It's been raining here most of the week, so our activities were limited.  Since we are currently in the middle of a drought, the rain was a nice welcome.  But people around here just don't know what to do when it rains.  It's comical...

Likes: Watching people do anything, especially watching me eat, all his toys, his blankie (necessity at nap time now)

Dislikes:Waiting for food

Sleeping:Arthur's been sleeping fairly consistently lately, usually a 7 hour stretch and then another 2-3 hours.  Saturday night, he slept 11 hours straight.  Crazy!  I'm not going to expect that to happen again any time soon, but it sure would be nice.

Eating: Consistently 6 ounces at each feeding.

Playing: Loving all the toys.  His new favorite one is actually his feet.  He can finally grab them and roll around.  Yesterday, he even came close to pulling his socks off.

Medical Milestones: 

• Sitting with assistance -- Check!  He really really wants to be able to sit by himself, but he's not quite there yet.  The boppy and a pillow makes a great sitter.
• Improvement in hand-eye coordination -- Check!  He's getting so much better at grabbing toys without too much trouble
• Propping up on arms --  Check!  Of course, he's been doing this for months now.
• Blowing raspberries, laughing, imitating sounds -- He doesn't blow raspberries, but he does laugh and imitate other sounds.  He does roll is tongue and make some seriously funny sounds.
• Interested in other people -- Check!  He loves looking at new people and new babies.

Schedule: Up by 7 at the latest, bed by 7:30, and everything in between is fairly random.

Out and About:

• Walk at Shoreline — We did a 6 mile circuit this week.  It was a bit chilly out, so perfect for me to walk and not overheat.  Arthur loved the walk part, but started to get fussy at lunch.  We left pretty quickly after I finished eating.
• Valentine's Day Party -- The rain caused us to choose a different meeting place, but we still had so much fun.  Fifteen moms and babies met to exchange Valentines, play, and chat.  It was nice meeting some new babies as well as hanging out with some old friends.
• Lunch at Boudin -- For lunch on Saturday we headed to Boudin.  The rain had kept Arthur and I in the house for most of the week.  I felt the need to go out for lunch.