  Tim and I did notice today that he is able to lunge and sort of slither forward.  He is quite unconventional and inconsistent with how he gets around.  Jimmy's interest does seem to lie mostly with standing.  He's getting marginally better; slowly but surely he is able to stand a little better, but he doesn't seem to understand that he can't stand on his own yet!  Sometimes he just lets go!  So, in any case, Jimmy's road to mobility is definitely a slow one!  We'll see what ends up happening with his "walking" progress...