Hello my honey bunny!
Geesh, can't believe its November! It feels like I just finished the last post! Because of the holidays, This one will be short and sweet.
Highlights- piggies! Your hair is long enough for pig tales! It's so cute. But it makes you look way older than you are! I feel like it makes you look like a little toddler! Crazy!
Potatoe balls!!! You were getting really grabby. So I tried soft chucks of food but you couldn't pick it up. So I tried forming mashed potatoes into a ball. It worked! It was big enough to grab but puréed enough to eat. you have tried potatoes, spinach, peas, sweet potatoes, green beans, broccoli, bell peppers, cauliflower, water chestnuts, applesauce, and sugar pees. I still give your favorite, corn. So far you like most veggies. I have to dum them down a lot with cereal, potatoes, or corn to make you eat them. Sometimes you'll eat up to a half a cup in a sitting!
Favorite moments- your dad pulled a joke on us! I was changing your diaper in the nursey. I left the monitor in our bedroom where dad was. Right in the middle of me throwing your diaper away, I hear this loud raspberry sound (bppppbbbbpp). I though you had a huge blow out in the middle of changing your diaper! When I looked back, I saw that Thankfully you didn't. It was your dad blewing Into the monitor! He got us so bad!;-) I don't know why I'm so surprised. he occasionally uses the intercom to say-"cleanup on eisle 12."
Another time was when I was feeding you. I turned around for a second and you picked up the entire bowl to drink!
Thanksgiving-it is so special to me this year! I don't know what it is about having kids that makes the holidays even more special. It's mostly because I'm thankful to have you and your dad. I have always wanted a family of my own growing up. When my parents divorced, God gave me hope of a family of my own to get through hard times. I feel so blessed that I have that now! I am reminded to cherish you two daily. I am trying to Savor the moments we have together while you're a baby.
Nursing- good! Not much to mention. nursing with teeth isn't so bad. I hardly notice them. That's probably because you don't nurse for long or much. I think you'll be done soon at the rate you're going. I see the end in sight for nursing. You're loving food so much that I'd be surprise if you went to a year. I'm willing to nurse until you need. I really dread when I have to take away your nightly nursing. It's that nursing that puts you to sleep. It does look hopeful though. There have been two nights you fell asleep without nursings. They were just off routine days like date nights or at friends houses.
Development-you are growing at a rapid pace physically. Sometimes I feel like I have a small toddler. have a told you that you've pretty much out grown 9 month clothes? You pretty much skipped this size. You might have been in it for a month or two. You're into to 12 month clothes already mostly for the length. When I hold you up, you will take a few steps. You kind of skip when you try to walk. It's cute. You are making all kinds of noises. In case you haven't noticed from pictures, Your hair is getting lighter. I can see some very pretty golden strands. It makes me think you might be a blonde. I've always pictured you dark like your dad. Either one would be very nice on you!
Things you like- blow bubbles in water and blow air! You love grabbing your toes and babbling "ba ba ba." You love your puppy cash! You will watch him and smile most days. Often times, you'll put your hand out for cash to lick you. You love scratching things, walls, my face and really anything. You love to stick your tongue out at me already. Often times, Well stick out our tongues at each other across the room.
Thing that you aren't so fond of are- putting you down, wiping your face and tummy time.
Naps- you aren't much of a napper so far. you always get tired around 10 or 11 ish. You also get tired around 5 pm. I'd like for you to nap int he afternoon around 1-3 pm. That's doesn't happen often yet. As your dad so lovingly puts it, "she doesn't want to nap when you want her to." It's very true. I need to let you sleep when you want. But also encourage or try an afternoon nap.
Leap-Alex doesn't make the sixth leap in her mental development just yet. The sixth leap, known as the 'world of categories', will start after about thirty-three and a half weeks after the due date and can last up to four weeks. In about 18 day(s) you might start to see the signs of this sixth leap. She is now trying to master the skills belonging to the last leap she made, the leap of relationships. You will also see Alex mastering skills she was mentally able to learn in previous leaps, but didn't physically show yet. The results of what your baby can do after taking the previous leap are very noticeable. You'll start to see a whole different human being. Examples of what Alex 's skills and interests might be after going through the previous leap:
- She is interested in people who "act differently" as compared to 'normal'
- Has an immense interest in details such as zippers, labels or stickers
- Lifts things up to see if anything is below
- Tries to untie laces
- Throws something to see the content
- Puts food in the mouth of others
- Makes connections between words and deeds
- Blows air !!! ( you love doing this)
- Protests as dad and mom walk away (you do)
- Imitates sounds with her tongue ( ba ba ba)
- She is standing up with a little help or pulls herself to an upward position.(stand on my lap)
Challenges- you are becoming more active and wiggly. You are already reaching, kicking, lunging, pulling yourself up, and rolling over to grab toys. With all this moving around, you have taken a few big girl falls. Like the other day, you conked your noggin right on the mirror. You had a huge red spot for the whole day. It was a constant reminder how I'm such a bad parent! It feel so bad! Or like a few days ago, we set you on the couch while eating dinner like we always do. I look back to see you upside down in between dad and the couch! I lost it! Your dad had to calm me down for a bit. It was the scariest thing I've ever seen since I've been a mom! Thankfully you were more scared than hurt. (You didn't land on your head.) You probably would have been pretty content to hang upside down if I didn't freak out. So my challenge this month has been trying to smile through these big girl falls even though I'm terrified. :-))
What I've learned as a mom- I've been thinking about what it means to have a gently and quiet spirit through the holidays. And being a mom in general? I never really understood it until I became a mom. I always though a quiet spirit meant not to talk too much. Which you can tell by this blog, I do that often. What does it mean to have a gentle, calm, and quiet spirit? Why is it beautiful? 1 peter 3:4 describes it as-"You should clothe yourselves instead with the beauty that comes from within, the unfading beauty of a gentle and quiet spirit, which is so precious to God." For me, It's taking a few deep breathes and putting on a smile even when things aren't going my way. It's putting on a cheerful Smile for your dad as he walks in even when the kitchen is a mess, dinners over cooked, laundry everywhere, in the middle of your bath and feeding you. It's having a gentle, calm attitude when I'm frustrated and irritable at you, the dog, or a situation. It's having a thankful joyful heart and a quiet tongue when I'll I want to do is complain or whine about my hair or furniture. I think these feeling are amplified during the holidays while were rushing and stressed. We try to prefect everything except our attitude. Why is a gentle and quiet spirit beautiful? It's simple. No husband or friend wants to be with somebody who's whining, mad at everything, irritable, and no fun. No clothes, make up, or hair style can cover a bad attitude. It makes them unlovable. The best part is that it's un fading, it lasts, and always in style!
So much for short and sweet, eh?!
Praying for your health and happiness every day.
Love you,
Mom
Ps- you love your puppy!!!
