Catching up... aka rambling
This evening was not a great one. Just before bedtime, Cordelia was crawling and landed on her face. Cue screaming. We managed to get her calmed down eventually and gave her her evening bottle. I put her to bed where she cried more than she has in the past week or so before becoming quiet. Not too long after that she woke screaming. I tried giving her the rest of her bottle, but she wasn't really hungry. I put her back to bed where she repeatedly would doze off then wake screaming. She sounded incredibly mad...or hurt. Since she normally sleeps on her knees and chest, we feared that her face hurt and that was keeping her awake. Greg held her for a bit where she would doze slightly longer but give kind of a snort and then wake crying hard. We ended up calling the after hours doctor. While waiting for the doc to call us back, Cordelia started acting herself (wide awake) again. She was crawling, smiling at me and wanting to play. We were less concerned then. The doc said that if there were a serious problem that there would be other symptoms.
Yesterday after her nap Cordelia woke with a rash all over her legs, arm and some on her back. By the time I picked the girls up, it had faded quite a bit. They had a case of roseola not too long ago, but Cordelia never had a fever that we noticed.
Cordelia is quite the talker. She babbles quite a bit. Tonight she made a sound that sounds like "Pa" after Valerie mentioned Papa. Greg asked Cordelia if she could say "Papa". She responded "Papapapapapa".
Cordelia can stand for short periods of time without holding on to anything. It usually happens when she wants to hold on to her toy with both hands. She will even shake whatever she's holding without really losing her balance.
Valerie has been impressing us with how well she can write her name. She's getting quite good at her letters, enough so that we can tell what she writes.
Both girls were incredibly good on the trip to Nana and Papa's a couple weeks ago. Cordelia slept most of the trip both ways (which led to her not wanting to sleep when we got home). Valerie colored some and watched the Swan Princess. I really need to get more movies for times like those. We have a couple more, but one is quite dark (Anastasia) and the others are not really want I want to listen to.
8 month update: (from What to Expect The First Year)
Your baby should be able to:
bear some weight on legs when held upright...definitely
feed self a cracker (and everything else we give her)
pass a cube or other object from one hand to the other... I've seen her do this only a couple times
rake a raisin and pick it up in a fist. We don't give her raisins, but she does that with everything else
turn in the direction of a voice. yes
look for a dropped object. yes
will probably be able to:
stand holding on to someone or something. yep
object if you try to take a toy away. maybe? She could just be used to her sister taking things away from her
work to get a toy out of reach. yes
play peekaboo... i think so. I've not done this with her myself, but I think someone else told me she likes it.
get into a sitting position from stomach. yes
may possibly be able to:
pull up to standing position from sitting. yes
pick up tiny objct with any part of thumb and finger. She's getting the hang of that.
say mama or dada indiscriminately. yes
my even be able to:
play patty-cake (clap hands) or wave bye-bye. not yet although I've seen her move her hand like waving bye bye...to herself.
walk holding on to furniture. yes, but if she really wants to get somewhere she still crawls so she doesn't go far along furniture
stand alone momentarily. yes
understand the word no (but not always obey it). I think so.
By nine months (since we're getting close anyway)
your baby should be able to
work to get toy out of reach. yes
look for dropped object. yes
will probably be able to
pull up to standing from sitting. yes
get into sitting position from stomach. yes
object if you try to take a toy away. Again, perhaps.
stand holding on to someone or something. yes
pick up a tiny object with any part of thumb and finger. yes
say mama or dada indiscriminately. yes
play peekaboo. I think so
may possibly be able to
play patty-cake or wave bye-bye. not that I've seen
walk holding on to furniture. yes
understand word "no" (but not always obey it). I think so
may even be able to
"play ball" (roll ball back to you). haven't tried, but she has spent some time chasing a ball around that she's pushed
drink from a cup independently. yes. She even knows to tip it back if she doesn't get any
pick up a tiny object neatly with the tips of thumb and forefinger. Not neat yet by any means.
stand alone momentarily. yes
stand alone well. meaning longer than momentarily? I think she does "well" in that she can move her arms vigorously and not fall over, but she tends to not last more than 30 seconds or more. I think she gets distracted.
say dada or mama discriminately. I think she's getting it figured out.
say one word other than mama or dada. Tonight it was Papapa
respond to a one-step command with gestures (give that to me--with hand out). Haven't tried it.
All in all, I think she's doing quite well. Up until tonight, I was thinking that she was doing well in sleep training as well...which might be the cause of the problem tonight. Thankfully she is asleep now. Time for me to do the same.
I've finally gotten rid of most of the stuff left from the garage sale. I was away for a weekend in there, which didn't help. All that is left is a small amount of stuff to take to the women's shelter. We have a garage again!
Yesterday after her nap Cordelia woke with a rash all over her legs, arm and some on her back. By the time I picked the girls up, it had faded quite a bit. They had a case of roseola not too long ago, but Cordelia never had a fever that we noticed.
Cordelia is quite the talker. She babbles quite a bit. Tonight she made a sound that sounds like "Pa" after Valerie mentioned Papa. Greg asked Cordelia if she could say "Papa". She responded "Papapapapapa".
Cordelia can stand for short periods of time without holding on to anything. It usually happens when she wants to hold on to her toy with both hands. She will even shake whatever she's holding without really losing her balance.
Valerie has been impressing us with how well she can write her name. She's getting quite good at her letters, enough so that we can tell what she writes.
Both girls were incredibly good on the trip to Nana and Papa's a couple weeks ago. Cordelia slept most of the trip both ways (which led to her not wanting to sleep when we got home). Valerie colored some and watched the Swan Princess. I really need to get more movies for times like those. We have a couple more, but one is quite dark (Anastasia) and the others are not really want I want to listen to.
8 month update: (from What to Expect The First Year)
Your baby should be able to:
bear some weight on legs when held upright...definitely
feed self a cracker (and everything else we give her)
pass a cube or other object from one hand to the other... I've seen her do this only a couple times
rake a raisin and pick it up in a fist. We don't give her raisins, but she does that with everything else
turn in the direction of a voice. yes
look for a dropped object. yes
will probably be able to:
stand holding on to someone or something. yep
object if you try to take a toy away. maybe? She could just be used to her sister taking things away from her
work to get a toy out of reach. yes
play peekaboo... i think so. I've not done this with her myself, but I think someone else told me she likes it.
get into a sitting position from stomach. yes
may possibly be able to:
pull up to standing position from sitting. yes
pick up tiny objct with any part of thumb and finger. She's getting the hang of that.
say mama or dada indiscriminately. yes
my even be able to:
play patty-cake (clap hands) or wave bye-bye. not yet although I've seen her move her hand like waving bye bye...to herself.
walk holding on to furniture. yes, but if she really wants to get somewhere she still crawls so she doesn't go far along furniture
stand alone momentarily. yes
understand the word no (but not always obey it). I think so.
By nine months (since we're getting close anyway)
your baby should be able to
work to get toy out of reach. yes
look for dropped object. yes
will probably be able to
pull up to standing from sitting. yes
get into sitting position from stomach. yes
object if you try to take a toy away. Again, perhaps.
stand holding on to someone or something. yes
pick up a tiny object with any part of thumb and finger. yes
say mama or dada indiscriminately. yes
play peekaboo. I think so
may possibly be able to
play patty-cake or wave bye-bye. not that I've seen
walk holding on to furniture. yes
understand word "no" (but not always obey it). I think so
may even be able to
"play ball" (roll ball back to you). haven't tried, but she has spent some time chasing a ball around that she's pushed
drink from a cup independently. yes. She even knows to tip it back if she doesn't get any
pick up a tiny object neatly with the tips of thumb and forefinger. Not neat yet by any means.
stand alone momentarily. yes
stand alone well. meaning longer than momentarily? I think she does "well" in that she can move her arms vigorously and not fall over, but she tends to not last more than 30 seconds or more. I think she gets distracted.
say dada or mama discriminately. I think she's getting it figured out.
say one word other than mama or dada. Tonight it was Papapa
respond to a one-step command with gestures (give that to me--with hand out). Haven't tried it.
All in all, I think she's doing quite well. Up until tonight, I was thinking that she was doing well in sleep training as well...which might be the cause of the problem tonight. Thankfully she is asleep now. Time for me to do the same.
I've finally gotten rid of most of the stuff left from the garage sale. I was away for a weekend in there, which didn't help. All that is left is a small amount of stuff to take to the women's shelter. We have a garage again!