Here is a video from last week when she first learned how to sit up on her own. I think this was only the 5th time she ever did it.
And this is video of this morning's crawling excitement.
Finally, this is the view I have of my girl in my arms.
Saturday, June 14, 2008
She Crawls!!!
I've been so worried about my girl not crawling, but this morning....SHE DID!! I'm so happy. She's still awfully wobbly, and you have to have something she really wants, but she did it! Right now she is fighting a double ear infection and a beast of a fever, so she didn't do much more crawling after this morning's adventure. Most of the rest of the day was spent in Mommy's arms, which is apparently the only place she wants to be when she feels bad.
Here is a video from last week when she first learned how to sit up on her own. I think this was only the 5th time she ever did it.
And this is video of this morning's crawling excitement.
Finally, this is the view I have of my girl in my arms.
Here is a video from last week when she first learned how to sit up on her own. I think this was only the 5th time she ever did it.
And this is video of this morning's crawling excitement.
Finally, this is the view I have of my girl in my arms.
Monday, June 09, 2008
Quick post
Time is getting away from me ( and the blog ) so here is a quick summary of our goings-on so it all gets documented.
Zoe is getting into a sitting position on her own now! Yeah. She did it for the first time on Thursday, and now she does it all the time. Still no crawling, but she sits up, gets into a crawl position and then reaches until she lays down a bit further than before. She does sort of drag herself a little, too. Our new problem is that getting her to sleep (already difficult) is even more difficult now that she can sit up in her crib.
We recently started letting her cry it out in her crib. Don't flame me too badly, please. It became obvious she was manipulating us, and no one was sleeping, so we decided to try it about a week ago. The first night, she cried for a very, very long time. The next night was half that. Next night, 20 minutes. Then 9, then 4...then she learned to sit up. Now I go back in a little after she's been crying for awhile and started to get good and tired. I lay her back down and then quickly leave the room, hoping she stays down. Currently she is still awake in her crib. She's sitting up, not crying, but sort of swaying side to side. (We have a video monitor) I'm not sure what to do, really. If I lay her back down, the crying will start all over again. If I let her stay sitting up, will she eventually fall over, or lay herself back down? This parenting thing is tricky. I wish there were definitive answers.
I'm back to work now. There hasn't been much mail, so I've been able to get Zoe early in the day. She has almost no reaction at drop off or pick up. I get a small smile of recognition and that's about it. She falls asleep almost as soon as we get home, and her naps seem to be longer. I think day care really wears her out.
And finally, Jeff started his new job today. I'm ecstatic that he finally left his old job where he was really unhappy. The new one is very promising.
That's it for now. Thanks for stopping by. :-)
Zoe is getting into a sitting position on her own now! Yeah. She did it for the first time on Thursday, and now she does it all the time. Still no crawling, but she sits up, gets into a crawl position and then reaches until she lays down a bit further than before. She does sort of drag herself a little, too. Our new problem is that getting her to sleep (already difficult) is even more difficult now that she can sit up in her crib.
We recently started letting her cry it out in her crib. Don't flame me too badly, please. It became obvious she was manipulating us, and no one was sleeping, so we decided to try it about a week ago. The first night, she cried for a very, very long time. The next night was half that. Next night, 20 minutes. Then 9, then 4...then she learned to sit up. Now I go back in a little after she's been crying for awhile and started to get good and tired. I lay her back down and then quickly leave the room, hoping she stays down. Currently she is still awake in her crib. She's sitting up, not crying, but sort of swaying side to side. (We have a video monitor) I'm not sure what to do, really. If I lay her back down, the crying will start all over again. If I let her stay sitting up, will she eventually fall over, or lay herself back down? This parenting thing is tricky. I wish there were definitive answers.
I'm back to work now. There hasn't been much mail, so I've been able to get Zoe early in the day. She has almost no reaction at drop off or pick up. I get a small smile of recognition and that's about it. She falls asleep almost as soon as we get home, and her naps seem to be longer. I think day care really wears her out.
And finally, Jeff started his new job today. I'm ecstatic that he finally left his old job where he was really unhappy. The new one is very promising.
That's it for now. Thanks for stopping by. :-)
Thursday, June 05, 2008
Zoe loves texture
She loves soft things, bumpy things, and fuzzy things. She likes our shaggy rug so much she's always rubbing her feet and strumming her fingers through it. Since the dog and cats also spend a good bit of time on that rug, we thought Zoe should have her own pet-free rug to play on. One night at Target, we pulled this pink one off the shelf and Zoe went crazy. She loves it just like the photos show.
Day Care update
I'll eventually stop crying at drop off and pick up, right?
Zoe did fine.
At home, I tried to nap, but you know I couldn't relax enough. I crawled in bed with my book and a sweet snack (my favorite way to nap), but I think I only got in about 10 minutes.
When I picked her up, all the babies were getting ready for the morning nap. Zoe was alone on the floor and watching the others. I felt kind of weird seeing her there alone, but she was totally fine.
When she saw me, she didn't jump up and down and laugh like when Daddy comes home at the end of the day, but there was a little smile of recognition.
And when we got home, I sat with her on the sofa with her cheerios and juice. She took the bottle, leaned into me, put her hand on my belly, her head on my chest and fell asleep. She slept for almost an hour that way. My arm was falling asleep....tingling until I thought it would fall off, but there was no way I was about to move.
Tomorrow, I'll leave her through the morning nap...maybe through lunch.
Zoe did fine.
At home, I tried to nap, but you know I couldn't relax enough. I crawled in bed with my book and a sweet snack (my favorite way to nap), but I think I only got in about 10 minutes.
When I picked her up, all the babies were getting ready for the morning nap. Zoe was alone on the floor and watching the others. I felt kind of weird seeing her there alone, but she was totally fine.
When she saw me, she didn't jump up and down and laugh like when Daddy comes home at the end of the day, but there was a little smile of recognition.
And when we got home, I sat with her on the sofa with her cheerios and juice. She took the bottle, leaned into me, put her hand on my belly, her head on my chest and fell asleep. She slept for almost an hour that way. My arm was falling asleep....tingling until I thought it would fall off, but there was no way I was about to move.
Tomorrow, I'll leave her through the morning nap...maybe through lunch.
Zoe's first day of school
Today is Zoe's practice run at day care. I dropped her off a little while ago and will go get her in a few hours. We'll practice again tomorrow and then Monday we all start our normal back-to-work schedule. I've said it already, but I feel good about the place we've chosen to put her. She will be fine. I will be fine. Does it sound like I'm talking myself into it?
I know why we decided to do this and it is the right decision for us. I know that, but it doesn't make today any easier.
I have more to blog about. Zoe is getting into a sitting position all on her own now. I'm going back to work Saturday. Jeff has some exciting news. And we've started doing something new at bed time that is improving sleep around here. I'll blog about them soon, but I feel like I should really take advantage of this quiet time for a little nap.
Night, night.
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