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Mar. 15th, 2007
State of the Edgar
Mar. 15th, 2007 11:50 amNext Tuesday, Edgar will be nine months adjusted, and the following Monday, she'll be 11 months chronological. She's growing and smiling and lighting up our lives. She rolls well from back to front and front to back. She sits very well. She pulls herself to standing whenever hands are offered to steady her. She gets on her hands and knees and rocks back and forth, a precursor to crawling. If you put her on the floor and move away, she will not be in the same place when you return. She's endlessly fascinated with her big sister. Any time Bob is around, she wiggles and squirms and squeals and smiles. She saves her best and easiest laughs for Sister. She is starting to clearly prefer Mama over Dada, but she definitely adores that funny Dada too.
I love the relationship between my two girls. They clearly adore each other. Bob has shown VERY few signs of jealousy. At the beginning there were a few issues with my time being spent at the hospital, but mostly, it's been a big love-fest with those two. Sometimes Bob doesn't want me to use her blankets with Edgar, or she wants to sit on my lap when Edgar is nursing, but there's no hitting, no pushing, nothing more than a little whining that she wants to be on my lap. We respect that the blankets that were hers before Edgar came are still hers and we find one that's ours or Edgars. She doesn't mind Edgar wearing all her baby clothes because "they're baby clothes, Mama! I can't fit in those!" Probably 98% of Edgar's clothes were Bob's. (Good thing I saved them!) Other than that, they are just completely enamored of each other.
She's a happy baby. I know most babies are described that way, but she really is. She is mellow and smiley just about all the time. The only times she's not are when she's hungry, sleepy, in the car, or needs a diaper changed. Or when I'm around and I don't rescue her from the horrific state of Not Being Held By The Mama. She looks very serenely at the world and everyone in it. I've only ever seen her scared by my cousin's kitty (which was one of our foster kittens, the teeny orange one in these pics, and is now 18 lbs. )and a couple loud noises. She adores the neighbors' dogs, a fluffy Pom and a gorgeous German Shepherd.
She babbles up a storm when you get her going. Say "Ta" or "Da" to her and she starts repeating it over and over, sounding a little bit like Cartman: "Teh teh teh". She's saying dada, though not with any indication that it refers to her Dada.
She loves, and I mean LOVES solid foods. Any time I'm holding her and eating, she swipes at my fork and tries to get it. She lunges for the spoon when we give her solids. She smacks her lips and makes chewing motions when we're eating and not feeding her too. I need to start bringing stuff with me when we go out because she always wants to eat something too. Her favorites are pears and carrots, but she likes pretty much anything you give her. She's starting to develop the pincer grasp and will be getting some Cheerios to try soon. No teeth yet though, which is good because her dismount from nursing includes chomping down, pulling and stretching before finally letting go, and that will not feel good with teeth involved!
I'm constantly struck by how much I'm loving being a mom of a baby this time. I know more about baby care and babies in general and my parenting philosophy is well set this time around. Every day, I look at this child and am so grateful that she's here with us. I enjoy every moment with her. I'm sad that her first year is almost over and she's not ever going to be this small again, while at the same time, I look forward to every new thing she does, every new development, every day with her. She's a total joy.
I love the relationship between my two girls. They clearly adore each other. Bob has shown VERY few signs of jealousy. At the beginning there were a few issues with my time being spent at the hospital, but mostly, it's been a big love-fest with those two. Sometimes Bob doesn't want me to use her blankets with Edgar, or she wants to sit on my lap when Edgar is nursing, but there's no hitting, no pushing, nothing more than a little whining that she wants to be on my lap. We respect that the blankets that were hers before Edgar came are still hers and we find one that's ours or Edgars. She doesn't mind Edgar wearing all her baby clothes because "they're baby clothes, Mama! I can't fit in those!" Probably 98% of Edgar's clothes were Bob's. (Good thing I saved them!) Other than that, they are just completely enamored of each other.
She's a happy baby. I know most babies are described that way, but she really is. She is mellow and smiley just about all the time. The only times she's not are when she's hungry, sleepy, in the car, or needs a diaper changed. Or when I'm around and I don't rescue her from the horrific state of Not Being Held By The Mama. She looks very serenely at the world and everyone in it. I've only ever seen her scared by my cousin's kitty (which was one of our foster kittens, the teeny orange one in these pics, and is now 18 lbs. )and a couple loud noises. She adores the neighbors' dogs, a fluffy Pom and a gorgeous German Shepherd.
She babbles up a storm when you get her going. Say "Ta" or "Da" to her and she starts repeating it over and over, sounding a little bit like Cartman: "Teh teh teh". She's saying dada, though not with any indication that it refers to her Dada.
She loves, and I mean LOVES solid foods. Any time I'm holding her and eating, she swipes at my fork and tries to get it. She lunges for the spoon when we give her solids. She smacks her lips and makes chewing motions when we're eating and not feeding her too. I need to start bringing stuff with me when we go out because she always wants to eat something too. Her favorites are pears and carrots, but she likes pretty much anything you give her. She's starting to develop the pincer grasp and will be getting some Cheerios to try soon. No teeth yet though, which is good because her dismount from nursing includes chomping down, pulling and stretching before finally letting go, and that will not feel good with teeth involved!
I'm constantly struck by how much I'm loving being a mom of a baby this time. I know more about baby care and babies in general and my parenting philosophy is well set this time around. Every day, I look at this child and am so grateful that she's here with us. I enjoy every moment with her. I'm sad that her first year is almost over and she's not ever going to be this small again, while at the same time, I look forward to every new thing she does, every new development, every day with her. She's a total joy.
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eliish, do you know what happened to Chiller? Her LJ has been deleted.
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Mar. 15th, 2007 01:31 pmOMG, PICK UP THE RECEIVER AND STOP TALKING ON THE SPEAKER WITH YOUR DOOR OPEN! W.T.F, DUDE??? I just walked by and it's not like you're doing anything that needs your hands and there's nobody else in there with you!