Remember this post and this one? (If you don't have time to go back & read, they from October & are about Iliya waking up in the middle of the night and not going back to sleep for a few hours)

And then fast forward to November, to this one about a growth spurt.

I think we may be repeating history here, and I am one tired mama...with only 3 hours of sleep to show for the night. Not only did Iliya wake up at 1:3o & not return to sleep till around 5:00...but he also has only pooped 1 time in the past 24 hours. This means he is about 6 poops shy of his quota. He has also been shoveling in the food like it may go away.

There is something going on here...these sorts of things mostly happen when he is under stress (like traveling) or about to grow. Since we're a week shy of traveling...I figure he might be about to grow.

And then there's the issue of a cognitive burst.

Didn't I just mention that I can't keep up with his vocabulary? And also he went from loving the bath to being terrified of it for a few days? Often, when there are gains in one area of development, there may be regression somewhere else. Perhaps that's what we've experienced this past week.

Iliya already has almost all the teeth he has asked for for Christmas...so I wonder if, now, he is asking for a couple of inches added to his height.

Whew, I hope Santa has a few pair of clothes in his sack for the little boy!