This past year has sped by! Has it already been almost a year since Ira was born? Ira continues to be a joy! A few weeks ago, he decided to start crawling on his hands and knees and hasn't really looked back. He's crawling around all over the place and pulling himself up to standing constantly (my couch is covered in Ira height snot smears). Ira's like a goat in that if I'm sitting or lying on the floor, he's climbing onto me.
Let's talk about sleep. Conor and I made some desperate (but deliberate) adjustments to Ira's sleep life. He now sleeps at night in Conor's office and naps in our room. I get him up and feed him at around 10pm before I go to bed and then he sleeps until 7 or 8am. This is an incredible improvement! When I go get Ira after his naps, he always scooted into the corner closest to the door waiting for me.
Ira loves to eat and has decided that spoon fed baby food is for babies and he'd like to eat with his hands thank you very much, unless he's being offered yogurt, in which case, shovel 'er on in. He can reliably drink from a sippy cup (finally).
Ira can say "uh-oh" and "hi" and has an adorable little wave. He's cuddly, something I really love about him. I melt every time he snuggles into me. To get really close, he'll roll himself right into me nice and tight. He did that to his big bro, E, the other day - rolled into him for a snuggle.
Ira loves taking a bath. Water is where it's at for him! I'm looking forward to summertime and swim lessons. Ira likes to be outside and when I get out his snow suit, he crawls over to it and holds it until I put it on him. Ira continues to be a really easy going and good natured guy. His body weight and size is so compact and sweet. I sure love my pumpkin pIra.
