A whirlwind of destruction this past week.  He is into anything and everything.  On the plus side, his vocabulary and physical development have jumped this past week.  I think he is on the verge of saying actual words and truly walking...

Likes: All the fruit! Especially if is comes from Miss Lauren.  Apparently her snacks taste better than ours. Splash pads. Swings. Playgrounds.

Dislikes: The vacuum. Diaper changes.

Sleeping: Randomly he woke up and stayed awake around 5am twice this week.  Those made for two very long days for this momma. Generally he is sleeping well with good naps. That sleep training really was effective!

Eating: Anything and everything.  He has been constantly eating all week.  I think we've hit a growth spurt.  I can't keep enough snacks in my bag for our activities out the house.  And then we come home and he demolishes lunch and dinner. Plus, he's still drinking about five 6 ounce bottles of formula throughout the day and night.  He is going to eat us out of house and home.

Playing: At each playdate or activity, he's now interacting with the other kids more and more. They play together, sometimes share, sometimes steal toys, and generally are adorable. Twice this week, he's had fun playing peek-a-boo with friend E (one month older than Arthur).  I think E's his current favorite play buddy.

Medical Milestones: 

• Possessive about toys, lovies, etc. -- Check! For his blankets only.  Babies can take any of his other toys and he doesn't care.  Try to take his blankie and he'll put up a fight.
• Figuring out sharing -- Sort of.  He's now handing me and friends toys, but sometimes forgets to let go.
• "No" -- Not yet thank goodness.
• Handling more than one thing at a time -- With his increased dexterity and mobility, he's definitely attempting to carry multiples items or manipulate multiples things at the same time.
• Separation anxiety at bedtime -- Nope thank goodness.

Schedule:Arthur's settled on one nap right after lunch.  Usually he goes down for about 1 1/2 hours.  Sometimes he sleeps for 2 1/2 and sometimes he sleeps for only an hour.  We plan our activities around that one nap.  Most of the activities are either before lunch or after 2pm, so it works out fairly well.  At this point we have scheduled parent's group activities for Monday through Friday.  Arthur's a busy bee!

Out and About: So much fun this past week.

• Grocery store, Target and Michael's
• Playdate at Seven Seas Park and Splash Pad
• Playdate at Rengstorff Park
• Pool party at our house with lunch at Firehouse afterwards
• Preschool playdate at Miss Dianna's house
• Crafting meet and greet at Panera
• House hunting in Fremont most of Saturday
• Book club at Lisa's (J had to work, so I took Arthur; he played with all of E's toys)