Xavier's first christmas

Christmas Eve

"Is this one for me??"

Christmas morning

First thing he wanted to do was play with the "puppy".

"Why are you giving me an old toy?  Where are the NEW ones?"

"That's better!"

Merry Christmas!

Snow fun

I had a little photo shoot with Xavier out in the newly fallen snow.  All 2 feet of it!

Spaghetti

Mmm, mmm, spaghetti dinner.


Also, a "Look, I'm almost 10 months and I still have no teeth!" photo.

Sleep training

After much fear and hesitation, we finally decided to unswaddle and sleep train Xavier.  In the end, we had nothing to fear, it wasn't horrible.  Last night he cried less than 15 minutes.  Woke twice during the night and only cried a few minutes both times.  Not bad for a baby that loved to be swaddled.  And he slept the whole night on his stomach.  This photo looks like he has his head to the side but his mouth and nose were implanted on the mattress.  It was a bit worrisome.  

For his naps today he cried a bit longer but managed to fall asleep on his own both times.  He was never swaddled for naps.  Usually sleeps on his side.

And finally, for tonight, he cried less than 10 minutes.  Hopefully he'll sleep through the night like always.  Fingers crossed.

Lowering of the crib

We finally lowered the crib today, Xavier had to check it out.

Crawling adventures

Crawling is a hard skill to learn, especially if you won't let go of the remote!

Aquarium

Xavier loves loves loves his toy aquarium in his crib.  It's always on.. off.. on.. off.. with lots of smiles.