progress!

make sure you are seated when viewing this photo, as it is quite shocking:

that is my son, asleep, in the daytime, and not being held! yeah, the swing turned out not to be a cure-all, but after one evening spent reading just the intro to a highly recommended book on sleep habits of babies, we have now had 3 days of napping in a row. not as long as i'd like, and not as quickly as i'd like, but, there they are, PRESENT. i am so excited.

and i've already noticed changes in his behavior as well, since his first nap, even only 30 minutes, he had times of being willing to play on his own in his crib or bumbo, and has not really had alot of fussy evening times. HAHA!

i also observed he is much more able to grab, lift, manipulate, and reach for his toys now, with just the amount of skill and enthusiasm to be able to give himself (or me at times) a good whack in the face.