I am so behind on posting, I know. A lot has been going on, and I also tend to want to post pictures when I have updates on Maia. But that is so time consuming. So I am just going to start posting textual updates as much as possible, and throw up pictures when I have time. So...check back in a few days for pictures (hopefully).
Maia is now 9 months old, as of January 22nd. She has done a lot of growing. In the mobility department, she is going everywhere. She isn't doing a full crawl, but she can move very fast by pulling herself along with her arms, and pushing with her feet/toes. We had to put both sets of gates up, because she tries to follow us everywhere. And unlike Liam at her age, she is unhappy when she reaches the edges of her domain...she wants OUT! She is also flirting with actually getting up on her hands and knees, and has lifted herself off the ground a few times. She ALMOST did a half-crawl motion, but then pushed herself backwards and then got back onto her belly again. It's only a matter of time before she learns to keep her belly off the ground and move forward.
She also wants to stand all the time. Try to put her down on the ground, she won't bend her legs. She wants to stand, and hold onto you. And climb onto you. And walk. Yes, she wants to grab your fingers and walk around. She still isn't great at it, but at times she gets it right...left foot, right foot, left foot, right foot. Other times, she widens her legs as she walks, or moves the same leg twice, or in different directions. But she is really trying. And she really wants to just get going. I have a hard time believing she won't be walking by her first birthday. Of course, I kept thinking Liam would be walking and it took him another three or four months to finally get walking. But still...Maia is about two months ahead of where Liam was at her age.
Her "talking" keeps changing. Different sounds, different patterns. She sometimes likes to imitate. Other times she just repeats the same sound over and over again. Sometimes she gets very loud and insistent, and sometimes very quiet. Sometimes she seems like she is responding to you. Sometimes you can tell she is calling to Liam, trying to get his attention. Cute little girl.
She has an awesome chubby-cheeked smile. Makes me want to just nibble off those round apples of her cheeks. Heh. She still only has two teeth, but they are fully out. Liam took a while to get his other teeth, so she'll probably be the same way. She doesn't have the belly laughs that Liam had, but normal laughs. Sometimes I can get her to giggle. But you have to work on getting her to laugh a lot. She tends to smile a lot...silent laughing.
I need to weigh her again. Her last weight at her appointment was 17lbs 6oz, which is under what I had weighed her at almost a month before that. I weighed her again on my scale and it was about the same as what I had weighed her at before...18lbs 4oz. Which seemed to show she hasn't gained any weight. She sure seems chunky enough, and the doctors weren't concerned, but she IS dropping lower and lower in her weight percentile. And her height is dropping even lower. Maybe the doctors aren't concerned, but I am. I guess it's not a surprise that she is a shorty, but still, she should be maintaining her weight percentile...or at least dropping more slowly. I guess we have to step up the feeding. I am still breastfeeding her...sort of. Stress from work and a number of other things have severely reduced my supply. So morning is the only time where I can feed her fully. Any other feeding needs a follow-up bottle. And by evening I am nothing more than an appetizer. We also feed her solid food, but we aren't feeding her enough of that, I guess. We need to be better about that.
Maia is sleeping through the night. Totally great. Unless something is really bothering her (going to bed without eating enough, or a stuffy nose, or poopy diaper), she stays asleep all night, as far as we can tell. And she usually wakes up in a great mood. I'll hear her in there talking away, or "singing". And she will keep herself amused for a while. And then when I go in to see her, she is all smiles and excitement!
I am sure there is more I need to say about her, but it's getting late and having trouble thinking clearly. I am sure once I get around to posting pictures, that will remind me of a few more things.
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