Ayla, you are doing so many new things these days.
You absolutely LOVE playing outside. We bought you the Little Tikes Swing Along Castle and you can't get enough of being outside. You love to pull up on the wall side and then you like to let go and balance yourself. You are actually getting pretty good at it. You also love to go for walks and ride on the Bad Boy. Anything outside and you are all about it. Any suggestions on outside toys? The only problem is that you like to try and eat the grass. We usually put down a sheet or my yoga mat for you to sit on but you love to get off it and go for the grass, as well as Spanky and Scrappys toys.
You have started throwing a nasty fit when it is nap time. You love your new found freedom and the fact that you can crawl, pull up, etc...you are everywhere in your crib. As soon as we lay you down for nap, you roll over and sit up, and then you pull up and start screaming and crying. The past few times you have even dropped your paci. I am thinking you might be doing this on purpose.
During the nasty fit, you eventually give up (about 45 minutes later) and you have fallen asleep quite a few times sitting up and leaning your head over on the bumper. Don't worry folks...I have a video monitor and the Angel monitor so I know that she is still breathing and I can see her! It is too funny to watch you fall asleep sitting up. I don't know what happened to my baby who would just lay down and go to sleep.
When you eat lunch and dinner, you are now enjoying putting your fingers all in your mouth and now all of a sudden you have discovered spitting. We keep telling you "No". I thought at first you were doing this to let me know you were finished, but nope...you do it all the time. I'm not sure what else to do about this but keep telling you no and we even put our hands over your mouth and tell you no. Any suggestions? I am not sure when it is time to "spat/spank" your child. We do believe in spanking/spatting, but I am not sure when you start this.You are still wearing 9-12 month clothes. You are in a size 3 diaper. It may be almost time to move you up to a size 4.
You love sunglasses...mine that is. You hate your sunglasses!
You absolutely still love to see yourself in the mirror. You just have a blast talking to yourself and kissing yourself.
Everyday is a new adventure and we can't wait for all the adventures to come!
4 comments:
Aww, she is soo beautiful, like her momma :D I hear ya on the naptime craziness. I have read that it gets better..haha! Still waiting on that to happen. Love the pic of her on the bumper! Noah falls asleep in the weirdest positions. What is the bad boy??
Our daughter has started to do that too - right around the same time as yours. We work with a dietician and it's basically a behavorial thing that will work itself out. She told us to ignore it (as hard as that is!) and not give it any attention - because even hearing "no" is attention and babies don't equate "good" attention with "bad" attention. I know, tougher than it seems. Usually, I just give her something like a spoon to play with or bowl to keep her busy or throw more crackers down - those are all food -related items and thus "allowed" - no toys or anything. But my specialist has promised she will grow out of it! I have been spit peas and sweet potatoes in my face more times than I can count. Makes it hard to get dressed some days when I know it's just going to be spit on :) Hang in there girl!
She looks like such a big girl in these pics! So precious ;)
She is a doll :) Both of mine went through that stage with nap time after they were able to pull up and though it is no fun--it does pass. They just have to learn that they still have to nap even when they don't want to. The spitting thing I would just overlook she is discovering different things she can do with her mouth. We spank and have begun so around 10-11 months old. A good rule of thumb is...with a child that knows the meaning of "no", when you tell them no and they look at you and do it anyway then its time to spank. I strongly recommend that you read "shepherding a child's heart", by Tedd Tripp. I promise you the benefits will never cease. It has taught us so much about God's principles in discipline and shaping your child's heart...truly a must read!!
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