No fancy intros, just some videos for you to enjoy!
Playing in the cat water bowl
Crawling like a pro
Momma
Feeding herself
Wednesday, July 22, 2009
Saturday, July 11, 2009
Milestone Mayhem
We've been busy the past several weeks, either traveling out-of-town or becoming mired by home improvement and housework tasks. In that time, Allison has been quite busy, too! Following a period of relative quiet, she has blown through several milestones.
First, she went from only being able to crawl backwards to being able to limp forward like a wounded animal (Tiffany posted about this earlier). Suddenly, however, she figured out how to arch her back and pull up her legs, and now she crawls forward with purpose and speed!
At nearly the same time, she learned how to go from a crawling position to a sitting position.
After that, it wasn't too difficult for her to figure out how to pull herself up to a standing (!) position. Imagine our shock at coming into the nursery when Allison had awoken from a nap to see this:
Those three mobility skills were joined by feeding skills, too! Tiffany introduced Allison to puffs, little puffed-grain and fruit finger foods that melt in the mouth. Allie soon figured out the mechanics of picking them up and getting them to her mouth, although she doesn't always succeed the first time. We're also seeing a definite preference for the right hand, although Allie uses both hands and often swaps items between them.
Not only that, but we discovered that she's almost ready to use a sippy cup when she stole Elise's cup when we were all up north together. She grasps the cup by the handles and pulls it up to her mouth, although she hasn't yet discovered that she needs to tip it up in order to drink from it.
Finally, her movement and feeding achievements have been joined by an exciting growth milestone: her first tooth has finally begun poking through! She has several noticeable teeth in her upper gums, and one of her front two teeth broke to the surface two days ago. Exciting though this may be, it's made Allison into one cranky and irritable baby, especially at night. Momma and Daddy are finding that the usual tricks to put her to sleep are much less effective now...
What's all very exciting is that this has all taken place in the past two or three weeks. It also makes us a little sad -- our baby is growing up!
First, she went from only being able to crawl backwards to being able to limp forward like a wounded animal (Tiffany posted about this earlier). Suddenly, however, she figured out how to arch her back and pull up her legs, and now she crawls forward with purpose and speed!
At nearly the same time, she learned how to go from a crawling position to a sitting position.
After that, it wasn't too difficult for her to figure out how to pull herself up to a standing (!) position. Imagine our shock at coming into the nursery when Allison had awoken from a nap to see this:
Those three mobility skills were joined by feeding skills, too! Tiffany introduced Allison to puffs, little puffed-grain and fruit finger foods that melt in the mouth. Allie soon figured out the mechanics of picking them up and getting them to her mouth, although she doesn't always succeed the first time. We're also seeing a definite preference for the right hand, although Allie uses both hands and often swaps items between them.
Not only that, but we discovered that she's almost ready to use a sippy cup when she stole Elise's cup when we were all up north together. She grasps the cup by the handles and pulls it up to her mouth, although she hasn't yet discovered that she needs to tip it up in order to drink from it.
Finally, her movement and feeding achievements have been joined by an exciting growth milestone: her first tooth has finally begun poking through! She has several noticeable teeth in her upper gums, and one of her front two teeth broke to the surface two days ago. Exciting though this may be, it's made Allison into one cranky and irritable baby, especially at night. Momma and Daddy are finding that the usual tricks to put her to sleep are much less effective now...
What's all very exciting is that this has all taken place in the past two or three weeks. It also makes us a little sad -- our baby is growing up!
Tuesday, July 7, 2009
Camping Baby
We've taken Allison up north (to Oscoda) for 3 out of the last 4 weekends. She is such a good traveling baby and has really enjoyed her time in the great outdoors. We have a real camping baby on our hands!
ready for a boat ride in her life jacket
Dad wore her out!
sleeping in her PeaPod in the tent
playing in front of the tent in her fish shirt
the whole family hanging out on the hammock
ready for a boat ride in her life jacket
Dad wore her out!
sleeping in her PeaPod in the tent
playing in front of the tent in her fish shirt
the whole family hanging out on the hammock
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