Thursday, March 18, 2010
Monday, March 15, 2010
Clara at 7 & 8 Months
I've really dropped the ball on blogging lately. The Olympics were on last month, which is kind of a sad excuse. But if you know me, you know how much I love them. After taking care of Clara all day and catching up with the Games at night, there was no time.
Clara has really changed in the last two months. It sounds corny, but each stage really does get better. She is turning into such a funny and sweet little girl. Here are some developments.
*I'm not quite sure what she weighs, since she hasn't had a doctor's appointment since she was six months, but I think that she's at least 16 pounds, if not more. She's 27 inches.
*New sounds. She talks all of the time. Usually she is pretty loud (see previous posts' videos). But she has developed this really cute softer voice. She sounds more like she is actually trying to have a conversation with you. Her latest sound is W (as in wa wa wa wa wa). She also has started stressing certain sounds. She will raise the pitch of the final syllable of sounds that she makes, like she is emphasizing it. I'm trying to capture it on video but she tends to stop talking when she sees a camera.
*She loves standing up and can now pull herself up while holding my hands. It's one of her favorite things to do. She can also hold herself up while supporting herself on the coffee table.
*Still no crawling. She will lean on all fours but hasn't moved herself yet. She sometimes scoots by laying on her stomach, putting her butt up, and moving her legs.
*She's eating three little solid meals a day in between breast feeding. She has been doing oatmeal in the morning, a veggie or fruit in the afternoon, and a veggie or fruit (depending on what she ate in the afternoon) early in the evening. Her absolute favorite is roasted sweet potatoes with roasted bananas. It's a Tyler Florence recipe. She loves it so much that she dives into the spoon. She also loves apples, peas, carrots, and zucchini. She tried avocado last week and seemed to like it but I think the texture was still a little coarse for her. I'm going to try mixing more ingredients together and adding some seasoning soon. I also want to try chicken towards the end of the month.
*I have totally dropped taking her anywhere in her infant carrier. She's just too heavy for it. I take her floppy seat to the grocery store and restaurants so that she can sit in shopping carts and high chairs. She is two inches off from being too tall for her carrier, so we need to start shopping for a new car seat.
At the zoo with Daddy.
In her Valentine's outfit.
Playing.
Playing on her tummy.
My happy girl.
Clara has really changed in the last two months. It sounds corny, but each stage really does get better. She is turning into such a funny and sweet little girl. Here are some developments.
*I'm not quite sure what she weighs, since she hasn't had a doctor's appointment since she was six months, but I think that she's at least 16 pounds, if not more. She's 27 inches.
*New sounds. She talks all of the time. Usually she is pretty loud (see previous posts' videos). But she has developed this really cute softer voice. She sounds more like she is actually trying to have a conversation with you. Her latest sound is W (as in wa wa wa wa wa). She also has started stressing certain sounds. She will raise the pitch of the final syllable of sounds that she makes, like she is emphasizing it. I'm trying to capture it on video but she tends to stop talking when she sees a camera.
*She loves standing up and can now pull herself up while holding my hands. It's one of her favorite things to do. She can also hold herself up while supporting herself on the coffee table.
*Still no crawling. She will lean on all fours but hasn't moved herself yet. She sometimes scoots by laying on her stomach, putting her butt up, and moving her legs.
*She's eating three little solid meals a day in between breast feeding. She has been doing oatmeal in the morning, a veggie or fruit in the afternoon, and a veggie or fruit (depending on what she ate in the afternoon) early in the evening. Her absolute favorite is roasted sweet potatoes with roasted bananas. It's a Tyler Florence recipe. She loves it so much that she dives into the spoon. She also loves apples, peas, carrots, and zucchini. She tried avocado last week and seemed to like it but I think the texture was still a little coarse for her. I'm going to try mixing more ingredients together and adding some seasoning soon. I also want to try chicken towards the end of the month.
*I have totally dropped taking her anywhere in her infant carrier. She's just too heavy for it. I take her floppy seat to the grocery store and restaurants so that she can sit in shopping carts and high chairs. She is two inches off from being too tall for her carrier, so we need to start shopping for a new car seat.
At the zoo with Daddy.
In her Valentine's outfit.
Playing.
Playing on her tummy.
My happy girl.
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