My little munchkin is growing up so fast. She's changed quite a bit this last month:
- Height 28 inches, weight 17.2 lbs. Fitting in 9 and 12 month size clothes.
- I've been working on getting her on a schedule, 7:30a wake and bottle, 9:00 baby food and morning nap until 10-10:30, 12:30 another bottle, 1-1:30 baby food and afternoon nap until 2:30-3:00, 5:00 bottle, 6:30 baby food, 7:00p bath and bed.
- She's gotten good about taking her naps in her crib and doesn't cry (much) when I set her down while she's awake.
- She does a lot better putting weight on her feet and even balancing. The other day she stood for over a minute while I just held her hands. She's doing great sitting up too, she can sit unsupported for over 5 minutes. Still not quite crawling, she gets around by rolling and pivoting on her tummy.
- Her chewing skills have improved immensely in the last month (from not allowing anything in her mouth). We can give her little bits of almost anything we're eating and she will chew it. I think her favorites are the Gerber puffs (sweet potato), pancake, rolls, and... cookies. I let her have a taste of a peanut butter cookie to test her allergy and nothing happened, so I think she's good. However, she does not like the Gerber stage 3 foods with the bits in them. I don't know if it's the taste, but I think it's mostly because she thinks she can just swallow it like the normal food and then gags realizing there are chunks. I've seen her put a puff in her mouth a couple times, but she has a problem letting it go, so she kinda licks it in her hand until it dissolves (yuck).
- I've also gotten her to kinda drink from a sippy cup. One day I just handed her one while she was in the high chair and she started putting it to her mouth on her own. I don't think she really likes drinking water just yet, but she's getting there.
- She's doing better at imitating sounds and noises. Her favorite is blowing raspberries, but she can also kinda roar, clap her hands, and gurgle in response. She says dadada but I don't think she associates it with Doug yet.
- She really likes looking at books. The other day I had a board book on the floor in front of her and she was turning the pages by herself (the page had to be sticking up a little so she could grab it).
It feels like she grew up so much this last month and passed so many milestones. She really is such an easy baby, it's funny the things she chooses to be stubborn about. I know she understands a lot more than she can communicate and it's fun seeing her process new things. It's getting easier to take care of her because she's becoming more predictable, I think putting her on a more rigid schedule has helped with that.
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| I almost didn't get the sticker on because she kept grabbing at it. |
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| She likes this book |
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| I could, and do, kiss these cheeks all day |
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| Milo is becoming more tolerant of her petting him, and she's getting better and catching him. |
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| First time sitting in a shopping cart |
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| Morning pancakes |
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| Second time in a shopping cart. I've found if she doesn't hold on to the bar, she slides all around. |
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| Thanksgiving outfit |
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| Hanging out with the cousins over Thanksgiving week |
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| Eating at Crown Burger, yum. (Also, sitting in a booster seat!) |
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| Milo batting at the ears on her hood, and she was none the wiser. |
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| Thanksgiving day and Grandma's house |
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| Watching football and Daddy trying to teach her the touchdown signal. |
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| Sitting on her own, but with cushions because she still likes to trust fall backwards. |
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| Learning to use her own cup |
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| Temper tantrum. I think she was having a rough day. |
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| I needed to empty the dryer and didn't want her to roll down the stairs. |
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| Again, sitting on her own, but with a cushion. |
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| She found her way to the Christmas tree. |
