It seems we made it out of non-sleeping hell and into a much happier little baby!  And guess who turned 11 months old yesterday?  It's Arthur!!

Likes: Dirt (playing and eating), playing in the ottoman, his blankie (just call him Linus now)

Dislikes: Chicken (random, but he now boycotts it), being barred from the kitchen cabinets (see the picture evidence below)

Sleeping: Finally!  We have turned the sleep corner. All last week, he's been going down around 7:30pm with little to no fuss and sleeping until 6am with sometimes one wakeup to eat.  So much better!  And naps are fairly consistent now.  I put him down right after lunch and he sleeps 1-2 hours.  Glorious!

Eating: All the things, except for chicken.  He randomly decided to stop eating chicken this week.  Oh well.  Not a huge deal. We will keep offering it to him.  Otherwise, he loves most food that I offer.  His new favorite was my crab and shrimp tempura sushi rolls.  Devoured it!

Playing: We've had a few playdates at playgrounds around the area.  Arthur has been interacting more and more with the playground equipment and other children.  I love watching him play.

Medical Milestones: 

• Organizing objects (recognizing patterns) -- Not yet. We're still working on putting things in instead of just taking things out.
• Drop in appetite -- Not yet. He's still ravenous, eating a ton at lunch and dinner.  Breakfast has never been a huge eating event.
• Speaking a few words -- Not yet.  Although he does imitate "all done" fairly closely.  I think it's just sounds to him and not an actual word.
• Communicating wants and needs -- Definitely!  He gestures, grunts, screeches (if I don't answer), and even reaches.

Schedule:We've settled back into one.  I am so excited about this turn of life!

Out and About: Lots of errands. We had a couple of small incidental playdates: a home inspection and a open house crafting.  Arthur and I also traveled all the way to Valley Fair Mall (roughly 15 minutes away) to get a new power adapter from the Apple Store. We finished off our week with a trip up to Fremont to see a few rental properties and lunch.  A very eventful week!