Current mood: blissful
Yep yep yep, Mia is 27 weeks old! She pushing the big 3-0! haha So much has happened this week. I wrote about most of it in previous blogs so with some things I won't get into it too much to avoid redundancy, since there are some brand new things to write about!
The week started off with a bang. She hit the big 6 month mark on Sunday! With that she ate her first baby food "Carrots" (Which she loves.. and I do too! yes, I just HAD to taste it since I am a huge carrot fan!). She also got to go to the duck pond and her first restaurant. I have written about both events a TON already so I will move right along....
She just started eating baby food this week and already has been inching towards a daily routine. Not only does she get her veggies once a day but now she gets her cereal AND veggies! That’s right, she eats two semi-solid meals a day now! Oh and not to mention, she finishes her whole serving of veggies too!! Good Mia Girl!! Anyways, here’s how her day goes..
She wakes up in the middle of the night (around 3-4) for her nightly bottle. Then she wakes up for the day at 8. Breakfast is at 9 and she gets her "Mommy Milk" first (which is not very much since I am weaning both of us) then she gets her Banana Cereal and a small bottle afterwards. Around 12 she gets her Veggies (so far just carrots) and another small bottle. She gets her "snack" of prune juice late afternoon, and dinner bottle at 7. Then it’s off to bed! Phew.. what a menu! haha
She’s saying "Mama" a lot more now and it’s just the cutest thing ever. Granted she hasn't associated me with Mama yet, but its still cool to hear her say that. However, one sad thing did happen yesterday that just broke my heart. Yes, she’s still constipated =( and while she was playing happily on the floor with her toys on her tummy another episode hit. She started screaming and crying. I ran over to where she was (by now I am an expert in knowing that sort of cry) I went down to pick her up and with little tears in her eyes she looked up at me and said "Mama" while crying!!!!! OMG it broke my heart.. poor baby! I quickly picked her up and comforted her as best as I could through her little ordeal. Soon it was over and she was as happy as a little clam again. I can only imagine what it will be like when she gets hurt or sick in the future and actually does call out for me!
She is getting around more and more every week. This week she is determined to learn how to crawl correctly. She even brings her knees under her tummy and rocks back and forth. She doesn't quit get the concept of needing to reach out with one hand at a time in front of her to crawl forward. She still uses both hands at the same time and flops back on her tummy. She will get it though, Adrian thinks in about a week or so she will be officially crawling. She does go backwards a lot which is funny.
She is learning to hold her own while sitting up. She loves it. When she sits with Adrian she always needs to sit up then she will play with her toys. I have propped her up on the floor with her toys and she can stay put for awhile before falling over. Also in the bath, she now uses the side that makes you sit straight up and she loves it. I wonder how long it will be before she can sit up on her own?!
With her graduating to foods, I was so excited and decided to try her out on a sippy cup. I read in the book "what to expect the first year" that you can introduce a sippy cup as early as 4 months! They even recommended it since most people who wait till their babies are at least a year have more trouble introducing the cup because the babies are too used to their bottles. They said with younger babies if you introduce the sippy cup early then the transition to a cup later will be easier. Unfortunately, I am not sure if its the sippy cup itself or what, but Mia just doesn't get the whole concept. She just holds the cup, she will put it in her mouth but doesn't know what to do with it from there. Your supposed to suck it to get the liquid out but she doesn't know.. hmm... I'll have to read how other Mommy's with this issue get around that.
Oh and another first for little Mia! She actually never spit up once yesterday! For us that’s HUGE since she always managed to blow curdles some time during the day. Usually it’s when she moves around on her tummy. No matter how long we wait after she eats before we let her "crawl" around or jump she always manages to spit up a little. It’s not usually very much, but it’s still there and boy it’s not the best smelling stuff either. Anyways, to my shock! she never spit up once yesterday! YAY for us! However, she is making up for lost time today.. she already did it 3 times and its not even 11 yet! haha Ah well. But we had a good day yesterday.
That’s about it, wow what a week! Can't wait to see what’s in store for us next!
Yep yep yep, Mia is 27 weeks old! She pushing the big 3-0! haha So much has happened this week. I wrote about most of it in previous blogs so with some things I won't get into it too much to avoid redundancy, since there are some brand new things to write about!
The week started off with a bang. She hit the big 6 month mark on Sunday! With that she ate her first baby food "Carrots" (Which she loves.. and I do too! yes, I just HAD to taste it since I am a huge carrot fan!). She also got to go to the duck pond and her first restaurant. I have written about both events a TON already so I will move right along....
She just started eating baby food this week and already has been inching towards a daily routine. Not only does she get her veggies once a day but now she gets her cereal AND veggies! That’s right, she eats two semi-solid meals a day now! Oh and not to mention, she finishes her whole serving of veggies too!! Good Mia Girl!! Anyways, here’s how her day goes..
She wakes up in the middle of the night (around 3-4) for her nightly bottle. Then she wakes up for the day at 8. Breakfast is at 9 and she gets her "Mommy Milk" first (which is not very much since I am weaning both of us) then she gets her Banana Cereal and a small bottle afterwards. Around 12 she gets her Veggies (so far just carrots) and another small bottle. She gets her "snack" of prune juice late afternoon, and dinner bottle at 7. Then it’s off to bed! Phew.. what a menu! haha
She’s saying "Mama" a lot more now and it’s just the cutest thing ever. Granted she hasn't associated me with Mama yet, but its still cool to hear her say that. However, one sad thing did happen yesterday that just broke my heart. Yes, she’s still constipated =( and while she was playing happily on the floor with her toys on her tummy another episode hit. She started screaming and crying. I ran over to where she was (by now I am an expert in knowing that sort of cry) I went down to pick her up and with little tears in her eyes she looked up at me and said "Mama" while crying!!!!! OMG it broke my heart.. poor baby! I quickly picked her up and comforted her as best as I could through her little ordeal. Soon it was over and she was as happy as a little clam again. I can only imagine what it will be like when she gets hurt or sick in the future and actually does call out for me!
She is getting around more and more every week. This week she is determined to learn how to crawl correctly. She even brings her knees under her tummy and rocks back and forth. She doesn't quit get the concept of needing to reach out with one hand at a time in front of her to crawl forward. She still uses both hands at the same time and flops back on her tummy. She will get it though, Adrian thinks in about a week or so she will be officially crawling. She does go backwards a lot which is funny.
She is learning to hold her own while sitting up. She loves it. When she sits with Adrian she always needs to sit up then she will play with her toys. I have propped her up on the floor with her toys and she can stay put for awhile before falling over. Also in the bath, she now uses the side that makes you sit straight up and she loves it. I wonder how long it will be before she can sit up on her own?!
With her graduating to foods, I was so excited and decided to try her out on a sippy cup. I read in the book "what to expect the first year" that you can introduce a sippy cup as early as 4 months! They even recommended it since most people who wait till their babies are at least a year have more trouble introducing the cup because the babies are too used to their bottles. They said with younger babies if you introduce the sippy cup early then the transition to a cup later will be easier. Unfortunately, I am not sure if its the sippy cup itself or what, but Mia just doesn't get the whole concept. She just holds the cup, she will put it in her mouth but doesn't know what to do with it from there. Your supposed to suck it to get the liquid out but she doesn't know.. hmm... I'll have to read how other Mommy's with this issue get around that.
Oh and another first for little Mia! She actually never spit up once yesterday! For us that’s HUGE since she always managed to blow curdles some time during the day. Usually it’s when she moves around on her tummy. No matter how long we wait after she eats before we let her "crawl" around or jump she always manages to spit up a little. It’s not usually very much, but it’s still there and boy it’s not the best smelling stuff either. Anyways, to my shock! she never spit up once yesterday! YAY for us! However, she is making up for lost time today.. she already did it 3 times and its not even 11 yet! haha Ah well. But we had a good day yesterday.
That’s about it, wow what a week! Can't wait to see what’s in store for us next!
