This month Gabriella loves her Sophie the giraffe, noisy toys, her sit-and-stand toy, music, sitting in her high chair, her sippy cup, and bath time. She is noisy now, yelling out to get attention, cooing and "talking" all the time. She gets frustrated when she can't do something, but I think that that frustration is motivating her to learn new things.
We had a doctor's appointment for her today and she weighs 11 lbs 11oz! Because she is taking almost 30 ounces a day, plus 2 ounces of pear juice, we were told to start feeding her foods! We are starting with sweet potatoes, squash, and carrots, then moving to barley cereal, then fruits and other vegetables. I am so excited for this stage but am so emotional too... time is just flying by!
We do have to work on her napping- she is a terrible napper and ends up overtired and fussy at the end of the day. Our pediatrician said she is big enough now to let her fuss a little in her crib to try and encourage her to nap at least twice during the day for 45-90 minutes. He said to watch her cues and when she is rubbing her eyes or starting to get irritable, rock her for a few minutes and then place her in her crib. He said go get her if she starts crying, but if she is just angry, let her be for a few minutes because more often than not, she'll probably fall asleep. We'll see how it goes!!
I'll be sure to take a bunch of photos as she tries some new foods and share over the weekend!!
xo,
Mary
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| Watching the Sox game together |
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