10 months old
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t3zlfai7tZQ
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=09c14C7TvM4
Clara turned 10 months old a couple of days ago. To celebrate, she
stood up for the first time (pulling herself onto the couch). She is
able to sit without any assistance (and spends much of her "nap" time
sitting up in her crib playing and trying to stand up in her crib).
We still have to get the house baby-proofed (how long have I been
saying that now?) but it seems that she may soon be more mobile.
We are trying to teach her to feed herself. She is getting pretty
good at spoon-feeding herself (especially when she's hungry, when
she's full she tends to just play with the spoon) and can drink out of
a cup, but isn't very good at holding the cup (not surprising since
she doesn't hold her own bottle) so when she tries to give herself a
drink it ends up on her chin rather than her mouth (so close, but so
far away). Good thing her bumpkins bibs are so easy to clean up (and
they catch the extra liquid in the front pocket).
Clara's favorite book is "Are you my mother?" which she carries around
with her (and likes to "read" by flipping the pages and whispering the
story to herself). She also likes anything by Eric Carle (known for
his "hungry catepillar" book). We go to the library every other week
and she is allowed to pick out two books (I pick out the other eight).
Her selections are often interesting (her very first one a few months
ago was on the Passover. This week one of them was one we had
previously checked out a few weeks ago, "Sheila Rae's Peppermint
Stick" by Kevin Henkes).
The weather has improved a bit this past week so we can go out for long walks
again (she loves being outside). On colder days she mainly hangs out
on the porch with Jason to feed the birds. We are now using the
"backpack" feature of the Ergo Carrier. It is still quite comfortable
(despite her almost 22 lbs) but I'm apprehensive about getting her out
of it (easiest to do when standing above a soft surface, like a couch
or the bed).
Clara's official first word seems to be "Itaac" (her grandfather's
name is Isaac), although it's probably a tie with "Da-da" (ma-ma would
be a far distant third, she tends to use it only when she's really
upset, like getting her diaper changed when she'd rather keep
playing).
She continues to sleep well, up to 12 hours per night, but her naps
have become brief, some days even non-existent. She naps much
better for Jason, twice a day for 30 minutes to max of 2 hours per
nap. I am lucky if I can get her to nap once for an hour (while
carrying her in the Ergo carrier). When I do try to get her to nap
in her crib, she appears to be falling asleep then will sit up and
giggle and fight sleep by playing in her crib. Once she has become
completely exhausted she'll often pass out still in the sitting
position but head down against the mattress.
Jason has posted some video of Clara's crib antics and of her first
day standing up!
posted by jjwoodee at
10:41 AM
