When I was maternity leave, I had worried a lot
that I was gonna miss out on her developments because I didn't see her
every day. But it turns out, you don't miss it after all! I'm still able
to see her progress even with the shorter time we spend together.
Thank God!
Last week was a
great week for Emily. She's gotten so much better at sitting up on her
own. She can sit by herself for long periods of time without falling
down. We still keep pillows near her because she will topple backwards
if she looks behind her too much, or if she leans too far down if she
reaches for something. But for the most part, she is so independent and
she loves it! I think she must feel some sort of freedom in being able
to sit by herself and play with her toys by herself. I gotta say, this
is quite a game changer, and life is much easier now. There's much
less of me playing with her and more of me just sitting next to her to
guard that she doesn't fall down. It's pretty awesome! Emily loves to
sit up and play her little piano, push the buttons on her animal music
machine, or just eat her teething toys.
As
for solids, Emily has really grown to love solids! She eats so well
now! It's super adorable to see her open her mouth wide to accept the
spoonful. And she swallows it so fast that she eats her solids really
quickly. So far, she's had sweet potato, avocado, oatmeal, quinoa,
banana, zucchini, green peas, carrot, apple, green beans, and butternut
squash. It was fun to watch her eat apple bc it was her first tart food
and she was unsure if she liked it at first. But she has quickly
warmed up to it and loves it now. Feeding Emily solids has become my
favorite part of the day. And thank goodness she is not like her mama
and a slow eater. She eats quickly and makes life much easier for us.
Last
week, we tried giving Emily a sippy cup for the first time. She
immediately wanted to try drinking water and so she immediately tried to
drink it. She struggled a bit bc it had a different kind of "nipple"
than she was used to and had a little trouble getting the water out.
The next day I tried again, and she got frustrated with it and just
rejected it. A few days later, I tried giving her water by putting some
in her bottle cap. She took to it better but leaked water all over
herself. Haha. I'll keep trying to give her water. It'll be really
cute to see her use a sippy cup.
Remember
when I talked about Emily's newfound love of rolling over, but
inability to roll back? Well, it's been a few weeks and she can finally
roll back now! Oh thank the good lord! She has figured out that if
she leans her head, she'll topple backwards and be back on her back.
Now she rolls and rolls if she's on the bed. Its pretty cute to see!
I'm so glad she finally got the hang of this bc I was genuinely getting
worried that maybe she was too delayed. But she's fine! It makes you
realize how crazy we can get about milestones. But really, at the end
of the day, they all do it eventually. I was worried for nothing.
I'm thankful that I have been able to witness these milestones. She just gets more and more fun everyday!
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