I just wanted to write a little because it feels like I usually just post pictures, and don't have much to say. There are so many things changing all of the time with the baby, and it's hard to remember this stuff if I don't write it down.
She will be having her 6 month check up on Monday. I'm really excited because we are going to meet a new Pediatrician, and I think it will be nice just to get another view on how she is doing. She is getting ready to start so many things so I want to make sure she is ready. She has been rolling over a lot more, but still having a littel bit of trouble getting back to her back once she is on her tummy. She also scoots just a little bit. I will have her on the floor in one place, and if I walk away for a minute, she will have turned compleatly around when I come back. I think she is getting strong. I've been working with her on sitting, but she still can't quite do it on her own for more than a second.
We are starting baby sign language classes a week from Friday. I organized it so that we can have private lessons with our playgroup. It's going to be so fun to be able to communicate better with her once she gets a little bit older. I know my heart will melt when she does her first sign. She is so smart, so I think she will have no problem figuring it out. She is ALWAYS singing and trying to talk. She makes so much noise, so it will be fun to know what she is really saying.
She is still drooling a lot and seeming uncomfortable with teething, but she still hasn't cut any teeth. I have a feeling she will in the next month or so. I think we will try to see how she likes Organic Brown Rice cereal this weekend. I've been trying to be patient with starting her on solids, but I am just so excited that I want to see how she does. I think we will start with the rice for the first week, then maybe try carrots or sweet potatoes next. Myles mom bought us the coolest babyfood maker, so I am going to make all of her food myself. I think this is the perfect time of year to start now that the farmers markets are starting up again.
As for sleeping, she is still a great sleeper at night, but has been a little bit harder to put down to sleep. For about a month I was able to just lay her in her crib with the binkie and wind up the music box and she would be out....now she fusses for a little bit most of the time. I got the swing bed out again yesterday and that has really seemed to help. I just lay her in there and swing it and most of the time she falls right to sleep, and then I can put her in her crib. She still sleeps all of the time. She is usually only awake for about an hour or two at a time, and then asleep for the same amount of time. Today she took a nap for over 2 hours....that was a lot longer than usual. I guess she is probably having her 6 month growing spurt, although that's what I say everytime she sleeps a lot.
2 comments:
Lovely post Alisha. It's true- it's so easy to forget so many details, our babies are growing so fast and there's so much happening, so much going on. I should be writing more about Gaia as well.
I also can't wait to start weaning Gaia =) At the moment I'm reading some books with recipes for healthy veggie and fruit puree because I'm so excited. I wonder which taste Gaia will like the most =)
I don't know if it is because Catherine is my 4th, but I don't look forward to solid foods at all.
I am sure some people think I am weird, but I love the yellow breast milk poop stage. As soon as solids start so do the stinky diapers :P
It is cute to see their little faces scrunch up in reaction to the new tastes. I enjoy reliving all of the firsts I went through with Amelia by reading your sweet blog.
I think it is awesome that you will be making your own baby food. What we do in our family is we put the baby grinder on the table and what ever we eat for dinner etc.. we just grind up and baby eats the same thing.
Whole Foods also sells some organic pureed foods in their freezer section.
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