When she's happy, her tongue sticks out (curved up at the end--with a point),
and she sings "lalalalalala."
When she's distressed she cries, "mamamamama."
She army crawled at 5.5 months, on all 4s at 6.5 months.
She's been pulling herself up to stand for quite some time. Now she walks along side objects and occasionally stands on her own.
When she plays, she loves to kneel.
She smiles at everyone, laughs at most and lunges for people when she's really excited.
She does NOT have stranger anxiety.
She has a distinct scream when she wants me to rescue her from the boys.
She weighs 20.8 pounds.
She loves to jump. When I hold her in my lap with my hands under her arms, she jumps several times, then weakens her knees and buries her head in my chest and laughs. Over and over and over.
She loves bath time.
She still wakes several times a night to feed. I know, I need to sleep train her.
She hates getting strapped into her car seat.
She loves to explore and has no fear of wandering far away.
She has never eaten "baby food." She eats fresh fruits and veggies, cut up.
She has 2 bottom teeth.
She has green eyes, brownish hair.
She is happy. All the time.
She makes all of us laugh and smile. All the time.
13 comments:
cute!
So adorable!
(You don't need to sleep train her. My kids woke up every 2 hours until they were over a year old. When they are weined, they stop waking up so much. Let her enjoy being with you while she can!)
i can't believe that one week in church when we saw her balancing on her own! that was so crazy--she's too young to be pulling out stuff like that:) i guess she just wants to be like her older brothers! man, she is a cutie. i love the tubbie pics! they're darling, as is she.
Heather, I know. I keep going back and forth. My boys were sleeping 12-14 hours a night by 6 months and 8 months. Ivy doesn't sleep near that. I know they sleep better and longer when it's not so broken. But, I do have a strong attachment with her and it's hard for me to let her cry; she eats food during the day, but not much, so I feel like since she's mostly breastfeeding--she's probably hungry! I just feel too bad letting her cry it out since she doesn't eat lots of food during the day. haha. :)
Allegra, I know. It's crazy how much she does and she's so young. She's growing MUCH too fast!
She doesn't have brownish hair - she's as bald as a cue-ball. ;)
Remember how different it was with Lance and Spencer? You were DESPERATE to get them sleeping through the night. Don't force yourself to let her cry if you don't feel like it's needed right now. All is well as long as you are sane and she's thriving.
You're right Jen. I am sane, and although I'm tired (it's really catching up with me), I really do love that I'm STILL able to breastfeed her! And when I hear her cry, I practically run to her side. I really am happy. Happier than I've ever been as a mother. I love the ages and stages all of my children are in right now. I think we're all finally learning how to live with each other! At least for now, more growth to come I'm sure. :)
Anyway, I'm not anxious for her to grow up anyway, so I'm fine getting up with her. I guess I just worry sometimes that I'm teaching her bad habits or something...
Oh you are - but believe me, it's not all THAT bad. ;) In fact, I know I taught Ryan bad habits but I'm enjoying those "bad habits" so much with Millie that I'm more than willing to keep it going. I'll just teach her how to deal with it when she's a little older and we've got a nice strong bond. Then she'll know she can still trust me when I try and get her to sleep by herself.
she is one of the happiest babies i have ever met! what fun and joy she must bring to your entire family! you got to love god's little blessings. :)
i love that last picture of her in one of your handy towels. she totally has spencer's lips.
I love your encouragement Jen. Thanks. I agree about the bonding. I'm doing so many different things than I used to and I feel my bonding is better with her than with my boys at that age, AND my bond with my boys is getting WAY better, since I'm trying new things with them too. Boy, I'm really learning to love motherhood and ALL that comes with it, even though some days it's hard! ;)
Gina, yes, she really is the happiest baby I've ever met! haha. Even if she is Mine, she is really unique. :) She brings all of us joy. I'm so excited for you to have your sweet little girl. Zade is amazing, but there really is a different KIND of bond that comes with having a daughter. Blessings. . . yes, that is EXACTLY what they are! I hope I remember that EVERY day of my life! :)
This is Amber, not Dana.
You forgot to say "she is OH SO cute".
And don't worry about the sleeping thing. My girls starting sleeping through the night WAY young. B didn't. But I couldn't let him cry it out. Too too sad for me. He FINALLY started sleeping through the night just a couple of weeks ago. She'll do it eventually.
And you can puree her food into "baby food". That's what I do for little B. He loves it. And when I do occasionally give him jarred baby food, he doesn't like it. So it must taste different. Fresh is better! OH, he does love yobaby whole milk yogurt though. Maybe it will help fill her up more. I don't know. You do what you want.
She looks a lot like Spencer in those first few pictures. I love her cheeks!
Ivy is SO lovely!!
I loved getting to know Ivy more through this post! What a doll! And you are such a talented photographer. Miss you! Can't wait until you come through town.
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