Friday, December 30, 2011

color me this

Leona at 8 months (and a few days) now, has a favorite shape and favorite color. I kid you not! When she dumps out the blocks, or is digging around in the bucket, she has a radar for this one specific one, and she'll keep it in hand throughout.

But first, a little bit about where she's at:

  • Huge developments in the dexterity and mobility department over the past couple weeks
    • Can get into sitting position by herself (started a week and a half ago, approximately)
    • Can crawl (this morning did her first real crawl forward one meter)
    • Can pull herself up and stand very steadily (when holding on to something)
    • Can clap her hands
    • Is starting to wave good-bye
    • Can pick rice and broccoli up easily and bring it to her mouth
  • Has amazing investigative focus
    • Loves labels and tags
    • Loves zippers
    • Loves scratching surfaces and materials to feel and hear their different textures
    • Loves her wooden blocks
    • Loves her tea-boxes and lids
    • Loves things that makes noises
  • Still does not like to be just held in lap or embrace
  • Has recently started eating 'solids' daily (we have been lazy up until now...there's of course a story behind it)
    • Is especially fond of buckwheatmeal with breast milk
  • Tried expressed breast milk from a bottle for the first time a few days ago, and had no qualms about it at all!
    • Huge HUGE weight off my shoulder regarding starting a (future) job come the new year
  • Loves to drink water
  • Will feed us blocks to eat (as we now feed her with a spoon - while before it was only her feeding herself food so the concept wasn't there)
  • As mentioned, has a favorite shape and color:

[Happy girl]

[Oo, target aqcuired]

[Change of strategy]

[Got it!]

[Wohoooooo]

[Her second favorite one: also a long cylinder but in natural wood]


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