Oh goodness.
Let the games begin!!
You are 9 months old, and you are crawling everywhere!! I am realizing how NOT baby proof our house is, as you crawl towards electrical cords, pull magnets off the bottom of the refrigerator, and pull up on the wire kitchen cart drawers.
You are pulling up on everything you can, including the dishwasher today as I emptied and refilled it. You are very proud of yourself for doing this!! You are not always successful, but you are very determined :)
You also have started sleeping through the night, like legit sleeping all the way from bedtime to morning! This is amazing, but I worry that you are getting enough to eat!!
Sometimes you love purees and sometimes you hate them. Sometimes you love to eat finger food and sometimes you throw it. Some days its no challenge at all to make sure you get enough to eat, and some days I'm lucky if I can get you to eat some puffs. You're a little unpredictable, my darling!!
You've moved up to the "curious creepers" room at daycare, and you don't like it as much as the infant room. You cry when I leave, and sometimes you even cry when grandma comes to get you! As soon as you see her, you burst into tears, like you're so happy she's there! But they are very nice to you....I think they just don't coddle you as much, and you do enjoy being coddled ;)
You have just moved up to 6-9 month clothing...you are a petite little thing, and I love it! We have your 9 month checkup next week, but last time we went to the doctor (for an ear infection) you weighed 15 lbs, 9 oz. My big girl!! You are getting heavy to carry around, and I am having to look for another carrier because the one I have is not supporting you as well now. You still have 6 teeth, but I think more might be on the way.
I can't wait until summer so I can take you to the pool in the evenings when I get home from work :) I hope you love it! You love the bath, and you seem to be up for anything, so I would be surprised if you didn't like it :) you already have 3 swimsuit options! 2 are hand-me-downs, and 1 was bought for you by your Aunt Ann (Daddy's godmother)
You are so delightful. Now that it is warm we are enjoying going for walks in the stroller, playing outside on a blanket, and going to the zoo as much as possible. The other day we went just me and you, and it was so nice to get to stroll along at our own pace. You were very interested in the snakes! I plan on raising you to be respectful of all animals, and not teach you that certain animals are gross or dirty. Of course I will teach you which animals are dangerous, etc., but also know that all animals are important and each have their own role in their habitat.
I also want to teach you the real names for animals. Like, its not a "monkey", its a Siamang and Siamangs are Apes, not monkeys. Things like that. I read you the signs for the animals you are interested in. It's neat to watch you follow my pointing finger and then you actually notice and watch the animal (as long as it's moving, haha!) You didn't always do that!
I love you so much and I want to teach you everything....I can't wait until you start to show your knowledge and I can be even more proud of you :)
I love you to the moon and back,
Mommy
Thursday, April 5, 2012
Thursday, March 22, 2012
I'm a crier today.
1. my friend's baby had a scare...she had a biopsy and then was bleeding a lot...i got so scared :( and tears welled up in my eyes (for the record, she is okay!)
2. my mom and i had a heartfelt conversation....and i cried. because she loves me more than I love Madison right now. I can say that because I love Madison more and more every day. So how much must she love ME, if thats 25 years longer than I've known Madison?! Makes me excited for how much I will love my daughter in all the days to come.
3. I got to visit my favorite student of all time today. His mom said that even though I lost my classroom, I didn't have to lose my babies :) and I cried. because she was right. It was so neat seeing him and Madison together. Like my two worlds collided.
4. Madison crawled...full on crawled to my phone. I couldn't believe it! She scooched over to me 1 hour earlier. But this time, she put her hands one in front of the other, and alternated knees right on over to my phone. I was so proud! And I got it on video!! And I cried.
2. my mom and i had a heartfelt conversation....and i cried. because she loves me more than I love Madison right now. I can say that because I love Madison more and more every day. So how much must she love ME, if thats 25 years longer than I've known Madison?! Makes me excited for how much I will love my daughter in all the days to come.
3. I got to visit my favorite student of all time today. His mom said that even though I lost my classroom, I didn't have to lose my babies :) and I cried. because she was right. It was so neat seeing him and Madison together. Like my two worlds collided.
4. Madison crawled...full on crawled to my phone. I couldn't believe it! She scooched over to me 1 hour earlier. But this time, she put her hands one in front of the other, and alternated knees right on over to my phone. I was so proud! And I got it on video!! And I cried.
Tuesday, March 13, 2012
8 months
Well, I am late! She turned 8 months on the 3rd....10 days ago! bad bloggy mommy.
I feel like not much has changed, and at the same time, lots has changed! For one thing, from Feb 9th to March 9th, she got SIX teeth!! Here they are:
So it has been kind of a fussy month, especially for the ladies at daycare. She isn't as fussy when I am holding her. We have discovered some remedies, such as....teething tablets don't work when teeth are actually cutting through. However, her amber teething necklace does help. What helps most is tylenol or ibuprofen though....I hate to drug her up, but it really is the most effective thing! She is MUCH happier when I give her medicine. So, oh well. Guess it won't hurt her.
She reaches for people she wants, and snuggles into the person who is holding her when she doesn't want another person to take her. She also will lay her head on your shoulder when another person is talking to her, especially if she is seeing them for the first time of the day. In a shy way. It's adorable! I'll have to try to get a picture.
She is STILL in 3-6 month clothes, but the sleepers are getting short, so we will move up to 6-9 month sleepers soon.
She is moving up to the big baby room at daycare...its called the "creepers" room. She is starting to crawl. She can now get on her belly from sitting, and back. It's harder for her to get back to sitting, but she can do it about half of the time she wants to. She is starting to get on all fours and rock, but most of the time one leg is still under her, instead of behind her. little cheater!! haha :)
This was also a bad month for sleep, since most of the time her mouth was bothering her. However, in the past 5 days, she has suddenly developed a love for solid foods, AND started rolling over to her tummy to sleep. The combination of the two made for a wonderful sleeper! Let me tell you, only waking up once in the middle of the night is AMAZING when you are used to waking up 3+ times in the middle of a sleep cycle.
We had a backpedal last night, back to every 3 hours, and I think it is her teeth AGAIN! how could it be? we already have 6!! But I think she is about to get more....ugh. poor baby!!
She is the light of my world. I can have the worst day ever, and coming home to her makes it the best day. There are some days I just sit at work and mope that I'm not with her. She is the sweetest, prettiest, most wonderful human being I have ever had the pleasure of knowing. I am so lucky to be her momma, and so lucky I get to see her every single day!
I feel like not much has changed, and at the same time, lots has changed! For one thing, from Feb 9th to March 9th, she got SIX teeth!! Here they are:
So it has been kind of a fussy month, especially for the ladies at daycare. She isn't as fussy when I am holding her. We have discovered some remedies, such as....teething tablets don't work when teeth are actually cutting through. However, her amber teething necklace does help. What helps most is tylenol or ibuprofen though....I hate to drug her up, but it really is the most effective thing! She is MUCH happier when I give her medicine. So, oh well. Guess it won't hurt her.
She reaches for people she wants, and snuggles into the person who is holding her when she doesn't want another person to take her. She also will lay her head on your shoulder when another person is talking to her, especially if she is seeing them for the first time of the day. In a shy way. It's adorable! I'll have to try to get a picture.
She is STILL in 3-6 month clothes, but the sleepers are getting short, so we will move up to 6-9 month sleepers soon.
She is moving up to the big baby room at daycare...its called the "creepers" room. She is starting to crawl. She can now get on her belly from sitting, and back. It's harder for her to get back to sitting, but she can do it about half of the time she wants to. She is starting to get on all fours and rock, but most of the time one leg is still under her, instead of behind her. little cheater!! haha :)
This was also a bad month for sleep, since most of the time her mouth was bothering her. However, in the past 5 days, she has suddenly developed a love for solid foods, AND started rolling over to her tummy to sleep. The combination of the two made for a wonderful sleeper! Let me tell you, only waking up once in the middle of the night is AMAZING when you are used to waking up 3+ times in the middle of a sleep cycle.
We had a backpedal last night, back to every 3 hours, and I think it is her teeth AGAIN! how could it be? we already have 6!! But I think she is about to get more....ugh. poor baby!!
She is the light of my world. I can have the worst day ever, and coming home to her makes it the best day. There are some days I just sit at work and mope that I'm not with her. She is the sweetest, prettiest, most wonderful human being I have ever had the pleasure of knowing. I am so lucky to be her momma, and so lucky I get to see her every single day!
Sunday, February 12, 2012
Things to remember
There are some things about Madison that I realize I wish I would have written down THE day something happened. Like when she rolled over for the first time, etc. So...
On February 9, she was gnawing on my finger, and I noticed there was something sharp in her mouth! I felt the top of her gums, and it seemed like there might be a tooth but I wasn't sure because I couldn't see anything! Then I let her suck on my finger and yep, there were two sharp lines where teeth will come down :) They have just broken the surface of the gums, but haven't come down where you can see them yet. I am just waiting for the bottom ones to come, but so far they are being stubborn!
I also wanted to list some things that she got from me and from Matt.
Like Mommy:
hair
eyes (color and shape)
smile
nose (I think, but sometimes I'm not sure)
feet (definitely the toes! Hopefully you won't get my crooked feet that we will have to spend thousands of dollars on to fix....but only time will tell)
head shape
Like Daddy:
ticklish under the arms and on your belly
eyelashes (I think. He has very long pretty eyelashes, but mine aren't bad either. Either way, they are long and pretty)
sweet disposition
wake up disposition (sleepy and cranky haha!)
Some fun things she is doing lately:
I think I mentioned waving....it still has only been a few times.
This morning, I SWEAR she knows Tyson's name. She was gnawing on something, I said his name, and she turned and looked dead at him. My mom also thinks she knows Dottie's name (her dog) and Travis's name. She also will mimic you jumping, stomping, and splashing in the tub.
She looooves to touch faces, and most of the time its not a particular part, but its a lovey touch.
Her new thing is to say ba ba ba ba ba and BYE by by by by. Today she even said bye bye and waved at the same time....the jury is still out on whether she knows what Bye means? or if she was mimicking my mom saying bye and waving. either way I think she is a genius!!!
This is amazing to me. I am amazed at every new thing she can do. I can't believe how interactive she is being! I think I also greatly underestimate her. An email update I got today said she is noticing emotions, and might even sympathize if I cry? Wow! I just can't believe she is getting to be so aware of her environment!
I'm going to try to do better about writing things down WHEN they happen, and not just waiting for the monthly update.
Until the next time Madison does something cute,
toodaloo :)
On February 9, she was gnawing on my finger, and I noticed there was something sharp in her mouth! I felt the top of her gums, and it seemed like there might be a tooth but I wasn't sure because I couldn't see anything! Then I let her suck on my finger and yep, there were two sharp lines where teeth will come down :) They have just broken the surface of the gums, but haven't come down where you can see them yet. I am just waiting for the bottom ones to come, but so far they are being stubborn!
I also wanted to list some things that she got from me and from Matt.
Like Mommy:
hair
eyes (color and shape)
smile
nose (I think, but sometimes I'm not sure)
feet (definitely the toes! Hopefully you won't get my crooked feet that we will have to spend thousands of dollars on to fix....but only time will tell)
head shape
Like Daddy:
ticklish under the arms and on your belly
eyelashes (I think. He has very long pretty eyelashes, but mine aren't bad either. Either way, they are long and pretty)
sweet disposition
wake up disposition (sleepy and cranky haha!)
Some fun things she is doing lately:
I think I mentioned waving....it still has only been a few times.
This morning, I SWEAR she knows Tyson's name. She was gnawing on something, I said his name, and she turned and looked dead at him. My mom also thinks she knows Dottie's name (her dog) and Travis's name. She also will mimic you jumping, stomping, and splashing in the tub.
She looooves to touch faces, and most of the time its not a particular part, but its a lovey touch.
Her new thing is to say ba ba ba ba ba and BYE by by by by. Today she even said bye bye and waved at the same time....the jury is still out on whether she knows what Bye means? or if she was mimicking my mom saying bye and waving. either way I think she is a genius!!!
This is amazing to me. I am amazed at every new thing she can do. I can't believe how interactive she is being! I think I also greatly underestimate her. An email update I got today said she is noticing emotions, and might even sympathize if I cry? Wow! I just can't believe she is getting to be so aware of her environment!
I'm going to try to do better about writing things down WHEN they happen, and not just waiting for the monthly update.
Until the next time Madison does something cute,
toodaloo :)
Tuesday, February 7, 2012
7 months!
I CANNOT believe my little girl is 7 months old! This is going to sound weird, but it just feels like it's so close to a year! Its the other side of 6 months....which is on its way to one year. I know for some thats like "duh Ashleigh, 7 months is closer to 12 than 6 is..." but it's like a milestone or something haha.
My dear sweet Madison,
You fill our lives with joy each day. I look forward to coming home every day, and I miss you terribly when I drive away from you. I wish we could spend every day together. Your smile is contagious and you are quite the independent little girl! You are sitting up very well now, and I can leave you playing and go into the next room for a minute, and 99% of the time you are still sitting when I come back :)
You are almost growing out of 3-6 and 6 month clothes. You wore a 6-9 month outfit the other day and it wasn't that big on you! Guess I better start washing the 6-9 month clothes!!
You are still in size 3 diapers and I hope it stays that way for a little while because we have a lot of them!
You are eating some solids, though you still have the tongue thrusting reflex and so you aren't able to swallow as much as you would like. You LOVE rice teething biscuits, and you like bananas and green beans. Grandma is actually the best at feeding you, and she had to teach me how to do it! You and I made a horrible mess together and almost none stayed in your mouth. You also loooove these broccoli cheetos that they make for babies. You can't get enough! I feel kinda weird giving you processed stuff already but you are not liking the real stuff yet and I want you to learn how to chew and swallow! You like gnawing on green beans, broccoli stems, bananas, etc., but you can't quite figure out how to chew and swallow it yet. Which is perfectly fine! I just feel like the baby cheetos and rice biscuits are teaching you how to chew and swallow and then you will generalize it to real food.
You waved for the first time the other day! ......to a cashier in the store! haha! I've been trying to get you to wave at me and then you do it to a stranger. silly girl! Appropriate, though! You did wave at me and Daddy last night though :)
Speaking of daddy....oh BOY do you love him! you smile so big when you see him, and you love to touch his face and hair. He loves you so much too :) He told me last night that his favorite view of you is of your little back, sitting up so strong :)
As I mentioned before, you are so independent! You come by it honest. You just love to play with your toys, either in your jumperoo, exersaucer, or on the floor with toys spread everywhere. And if there are toys in sight but not on your blanket with you? You won't rest until you have them. You will reach and look and fuss and definitely communicate that you WANT THOSE!
You are getting closer to crawling! You will reach forward while sitting, and one leg will go behind you and one leg will be under. I think your little hips aren't strong enough to support your body weight yet, otherwise you would be on all fours by now! Which is fine, you don't need to crawl right now :) I think you will be happier when you can, though. You get a wee bit frustrated when you want something but can't get it.
You are still exclusively nursing (with the exception of your solid food "snacks") and still love it! I love that I get to snuggle with you multiple times a day. You are very much a momma's girl, and will reach and stretch for me if someone else is holding you!!
I am waiting for these teeth to come through! Some days they don't bother you a bit, and others you are hurting a lot :( I want them to come through so you aren't hurting anymore, but it will be sad when you don't have that sweet gummy smile anymore! You will just have a toothy smile, and that will be okay too :)
You still wake up 2-3 times every night....which I'll be honest....is not very fun for mommy. I do wish you would sleep at least for 5-6 hours in a row. But I refuse to let you "cry it out" so this is how it will be until you figure out that you should just eat enough during the day!! You sleep in the pack n play next to our bed, so its not that bad to get up and get you. And I do love snuggling your little warm body at night :) During the day you are so active, wiggling and looking everywhere. It is nice to have some calm snuggle time with you.
I just keep thinking that you are growing up so fast, and soon you will be a toddler and won't let me snuggle and hold you anymore! Or not as much. I am trying to cherish all of these memorable moments so I don't feel like I have taken anything for granted. I am so thankful that I have a sweet, happy, healthy baby who is meeting all of her milestones. I can't imagine the alternative.
You have blessed our lives in more ways than you know. You will never understand until you have your own children. I certainly never did. You are amazing and beautiful, and so very loved by many people.
I love you to the moon and back,
Mommy
My dear sweet Madison,
You fill our lives with joy each day. I look forward to coming home every day, and I miss you terribly when I drive away from you. I wish we could spend every day together. Your smile is contagious and you are quite the independent little girl! You are sitting up very well now, and I can leave you playing and go into the next room for a minute, and 99% of the time you are still sitting when I come back :)
You are almost growing out of 3-6 and 6 month clothes. You wore a 6-9 month outfit the other day and it wasn't that big on you! Guess I better start washing the 6-9 month clothes!!
You are still in size 3 diapers and I hope it stays that way for a little while because we have a lot of them!
You are eating some solids, though you still have the tongue thrusting reflex and so you aren't able to swallow as much as you would like. You LOVE rice teething biscuits, and you like bananas and green beans. Grandma is actually the best at feeding you, and she had to teach me how to do it! You and I made a horrible mess together and almost none stayed in your mouth. You also loooove these broccoli cheetos that they make for babies. You can't get enough! I feel kinda weird giving you processed stuff already but you are not liking the real stuff yet and I want you to learn how to chew and swallow! You like gnawing on green beans, broccoli stems, bananas, etc., but you can't quite figure out how to chew and swallow it yet. Which is perfectly fine! I just feel like the baby cheetos and rice biscuits are teaching you how to chew and swallow and then you will generalize it to real food.
You waved for the first time the other day! ......to a cashier in the store! haha! I've been trying to get you to wave at me and then you do it to a stranger. silly girl! Appropriate, though! You did wave at me and Daddy last night though :)
Speaking of daddy....oh BOY do you love him! you smile so big when you see him, and you love to touch his face and hair. He loves you so much too :) He told me last night that his favorite view of you is of your little back, sitting up so strong :)
You are getting closer to crawling! You will reach forward while sitting, and one leg will go behind you and one leg will be under. I think your little hips aren't strong enough to support your body weight yet, otherwise you would be on all fours by now! Which is fine, you don't need to crawl right now :) I think you will be happier when you can, though. You get a wee bit frustrated when you want something but can't get it.
You are still exclusively nursing (with the exception of your solid food "snacks") and still love it! I love that I get to snuggle with you multiple times a day. You are very much a momma's girl, and will reach and stretch for me if someone else is holding you!!
I am waiting for these teeth to come through! Some days they don't bother you a bit, and others you are hurting a lot :( I want them to come through so you aren't hurting anymore, but it will be sad when you don't have that sweet gummy smile anymore! You will just have a toothy smile, and that will be okay too :)
You still wake up 2-3 times every night....which I'll be honest....is not very fun for mommy. I do wish you would sleep at least for 5-6 hours in a row. But I refuse to let you "cry it out" so this is how it will be until you figure out that you should just eat enough during the day!! You sleep in the pack n play next to our bed, so its not that bad to get up and get you. And I do love snuggling your little warm body at night :) During the day you are so active, wiggling and looking everywhere. It is nice to have some calm snuggle time with you.
I just keep thinking that you are growing up so fast, and soon you will be a toddler and won't let me snuggle and hold you anymore! Or not as much. I am trying to cherish all of these memorable moments so I don't feel like I have taken anything for granted. I am so thankful that I have a sweet, happy, healthy baby who is meeting all of her milestones. I can't imagine the alternative.
You have blessed our lives in more ways than you know. You will never understand until you have your own children. I certainly never did. You are amazing and beautiful, and so very loved by many people.
I love you to the moon and back,
Mommy
Friday, January 20, 2012
Baby Led Weaning
or Baby Led Solids.
I mentioned this in my 6 month post. But I just wanted to give an update on it!
Madison has now had broccoli, mashed potatoes, avocado, applesauce, rice cereal, and green beans. My mom gave her the applesauce and rice cereal. I kinda feel like we should spoon feed her some things, just so she understands what to do when things are in her mouth. I have read about some babies who are over a year old and still don't EAT solid foods. I do want to encourage her to eat. But not to the extent where I am trying to trick her into opening her mouth and it becomes a stressful thing.
That's supposed to be the whole point of BLW! no stress.
Last night we gave her green beans and it was so cute to watch her gnawing on it :) when she got the actual bean in her mouth she was not a fan, and spat it out! I think just because she's not used to different textures.
She likes to eat what we eat. Which will make her like food a whole lot more, I think!
We are taking a break from bread and broccoli though. she choked on both of them last time she ate them, so we will wait until she can chew a little better before reintroducing them.
I think next we will try sweet potatoes, then maybe carrot and finally get into fruits...banana, I am thinking. I want to wait on fruits because I don't want her to fall in love with fruits and not eat anything else!
I mentioned this in my 6 month post. But I just wanted to give an update on it!
Madison has now had broccoli, mashed potatoes, avocado, applesauce, rice cereal, and green beans. My mom gave her the applesauce and rice cereal. I kinda feel like we should spoon feed her some things, just so she understands what to do when things are in her mouth. I have read about some babies who are over a year old and still don't EAT solid foods. I do want to encourage her to eat. But not to the extent where I am trying to trick her into opening her mouth and it becomes a stressful thing.
That's supposed to be the whole point of BLW! no stress.
Last night we gave her green beans and it was so cute to watch her gnawing on it :) when she got the actual bean in her mouth she was not a fan, and spat it out! I think just because she's not used to different textures.
She likes to eat what we eat. Which will make her like food a whole lot more, I think!
We are taking a break from bread and broccoli though. she choked on both of them last time she ate them, so we will wait until she can chew a little better before reintroducing them.
I think next we will try sweet potatoes, then maybe carrot and finally get into fruits...banana, I am thinking. I want to wait on fruits because I don't want her to fall in love with fruits and not eat anything else!
Tuesday, January 3, 2012
6 months
I've been neglecting this lately.....with good reason. I am going to try to keep up to date on my Madison posts, but nothing more.
My dear sweet girl,
Today you are 6 months old! It doesn't seem like you've only been here 6 months. I can't remember not having you. When I didn't look forward to coming home to your beautiful smile every day. When I didn't wake up in the middle of the night to your voice. When I didn't feel your soft warm skin against mine. What did I live for in those days?
You are 14 lbs, and are around the 25th percentile for weight, length, and head circumference. I ADORE that you are tiny. it makes everything about you seem that much cuter :) However, you are in size 3 diapers. I'm not sure how you are so tiny, yet move through diaper size faster than other babies! I think you store all your weight in your thighs like your momma hahaha
You are wearing 3-6 or 6 month clothes. I tried to put you in a 3month onesie the other day and your shoulders were about to pop out haha.
We have loved dressing you up for the holidays, and you are too cute for words in your holiday gear :) We also love dressing you up for football games! You wear USC and Michigan gear. Your grammie just got you a Steelers onesie, so now you can dress up for the NFL too :)
Your smile is so contagious. For us, it is normal that you smile all the time :) If you are not smiling, it is usually because you are carefully observing something. Orrrrr fussing. You are doing more of that lately, and I can't tell if its because of your teeth, or just because you know what you want now, and you can't always do it.
Other people are surprised how much you smile, and ask "is she always this happy?". Yes, you are! You smile at everyone in the store who gives you a compliment or talks to you. It's hard not to compliment you. You are so gorgeous. I've never seen such a gorgeous baby. I know every mom thinks her baby is the cutest, but honestly.....its insane how beautiful you are.
You used to sleep in your rock'n'play sleeper every night, but I think you are getting too big for it. For one thing, you are sitting up in it now so we have to belt you in. But also, you like to sleep on your side and you can't really do that in your sleeper. So I've put your pack'n'play by my side of the bed, and now you sleep in that most of the time. Sometimes I will keep you in bed with me after one of your night feedings :) You are so tiny and warm, and I love feeling you against me.
Things you are doing now.....sitting up! You were doing this for a few seconds, then on Christmas Eve you sat up for 2 whole minutes! it's only gotten better from there. You love to sit up and play with your toys on your quilt that Granddaddy had made for you. We do still have the boppy pillow behind you, in case you fall. You are getting really good at catching yourself though. You are reaching for things that you want, all.the.time. It is difficult to eat with you on our laps now, because you want to grab everything. But mostly its awesome, because we know what you want now! Dr. C said that you don't often see 6 month olds who are as focused as you are.
You are also rolling from back to belly, and belly to back. One time I thought you needed help getting on your tummy, so I helped you, and you promptly rolled back onto your back, then onto your side again. You just like being on your side haha!
We split up your shots because 5 vaccines in one day is just too much, in my opinion. I thought Dr. C was going to tell me that we should do it in one day, but he didn't. He just said "okay" and we decided which shots you got today, and which you will get in 2 weeks. I already think it was a great decision. Usually you are super cranky bc you don't feel well for 2 days after shots. Tonight you have been fine! No fever or anything! yay!!
We also got the green light for solid foods!! We have given you rice and oatmeal cereal, but you do NOT like it. You take one taste, and then refuse to open your mouth haha :) So it's a good thing you won't be spoon fed. We are going to do baby led weaning, which is where you are allowed to feed yourself bits of real food! No mushed up purees for you, my friend. It will teach you dexterity, teach you how to chew, and involve you in family meal time. You will eat with us, what we eat. So far you have had mashed potatoes and broccoli. And some bread that you grabbed off my plate tonight at Olive Garden :) I wasn't crazy about that though, because their bread is so salty. You loved the mashed potatoes off my finger, and you were crazy about broccoli! Go figure!! I gave you a long stalk and you stuck it in your mouth and went to town, gnawing on it. You swallowed some too, because I saw it a couple days later ;)
I'm really excited about BLW because it just makes sense to me. Why would I try to force feed you spoonfuls of mashed food, when your gums are perfectly capable of eating real food (as long as it is cooked right)? I never even knew that was an option, honestly.
I have learned so much from the ladies on my message board. It is because of them that I had you naturally, that I stuck with breastfeeding, and now that I am making this decision. You are so independent already, I really think we will ALL be happier this way!! I will be sure to update as you start to eat more and more :)
Well believe it or not, I think I am out of things to say!! I could go on and on about how much we love you, but that would probably just embarrass you a lot :)
Your daddy and I love you more than words could ever express. What I feel when I hold you is second to nothing in this world. Oh, and when you reach for me? Nothing in this world could make me feel more special.
I love you to the moon and back,
Mommy
My dear sweet girl,
Today you are 6 months old! It doesn't seem like you've only been here 6 months. I can't remember not having you. When I didn't look forward to coming home to your beautiful smile every day. When I didn't wake up in the middle of the night to your voice. When I didn't feel your soft warm skin against mine. What did I live for in those days?
You are 14 lbs, and are around the 25th percentile for weight, length, and head circumference. I ADORE that you are tiny. it makes everything about you seem that much cuter :) However, you are in size 3 diapers. I'm not sure how you are so tiny, yet move through diaper size faster than other babies! I think you store all your weight in your thighs like your momma hahaha
You are wearing 3-6 or 6 month clothes. I tried to put you in a 3month onesie the other day and your shoulders were about to pop out haha.
We have loved dressing you up for the holidays, and you are too cute for words in your holiday gear :) We also love dressing you up for football games! You wear USC and Michigan gear. Your grammie just got you a Steelers onesie, so now you can dress up for the NFL too :)
Your smile is so contagious. For us, it is normal that you smile all the time :) If you are not smiling, it is usually because you are carefully observing something. Orrrrr fussing. You are doing more of that lately, and I can't tell if its because of your teeth, or just because you know what you want now, and you can't always do it.
Other people are surprised how much you smile, and ask "is she always this happy?". Yes, you are! You smile at everyone in the store who gives you a compliment or talks to you. It's hard not to compliment you. You are so gorgeous. I've never seen such a gorgeous baby. I know every mom thinks her baby is the cutest, but honestly.....its insane how beautiful you are.
You used to sleep in your rock'n'play sleeper every night, but I think you are getting too big for it. For one thing, you are sitting up in it now so we have to belt you in. But also, you like to sleep on your side and you can't really do that in your sleeper. So I've put your pack'n'play by my side of the bed, and now you sleep in that most of the time. Sometimes I will keep you in bed with me after one of your night feedings :) You are so tiny and warm, and I love feeling you against me.
Things you are doing now.....sitting up! You were doing this for a few seconds, then on Christmas Eve you sat up for 2 whole minutes! it's only gotten better from there. You love to sit up and play with your toys on your quilt that Granddaddy had made for you. We do still have the boppy pillow behind you, in case you fall. You are getting really good at catching yourself though. You are reaching for things that you want, all.the.time. It is difficult to eat with you on our laps now, because you want to grab everything. But mostly its awesome, because we know what you want now! Dr. C said that you don't often see 6 month olds who are as focused as you are.
You are also rolling from back to belly, and belly to back. One time I thought you needed help getting on your tummy, so I helped you, and you promptly rolled back onto your back, then onto your side again. You just like being on your side haha!
We split up your shots because 5 vaccines in one day is just too much, in my opinion. I thought Dr. C was going to tell me that we should do it in one day, but he didn't. He just said "okay" and we decided which shots you got today, and which you will get in 2 weeks. I already think it was a great decision. Usually you are super cranky bc you don't feel well for 2 days after shots. Tonight you have been fine! No fever or anything! yay!!
We also got the green light for solid foods!! We have given you rice and oatmeal cereal, but you do NOT like it. You take one taste, and then refuse to open your mouth haha :) So it's a good thing you won't be spoon fed. We are going to do baby led weaning, which is where you are allowed to feed yourself bits of real food! No mushed up purees for you, my friend. It will teach you dexterity, teach you how to chew, and involve you in family meal time. You will eat with us, what we eat. So far you have had mashed potatoes and broccoli. And some bread that you grabbed off my plate tonight at Olive Garden :) I wasn't crazy about that though, because their bread is so salty. You loved the mashed potatoes off my finger, and you were crazy about broccoli! Go figure!! I gave you a long stalk and you stuck it in your mouth and went to town, gnawing on it. You swallowed some too, because I saw it a couple days later ;)
I'm really excited about BLW because it just makes sense to me. Why would I try to force feed you spoonfuls of mashed food, when your gums are perfectly capable of eating real food (as long as it is cooked right)? I never even knew that was an option, honestly.
I have learned so much from the ladies on my message board. It is because of them that I had you naturally, that I stuck with breastfeeding, and now that I am making this decision. You are so independent already, I really think we will ALL be happier this way!! I will be sure to update as you start to eat more and more :)
Well believe it or not, I think I am out of things to say!! I could go on and on about how much we love you, but that would probably just embarrass you a lot :)
Your daddy and I love you more than words could ever express. What I feel when I hold you is second to nothing in this world. Oh, and when you reach for me? Nothing in this world could make me feel more special.
I love you to the moon and back,
Mommy
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