Emily is 7 months and 2 weeks old now. I thought it was time to update on what's going on in her little world. I think I used to send Ava reports every couple of weeks when she was a baby, so I've been slacking off!
So here's the progress report:
The Physical:
If you checked my blog a couple of weeks ago, you know that she can stand (while holding on to something). Well now, this kid is on the move! Gone are the days of just plopping her on a blanket with some toys. Here are the days of heavy duty childproofing. There isn't much that she can't get to, once she decides she wants it. She will roll, scoot, and sort of crawl to reach her destination. The kid has good aim too. Last week I sat her on one side of our bedroom and she made it all the way across the room and then turned and went on out the door! She's better crawling backward right now than forward, but definitely making progress. She can also sit herself up now. Which is great, because rather than cry when she falls over and is stranded on the floor, she just "walks" herself back into sitting position.
Also a new physical development, her top right tooth just popped through today and the left is working it's way through soon ( I hope!) I will admit that her having both top and bottom teeth makes me a little nervous. Ouch.
The Social/Emotional:
We nicknamed Ava "Miss Independent" and Emily is now her predecessor. She wants to feed herself. She's like, "Yeah lady, you've been shovelling this stuff into my face for the last few months. I think I can do it myself." She wants to hold the spoon and put it in her mouth. Of course this process is painfully slow, but if she's not holding a spoon she's screaming and squawking at me. I've finally started cutting up fruits and veggies that we're eating and she can stuff her face to her heart's content. She's up to almost a full banana for breakfast now!
She's still the smiliest (is that a word?), happiest baby on the block, but she's reached that stage where her feelings get hurt. Now when I take something away from her or tell her "no"...or when Ava rips a toy outta her hands, Emily cries. Not only because she can't have what she wants, but because her feelings are hurt. I swear there is a difference.
Communication:
No words yet, but she is communicating up a storm. It's so funny to her jabber up a storm and look at me like I know what she's saying. When she gets angry or frustrated she chews me out in gibberish. The other day I was trying to feed her orange mushy substance Du jour and she kept jabbering, then got more agitated and finally was sort of grunting and growling and gesturing. I knew she wanted
something but I had no idea what. I tried handing her water, the spoon, a teether. Finally, I spotted a banana in the fruit basket on the table. I picked it up. She just smiled and giggled. "Is this what you want to eat?" I asked. She all but nodded her cute little head. She got banana for dessert for sure.
Here is a little video clip I took of her playing on the floor yesterday:
