Roscoe is growing up so fast. Am I allowed to say that already? That's what "old people" always said when I was growing up. It's true though!
He has been sleeping in his crib all night now. The bassinet is just too small for him and I am not as worried about having him out of sight. I am not going to lie, though, I was a little bit heartbroken when we made the transition because I missed him so much and just wanted to hold him (I realize this sounds ridiculous and I blame the breastfeeding hormones). I am slowly adjusting (Roscoe has been pretty fine about the whole thing from the beginning) and now I mostly just wish he would only wake up twice at night. Which he sometimes does! I know, I know, alert the media, our boy is a sleeping machine! Any more than twice and the room next door feels SO FAR from my bed.
He is also becoming increasingly independent. He does not like us to hold his bottle or give him his paci. He wants to do it himself. He also refuses to let us feed him his "solid" food (pears are his absolute favorite so far) and insists on feeding himself with the spoon. He does make a good mess that way, but I humor him because really, who wants to be fed slop on a spoon by someone else? I am all for "fostering independence."
Roscoe's cousin Aubrynn (two and a half) called me the other day (with help, of course) to talk to me about Rock-So, which is what she calls him. I just really cannot wait for all of the cousins to hang out this Christmas. Have I mentioned that a few times already? Ok then, carry on.
I may be mistaken, but I swear the other day that Roscoe imitated Ray when Ray was making monkey sounds at Roscoe. You know, like eee-eee-ooo-ooo-aaa--aaa. And Roscoe answered back with high pitched noises like he was trying to figure it out. I almost burst with pride for my little monkey.
Our boy is also officially exactly average sized. No more butterball baby (75% for weight; 25% for height). He is now 50/50. I don't really care what percentiles he is in, but I think he will have an easier time dressing himself as more average than if he maintained the 75/25 ratio.
One of my all-time favorite memories of Roscoe so far is a recent one. The other day Roscoe and Ray were having a little morning cuddle with Ray laying on his back and Roscoe on his belly next to him. Roscoe leaned down really close to Ray's face and started sticking out his tongue licking Ray's lips. I really think he was trying to kiss Ray and it is the cutest thing I have ever seen in my life.
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