Let's see. I just weighed her a few days ago, and she was almost 16 pounds...15lbs 12oz. She's slowing down in her weight gain, but still very chunky, especially in the thighs. She's outgrown the top part of her pack-n-play (bassinet), and she's starting to get a bit heavy to carry around in her car seat carrier, though she has about 6 more pounds to go before she grows out of that. As a result of growing out of the pack-n-play top, we packed that away and brought out the bouncer/exerciser. She had to get the hang of it, but she liked it eventually.
So much that she fell asleep in it. Many times.
I already shared that she has started solid foods, though it hasn't quite been a week yet. We switched from cereal to bananas, which she really loves. Although she didn't mind the rice cereal after we added the cinnamon to it. And we've found that the feedings go a little better if we give her her own spoon to play with.S
She rolls over a lot, and she does it really quickly. So quickly that walking away from her changing table for an instant to throw away a diaper resulted in me finding her like this:
When she is on her belly, she really gets her legs kicking and moving. She sometimes manages to turn in a partial circle. She wants to crawl SO badly. I honestly believe she will be way ahead of Liam in the crawling department. She often tuckers herself out and naps right there on the floor.
She is making a lot of progress at sitting up on her own, as well. Over the last few days, I have been able to get her to hover upright for longer and longer. Just a week ago she would hover upright for about a second or three, and then fall over. Or she would slowly lean forward, folding in half, unable to keep herself up. NOW, she will stay upright for almost a minute if she has her balance just right, and I can see her catching herself as she starts to tilt one way or the other. In another month I won't have to be there next to her to make sure she doesn't fall over...she'll be a pro at keeping herself up.
What else can I share? She has quiet moments and talkative moments, and complainative (is that a word?) moments. Her complaints are now more in the form of humming/blowing bubbles through tight lips, while furrowing her brow. It's very hard to describe, but kind of cute to watch. You can tell she is angry, or indignant. She is laughing a lot more, but it's still not the belly laughs that Liam had. She is still more silent with her laughs, and when she does make a sound, it's a sharp, staccato sound. Cute, very cute...but I can't wait until the belly laughs. And of course, Liam is the best at getting her to really laugh. She loves watching his antics, though lately she has gotten a bit annoyed at how much "love" her brother will bestow upon her. There is just so much hugging of her, kissing of her face, and talking to her that she can tolerate. And he has already gotten annoyed at her touching his toys. *sigh* The sibling wars are already starting. Sheesh.
Unfortunately, I didn't take any pictures of Maia and Liam together. But here are some with Daddy.
Oh, and we got her pirate-themed pajamas. Arggghhhhh! (Liam, of course, provided the stylish head gear)
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