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July 14, 2008
And well and truly in charge
It's time to face facts: Owen has become a crappy sleeper. This waking multiple times a night and requiring constant pacifier intervention has been going on too long to be just "a couple bad nights."
I don't know what happened. I was properly impressed by his ability to go 8 or 9 hours in a stretch without waking. I never took it for granted. I survived Katie, I know what sleep deprivation truly is. As far as I know, we didn't change anything that should affect nighttime sleep.
Owen has also learned some new sounds. His favorite: the piercing shriek. He uses it for both good and evil, and it's usually hard to tell the difference unless you're sitting next to him. I feel sorry for the people who sit near us on the airplane next week, since even the happy version is earsplitting.
He's very grabby these days, snatching anything he can get his little paws on and shoving it directly into his mouth. I'm convinced he could sit for short periods, if only he weren't always reaching for his toes and trying to consume them. When I do set him on his bottom and hover to catch him when he lists to one side or the other, he leans forward to suck on my shins, or to either side to latch onto my wrist. I'm starting to wonder if I ooze milk from every pore. One of his favorite positions is flat on his back, one hand in his mouth, the other pulling a foot toward his head. He has laughed, though just a time or two. It sounds like a donkey braying, and it is adorable.
He is beginning to adore his father, and will let Rex put him to sleep with very little fuss.
He is large.
Posted by me at July 14, 2008 3:02 PM