Lots and lots of play this week.  We had a full week of fun activities with tons of friends.

Likes: Playing, eating, walking with assistance, sleeping... it was a good week

Dislikes: Staying away from the lamp, computers, xbox, and cabinets.  It's an ongoing struggle.

Sleeping: We are in a great place right now! Sleep training really paid off. Arthur's going down without a fuss at about 7:30pm every night and sleeping at least until 5am, usually 6am. If I lay him down for a nap sometime right after lunch, everything seems to go great! We're are going to try and keep this going...

Eating: All the things! He's finally in love with eating cheese, especially Baby Bels.  I'm so excited to have such a good eater!

Playing: So much interaction with other kids right now!  He spent at least 20 minutes playing peek-a-boo around a stroller with another little boy.  They were amazingly adorable.  And he's more interested in manipulating toys and objects.  Excited to see the developments.

Medical Milestones: 

• Preference of right or left hand -- None that I've noticed yet.  Pushing for a lefty!
• Separation anxiety -- Nope. I have a fairly independent baby.
• Waving -- Nope. He loves to clap, but hasn't gotten the waving thing.  Or maybe he just thinks it's silly.
• Asserting his independence -- Oh yes! Arthur is very vocal now about what he wants and when he wants it. Of course, he doesn't use words, but he lets me know!

Schedule:Now that sleep has stabilized, I've been trying really hard to keep naptime consistent.  Occasionally we get off track, but usually it works.  Other than sleeping, we have our usual weekly activities with the parents group.  Those keep us out and about.

Out and About: We had a jam packed week of activities.  Something every day to keep us occupied.

• Monday -- Mariposa Park playdate
• Tuesday -- Sunnyvale library storytime and Serra Park playdate
• Wednesday -- Blanket babies at Rengstorff
• Thursday -- Shoreline walk with friends
• Friday -- Mountain View library storytime (crazy time!)
• Saturday -- Excursion to Fremont to see a few rental houses (mostly duds)
• Sunday -- Book club with Miss Pam and Miss Angi at Hobee's (yum apple walnut coffeecake)