Next week Rohan turns 10 months. 2 months from becoming a 1 year old little boy. I cannot believe it. As I look back I feel like this past 10 months was almost like pregnancy. There were parts that seemed in slow-mo and we would never get past and other months just flew by. A dear friend told me that the first year is a roller coaster ride because of all the different changes a baby goes through. She was not kidding. Aaron and I feel like we have finally found a routine, 10 months later, between work, daycare, my schoolwork, and parental life. Now we just have to add a couple date nights in the mix. We have found a trusty babysitter and we cannot wait to use her!
Rohan has started eating a few more chunky foods but is not keen on any table foods. Sometimes I think he could live off puffs. I am trying not to get discouraged and follow his lead. Our next task is to start weaning him off formula and starting him on whole milk. He has mastered the sippy cup with handles so we just need to introduce a cup. Meal time tends to end up on his hands, face and in his eyebrows which can be pretty gross but oh so cute at the same time. He is getting his incisor teeth in and he will have a total of 6 teeth! I will have to brush up on the anatomy of the teeth pretty soon!
Rohan sleeps through the night with an occasional wake up nothing a diaper change or small bottle before daycare doesn't cure. Thankfully we haven't experienced the night terrors anymore. We did decide to allow Rohan to cry himself to sleep and soothe himself. There are some nights the bottle knocks him out and other nights he whimpers for no more than 10 minutes and he's out for the night. This is what works for Aaron and I. I know not everyone agrees but we will just have to agree to disagree. It can be hard to listen to him cry but we never leave him crying for more than 30 minutes. If he is still crying at the 30 minutes we go in and take him out and comfort him.
Daycare is going great. Aaron reported yesterday that Rohan was banging on another babies crib who was sleeping. The teacher came over to him and said "did you do that?" and she said she swore he said "I did it" back. Ha! At least he is honest. He also babbles to himself in the mirror. :) Last night Aaron was making dinner and I told Rohan to say "Hi Daddy" and he did! I think he is finally connecting who "dada" is and it is sounding more like "dadee" now. I'd love to know what is going on in that big brain of his. He is often cruising around the floor with a book under one hand (sliding) and a toy in the other hand. We hear "swoosh" "klop" "swoosh" "klop" - it sure is the cutest.
Rohan is still growing and is now wearing 18 month clothes! Looking forward to seeing his 12 month stats at his checkup. We had "9 month" pictures taken last night, even though he is closer to 10 months, and he did great. I think we pushed him to his maximum model capacity because he shut his eyes as soon as we got in the car. We look forward to seeing the pictures - we took a few family pictures too!
I get asked a lot "are you ready for the next one?". I find myself instantly saying no. A part of me cannot imagine going through the baby stage again while taking care of Rohan at the same time - how do people do it? That is the question I have asked since day one. How do people do this? The answer is - they just do it. The group of people out there that is surrounded by family is quite lucky. We will get a taste of that when my parents are down here for four months during the winter. I would love Rohan to have a sibling. I treasure my relationship with my brother so dearly. Although we fought a lot about stupid things I can't imagine my life without him. In order for another little Sustad to join us in this world I feel I need to be finished with my Masters. Not to mention daycare is pricey enough with one! I look forward to what our future brings!
Halloween is just around the corner and we cannot wait for Rohan to have his first Halloween!
I will end this post with saying how thankful I am for Aaron as my husband and Rohan's father. He does more than enough and I would not be able to get through school without all of his help and love!
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