The Blogging Resumes!

It’s been much too long since we last posted, but fear not for all is well! Massimo and I spent the month of December in Austin, Texas with his Oma, Opa, Uncle Jesse, Aunt Nicole, and cousin Una (is cousin supposed to be capitalized?). We had a blast and kept very busy. In January, Stefano joined us as we traveled to Orlando, Ft. Lauderdale, Key West, DC, and Manhattan before returning to Tallinn at the end of the month. It took a while to recover and even longer to sort through and upload all the photos! But they’re finally up (see the December, January, February, and March sets): Photos of Massimo Eli.

Mo is still doing fantastic. He had some slight sniffles recently and a fever when his third tooth came in, but overall his health is really excellent. He still hasn’t received any vaccinations, and we’ve decided to hold off until he starts spending more time around other kids. Breastfeeding is still going strong with no end in sight, and Massimo also eats three solid meals a day (and I mean solid in both senses). His recent thing has been tasting food then spitting it out, which is great fun. And when he’s done eating, anything left on his tray is moved bit by bit onto his lap or the floor (depending on his mood). You can check out his BLW photo set to get a better idea. We took some hilarious photos just the other night and will upload them soon.

Like most babies his age (10 months now), Mo is crawling (fast!) and standing and walking (with assistance). There’s no telling when he’ll be walking for real. It could be in a few weeks or a few months. He has started feeding me recently. He gets a big kick out of that. He absolutely LOVES music and starts dancing and clapping and waving his arms whenever he hears it. This weekend we bought him a little potty and he’s been using it regularly already. Three times today. What else? Hmm. He also LOVES books. It’s nice to have a shared love, plus three books buy me an additional 30 minutes of semi-sleep each morning. He turns the pages and points at the things he sees and talks about them.

Time for bed for me, but I wanted to get you caught up quickly so we can resume our posts without too much hanging over our heads! More posts to come!

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