Mikael: Looking back on Week 34

This week we are crowning as the “tooth week” :) On Monday Mikael’s second front bottom tooth came out and today one of his top teeth came out, not quiet sure which one, either the second or third one. Yipppeeee!! So the weeks before were because of teeth!! Praise the Lord!! Two more out now just a "few" more :)

Babushka (Grandma in Russian) came to visit this week!!! It has been soooo amazing to have her here!!! We love having her over with us. Tomorrow she will be leaving and we will miss her so much!!!

On Saturday Mikael swung on a swing for the first time… well with mamma :) He LOVED it :)
We have also started feeding Mikael some different solids with week. On Saturday he had some potatoes, see the photos and you can be the judge as to how much he liked them :)

On Monday he tried some carrots mixed in with the potatoes. It went a little better :)

Mikael is also eating apples and drinks rooibos tea as well as some apple “kompot”, (this is the water in which the apples have been boiled.) from his new sippy cup!!! He LOVES his sippy cup, he just has not figured out how to "suck" from it.

Babushka has been a great help in getting him to try more things :)

"Aunty" Zhenya also borrowed us a play pin for Mikael to play in, but it was super too small for him :( Look at that face...

This week:
*Mikael gives us a great big smile when we say “na,na” when it is nursing time
* Mikael is in the process of learning how to crawl… backwards (Don’t know where he saw that?) He wants to crawl so much! He moves his bum but his legs just don’t “get it” yet.
*Mikael does not want to just sit on our laps anymore, he just wants to move, move, move :)
*He has been holding himself up so well when we have him in a standing position and yesterday he actually started walking in his walker!!! YES, he took four clear steps!!! When we put him in a standing position, holding his arms, he walks really well too, but he does best in his walker.

*We went to the Odessa Ladies Meeting on Thursday and Mikael did super well. Little Sierra is such a super friend to little Mikael! :)
*Mikael’s eyes are doing better as well. We were at the doctor’s again on Tuesday and he is very happy with the progress. Mikael’s eyes seem to be sorting themselves out with the help of the drops, so for now they will not be doing the procedure!! Yipppeeee!!!
*Last night was the first night in a long time that Mikael slept through the night!!! Mamma felt like a new person! God knows just what we need when we need it!!!

Pappa and Mikael playing: