Sorry for the (slight) delay folks, but here we are, at 6 months already. Maeve's sixth month has brought a bunch of new developments and fun changes.
-she naps! after teasing us for months with a half hour here or there, she finally takes two actual naps a day. of course, she is currently on a mini-napping strike at daycare, but her parents are able to get her to nap at home.
-she puts herself to sleep. that's right. at bedtime, she gets nursed, and then put down with her pacifier and a toy and puts herself to sleep. take away the nursing, and you get the naptime routine too. it's lovely.
-she is sleeping in her crib. in her room. all. by. herself. and she's sleeping anywhere from 8-10 hours at a time. double on the lovely.
-started "solids". first was sweet potatoe, which she proceeded to gag on and then spit up everywhere. and then rice cereal a week later which she likes, and will happily eat. then sweet potatoes again (a few days later), which she gagged on again and then threw up all the previously consumed rice cereal. then carrots which she likes. so it's a start, though apparently she is not a fan of sweet potatoe.
-she combat crawls...backwards. we do our best not to laugh, but the poor kid tries desperately to get close to her toys and only succeeds in moving herself further away. we've caught her on all fours rocking back and forth, but for now she only goes in reverse.
-she sits up independently!
She wants whatever isn't currently in her hands and boldly attempts to dive our of our arms to get at whatever it is she wants: the remote, the phone, straws, the mail, etc. She's also incredibly vocal, and recently learned how to scream...for effect and fun.
Best of all, she is still as happy as ever. (ignore the date on the post, this was actually posted sometime in May)
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