I've been away from blog posting for too long! I feel so busy every day! Well, we are gearing up for Audrey's first Christmas. So fun! She is growing and changing rapidly. She reaches out to pet and play with the kitties now, which is super cute. She is learning how to make all kinds of new sounds. She loves to jump in her bouncy seat. Sometimes I swear she is going to launch herself right out of it! She's teething but since we got her an amber necklace a week or so ago, she hasn't had any more major meltdowns so I'm hoping it's helping her teething pain. Let's see, what else? She loves to grab her feet and suck her toes. She's 5+ months but can still wear 0-3 month pants and 3 month clothes. :) She's starting to tolerate being held face in, or on my hip, instead of just face out. She actually fell asleep chest to chest with me last night! She hasn't done that since she was tiny, and I LOVED it. She was waking up a couple times per night again recently... but the last two nights in a row she has slept all night, which is lovely. I'm getting ready to start her on solid foods in January, once she is 6 months. I think I want to start with avocado... hoping to make our own baby food too. She's very good at propping herself up on her arms but doesn't seem very interested in trying to crawl. She still doesn't care to be on her belly for too long. She can roll over no problem but most of the time doesn't seem to want to. She can almost sit up unassisted. She loves to stand though, and will jump up and down on your lap. Hmm.... that's all I can think of at the moment... Oh! She loves the song "There were 10 in the bed and the little one said..." She smiles and giggles whenever she hears it. She also really likes when I sing her lullabies to her. She could be full on crying because she is tired and I'll start to sing and she'll stop and give me big smiles. :) It's the best. She has a pretty consistent nap schedule - 9:30 am, noonish, and 2pm or so. Of course, it's not always exact but it's a good timeline to follow most days. She's also got this new way of letting me know she wants to eat. If I'm holding her, facing out, she'll put her right hand up (since I always hold her with my left arm) against my chest and turn her head toward me while sucking on her bottom lip. It's adorable. It's like she's saying, "Hey Mom, I think I'm hungry." Not sure if I mentioned this before, but she gets tired but doesn't want to sleep. Especially if there is anything stimulating going on around her, like different people around or if we are out somewhere else.... even at home she'll fuss before going to sleep, pretty much every time. Usually, I give her "stuffy bear" and she puts him over her face, closes her eyes and sucks her bottom lip. She really needs to block out everything to let herself sleep. If she doesn't have stuffy bear, she pulls on her shirt or bib or brings her hands together up to her face over and over while she fusses.
How am I, you ask?? ;) I sooooo love being a mommy. It's a lot of hard work, and I certainly get frustrated and tired and have cabin fever a lot, but it is the most rewarding job I've ever had and I feel so fortunate to be able to stay at home with my baby girl. When she smiles or giggles, it lights up my world. I just can't get enough. Oh, that's another thing - she is giggling a lot now. Lots of random things will make her giggle. I just got a video the other day of her laughing because I was banging my hands on the floor. She was even snorting! Lol, she must get that from her mama. :) Here's a link to the video:
I also try to keep my shutterfly share site updated with photos and videos (there are TONS) at this link: http://thepodge.shutterfly.com/
Well, today was unusual because I have been up since she ate at 5:30. She went right back to sleep and usually I do too but I have so many things going through my head - ideas and preparations for Christmas, so I couldn't get back to sleep. So here I sit writing a new blog. It's 8:34am and the little munchkin is just now stirring, as I type this! So time to get back to my daily routine. Hope to update again soon!
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