Last Sunday, I put Olivia down on her hands and knees and... she stayed that way! Usually she just collapses. :) She wasn't quite sure what to do with herself, though, so she opted for lunging towards the toy in front of her and landed on her stomach. She keeps trying to get the crawling thing down, but can only manage hands OR knees, not both. Bryan and I are encouraging her in her efforts, while laughing about how we will probably be less encouraging to the mobility attempts of later children. :)
In the past, Olivia took all her naps on me. The only other naps that were acceptable were those taken in her carseat. Whenever I put her down, she'd wake up and scream. So we worked out a system where she would nap while she nursed and I would read while she napped. It forced me to slow down my day a bit, and I got lots of reading done. Recently, however, she has decided to only nurse when she's hungry. While this is a good step forward, it did cause a bit of an upset to our nap routine. Tired but not hungry? No nursing, no napping, just crankiness. So I started putting her down to nap again, and this time it worked! This whole last week she napped in her crib and I suddenly had free chunks of day to fill with... reading? Since most of my housework gets done while holding and/or entertaining Olivia, I've found myself with little that I HAVE to do during these times. So I've been sewing things, working on blog posts during the week, and, occasionally, even reading. :)
Wednesday we got our first back-to-front roll! It only half counts, since Olivia used props: she was trying to get to me, so she used my clothes to haul herself the rest of the way over. Landing on her stomach was an accidental by-product.
The best way to play with toys:
Hey! Almost a smile on film...or digital whatever it is! And her eyes definitely look brown in these pictures.
ReplyDeleteLooks like she sits a lot better than she did the last time i saw her, which makes sense considering i haven't seen her in at least a month and a half...
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