Wow - I am getting really bad at this. I've already missed posts for Micaela's 5, 6 and 7th month "birthdays" so this will have to be a super one. Oh, the pressure...
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| 5 months |
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| 6 months |
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| 7 months |
So where is she at? At just over 7 months she is sitting up well, with the occasional accidental tip to one side and on-purpose fall backwards because she likes it. She is rolling easily to her stomach and once in a while rolls back to her back. She sleeps on her side sometimes now, mostly for naps, and can move around her crib a fair bit by kicking and pushing with her feet. The weaning has begun, and day 1 is going fairly well - I don't anticipate problems since she has gotten over her hatred of the bottle (I think, I hope). She is eating solids, loves the multigrain baby cereal and is coming around on fruit, but has started to nix veggies. We'll see how she does with this week's new addition: salmon. Thank goodness she doesn't know that poached, pureed salmon with no seasoning is not the way most people like it! :)
Micaela is a pretty easy-going kid now, though I think the teeth are interfering with her sunny disposition because they have yet to appear. Avery's number 1 and 2 teeth came in around 7.5 months, so Micaela's might be any day now. She is pretty willing to hang out in the stroller/exersaucer/jolly jumper while her crazy sister runs all around her. But I know she is dying to get out there and run too. No rushing that on my part!
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| In a dress bought for next year |
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| Pensive at the park |
Avery is doing very well at 2.5 years. She is a super-happy kid when we are out or when she is at daycare. At home it can be a little more variable. She LOVES TV, and isn't always very happy when we say no - so that makes for a lot of tantrums as we try to limit her watching to specific, limited times. The other main time for grumpiness is first thing in the morning - apparently asking her to say good morning to us before she says "I watch TV" is enough to set her off. Sigh...I assume this too shall pass. :) But on the upside, she is talking more and more and is coming up with the cutest expressions. It is amazing how they become so much more fun and adorable at the same time as they become so much more trying. It's like it was designed that way. I am definitely looking forward to the fall as Avery starts a dance class and sportball. She is such a little person now!
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| Dozy ladies |
We have had a pretty great summer - but that will have to be another post...hopefully soon. :)
