Current mood: blissful
Well she finally made it; she’s into the double didget weeks now. 10 Weeks! My little one is growing so much and so fast!
This past week she has been surprising me left and right. It’s like as soon as she hit 2 months she decided to start liking things she hated before. It all started with her crib. She is growing so much and so fast now that she is quickly out growing her bassinette. She is always all smooshed in it and she’s always whining and trying to move but gets stuck. So I decided to try to lay her down for her naps in her crib. To my amazement she loves the crib! I thought maybe she wouldn't like it to much because of all the room, but I was so wrong. She took a nap in her crib for the first time this week and now she always takes naps in it. In fact, last night was a huge milestone night.. she actually spent the entire night in her crib! I put her down at 730pm and she didn’t wake up till almost 4! In fact I had to force her awake so she could eat. Once she ate she went right back down with no fuss. I can't believe my little girl is already sleeping "in her big girl bed" as Auntie Lauren calls it . She woke up around 6 a little whiney because she wanted her binky. I gave it to her and it seemed like she wanted to go back to sleep. (I was once again mistaken ) I went back to bed (the master bedroom is right next door which is really nice.. no more trips up and down the stairs all night long and sleeping on the couch near the guest room ) as I began to relax I heard her on the monitor... no it wasn't crying or fussing or whiney even... it was her talking to herself . Yep Mia was awake and not going to go back down..so I went to her room and sure enough she was all bright eyed, looked up at me and smiled. She was so rested, so I picked her up, took her down stairs as she jibber jabbered all the way down, changed her, played with her a bit, fed her and now she’s back in her crib for another nap (it’s 8am). She went down real easy so I have about an hour to kill before she wakes up. (that’s how long her naps usually last)
Another huge thing she did this week is she now likes her swing!!! Before she uses to scream whenever we put her in it and would only last 2 mins if that! Now she loves it and I can put her in it and get some house work done or eat!!YAY! She even took her first nap in the swing! She also likes her vibrating chair as well, it’s like her massage time haha. Unfortunately, it took her this long to like her little toys and now she’s almost getting to big for them. Hopefully she will get some good use out of them.
She’s also becoming more interactive with people as well as toys. I lay her down on her little play mat and she just entertains herself by kicking things and looking at her singing star (which used to make her scream in terror before). She loves her star now, when I first turn it on she always gets all excited and smiles and coos at it. It’s also a lifesaver, gives me more time to eat again and clean haha.
Oh I almost forgot, she also likes the little backpack (that’s actually in the front) carrier. I tried it out the other day and she liked it. She likes being carried around as it is, and now that I can finally use it, I have my hands free. It’s nice. Again, she fell asleep in it.. it was way cute. Now we can finally use it in stores (hopefully) so we don’t have to lug around her car seat or stroller if it’s a quick trip. YAY!
One of the other things we have been working on with her is tummy time. OMG she HATES it . It always causes her to go into a crying fit where she screams so much it takes awhile to calm her back down when it’s over. I hate doing it because she struggles so much with it however, the doc says we need to give her more time. Unfortunately, Mia is delayed now in her milestone of being able to support herself on her hands and lift her head off the ground because we never did tummy time before (due to her hating it). So I’ve been working with her everyday little by little to get her used to it. She still screams and refuses to use her hands and arms. She just kicks like crazy which causes her to ram and slide her face on the ground, or smother herself. Sigh... this is a new challenge for her but with a little work and determination I am sure we can get her up to speed on things.
That’s about it for the week. She is smiling and cooing so much now and every day I love her more than the previous day (didn’t know that was even possible) I am so proud of my little one she is growing and changing so fast!
Well she finally made it; she’s into the double didget weeks now. 10 Weeks! My little one is growing so much and so fast!
This past week she has been surprising me left and right. It’s like as soon as she hit 2 months she decided to start liking things she hated before. It all started with her crib. She is growing so much and so fast now that she is quickly out growing her bassinette. She is always all smooshed in it and she’s always whining and trying to move but gets stuck. So I decided to try to lay her down for her naps in her crib. To my amazement she loves the crib! I thought maybe she wouldn't like it to much because of all the room, but I was so wrong. She took a nap in her crib for the first time this week and now she always takes naps in it. In fact, last night was a huge milestone night.. she actually spent the entire night in her crib! I put her down at 730pm and she didn’t wake up till almost 4! In fact I had to force her awake so she could eat. Once she ate she went right back down with no fuss. I can't believe my little girl is already sleeping "in her big girl bed" as Auntie Lauren calls it . She woke up around 6 a little whiney because she wanted her binky. I gave it to her and it seemed like she wanted to go back to sleep. (I was once again mistaken ) I went back to bed (the master bedroom is right next door which is really nice.. no more trips up and down the stairs all night long and sleeping on the couch near the guest room ) as I began to relax I heard her on the monitor... no it wasn't crying or fussing or whiney even... it was her talking to herself . Yep Mia was awake and not going to go back down..so I went to her room and sure enough she was all bright eyed, looked up at me and smiled. She was so rested, so I picked her up, took her down stairs as she jibber jabbered all the way down, changed her, played with her a bit, fed her and now she’s back in her crib for another nap (it’s 8am). She went down real easy so I have about an hour to kill before she wakes up. (that’s how long her naps usually last)
Another huge thing she did this week is she now likes her swing!!! Before she uses to scream whenever we put her in it and would only last 2 mins if that! Now she loves it and I can put her in it and get some house work done or eat!!YAY! She even took her first nap in the swing! She also likes her vibrating chair as well, it’s like her massage time haha. Unfortunately, it took her this long to like her little toys and now she’s almost getting to big for them. Hopefully she will get some good use out of them.
She’s also becoming more interactive with people as well as toys. I lay her down on her little play mat and she just entertains herself by kicking things and looking at her singing star (which used to make her scream in terror before). She loves her star now, when I first turn it on she always gets all excited and smiles and coos at it. It’s also a lifesaver, gives me more time to eat again and clean haha.
Oh I almost forgot, she also likes the little backpack (that’s actually in the front) carrier. I tried it out the other day and she liked it. She likes being carried around as it is, and now that I can finally use it, I have my hands free. It’s nice. Again, she fell asleep in it.. it was way cute. Now we can finally use it in stores (hopefully) so we don’t have to lug around her car seat or stroller if it’s a quick trip. YAY!
One of the other things we have been working on with her is tummy time. OMG she HATES it . It always causes her to go into a crying fit where she screams so much it takes awhile to calm her back down when it’s over. I hate doing it because she struggles so much with it however, the doc says we need to give her more time. Unfortunately, Mia is delayed now in her milestone of being able to support herself on her hands and lift her head off the ground because we never did tummy time before (due to her hating it). So I’ve been working with her everyday little by little to get her used to it. She still screams and refuses to use her hands and arms. She just kicks like crazy which causes her to ram and slide her face on the ground, or smother herself. Sigh... this is a new challenge for her but with a little work and determination I am sure we can get her up to speed on things.
That’s about it for the week. She is smiling and cooing so much now and every day I love her more than the previous day (didn’t know that was even possible) I am so proud of my little one she is growing and changing so fast!
