Weeks 40-44/10 months

Okay, so I'm really not good at keeping up with this. I guess we've been busy. Hayden had T-ball in April and May. That was fun but two nights a week although it was over quick. Then the end of school and Memorial Day weekend. We made the long trip to South Dakota to see Mt. Rushmore. That was interesting, found out John is not the best traveler. He did okay in the car but not great in the hotel rooms at night. It was a quick trip and not time enough for him to adjust. So now, this summer I'll fly home with John and Heath and Hayden can drive. It will still probably take him a few days to adjust but at least we won't be in the car for 9 plus hours a day. John is very set in his schedule and it doesn't go well when we change that.
Hayden finished school and was actually sad he wouldn't get to see his teacher anymore. He's excited about being a first grader. We don't have a whole lot planned for the summer. He will do soccer camp next week and a lot of playing with his friends. Which suits him just fine. We've been to the pool once, the water is still a little cool but Hayden didn't mind. John even liked it after awhile.
John is growing like crazy. He's still not walking which is okay. He can stand alone great and he takes a few steps before either face-planting or falling on his butt. He's really good at cruising the furniture but he still would rather crawl than walk. It doesn't bother me, he'll walk eventually. He is talking more and still eating great. He now likes to turn the light on in his room. He can reach the switch from his crib. So in the middle of the night when he wakes up, he usually turns the light on. It's nice when he needs to go back to sleep. We are back in a normal routine now after our trip. He goes to bed around 7 and sleeps until almost 11, then eats and goes back to sleep until about 4, 4:30. Eats again and then usually back to sleep until around 6 or 6:30. Occasionally he gets up at 5 and won't go back to sleep. Those are fun days! He got his 3rd and 4th teeth and then two more on top finally came thru. He's eating some stage 3 foods now. I'm trying to get him eating independently b/c he would much rather feed himself. He loves these zesty tomato crunchies and also wagon wheels. Not much else going on, pictures to follow.