She also has a fast crawl she can do in spurts now that cracks me up. Usually she's wanting you to follow her to her zebra so she can take a ride for a few minutes. The zebra continues to be her favorite toy. This week I've started putting them to work so I can get laundry put away. I'll put some clothes in the front and back of Laurel and we'll deliver them were they need to go. This reminds me so much of how I would scoot the twins around not long ago at my nanny job and do the very same thing. I remember their sweet squeals of joy.
Starting to get a little picky in the food department, as in she's staring to refuse her baby food and wanting our food. She likes spagetti (spicy), mashed potatoes, guacamole (likes her avocados spiced up too). She has started trying yogurt and likes it some. She is still nursing good most of the time four times a day, I have no idea how much she is getting have a feeling its on the low side so since her 9 mo appointent I've started supplementing her with formula in her sippy cup. I've tried to do this several times and she's finally taken to it, she still loves her water but I offer milk at meal times. I'm holding off on juice unless she has constipation issues that come up or till she can ask for it. At her 9 mo appointment she was in the 10th percentile for weight and 50-60th for height. Doctor said her weight had probably dropped from the 25th percentile because she's so active.
Sleep is going really good this week at least. I like to tell Andy that our girl is predictably unpredictable. She has been doing at least one 1 1/2 hr nap a day for the past week. Thank you Lord!! This is huge because sometimes she would only take two 30min naps a day.
I'm starting to see more and more defiant behavior that kinda scares me. For the most part she is pretty obedient, but every now and then she will throw and all out fit. The first time she did this was around 8 months and I think its only happened a couple times since then and its usually because I'm not paying enough attention to her. For instance, if I'm pumping and she can't give me a cuddle she lays on the floor and throws a fit, or if I'm doing dishes and won't pick her up so she can see what I'm doing she just sits there with clenched fists and screams! We are working on keeping her from standing up in the bath, which has lead to a couple of spankings. She knows the word no, but no does not seem to help when it come to touching computers, outlets, or standing in the tub. It's in her best interest to learn some self control. I pray it will come easier for her to obey and easier for us to discipline. It is funny how after a little reminder how obedient she will be for a couple days on the issue and then it comes right back up. The look in her eyes says it all. All of this has reminded me of how I treat God sometimes when I choose to do something that I know is wrong. I'm glad He cares enough to bring conviction to my heart, discipline me, and put me back on the right path.
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| Helping momma put away diapers |
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| happy to see daddy in the mornings |
Laurel is standing more and more without holding onto anything. I have yet to see a step out of this, but it's still pretty exciting. She's almost cruising along the furniture doing no more than a couple steps at a time.
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| Excited about getting a bath |
Almost has 4 upper teeth now along with the two bottom ones. Teething really isn't too bad with her. I've only had to give her tylenol twice and other times I give her a cold teether or try to distract her.
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| Not ready for this ride to be over daddy |
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| I love my pink heart overalls Aunt Callie |
