One Smart Cookie

I've noticed it's a dad thing

Caden is one smart cookie (he gets that from me, of course). He started signing "milk" to me a couple weeks ago, much to my surprise and delight since I was told most babies don't begin signing back until 8 months old. We're still trying to work on "potty." It's very close to "milk" from a baby's perspective, so sometimes I'm not sure which he's trying to do. Infant potty training is going great. (Read more about elimination communication.) I catch about half of his pees and almost all of his poos, including at night.



Caden wanted to snuggle all night



We're making progress on sleep. I have been better about having a consistent schedule. Caden will take 3 naps a day, sometimes 2. We get ready for bed at 6:30 and have him asleep by 7. We put him in his crib until he wakes up (usually 20-60 min. later, though a couple nights ago he actually slept for 2 hours!) and then move him to our bed. Staying asleep is still a big problem. I'm trying not to nurse him as much at night, but I'm so tired and groggy it's the easiest thing to do. Otherwise I bounce him on the edge of the bed or try letting him fall asleep on his own as long as he doesn't cry bloody murder. He's been consistently waking up between 6:30 and 7. I miss when he used to fall back asleep and let me sleep in, but I am more productive during the day now.

I think he's starting to teethe. Any suggestions on how to deal with that?