Dear Little Bear,
Wow, what a month you've had! On the day of your six month shots you started to crawl. Then a couple of days later, you pulled yourself up to kneeling. A couple of days after that, you pulled yourself up to standing. We can hardly keep up with you! You can sit on your own too, and you love your new vantage point.
We moved you out of your co-sleeper and into your big crib (although you prefer sleeping in Big Bed with Mom and Dad). You've started to put yourself to sleep a bit earlier, which has helped Mommy and Daddy tremendously. Here is a typical day at six months:
7:30-8am Wake-up You like to crawl on Mommy to let her know you're ready to play!
8-10am Try a new food (We've done pureed carrots, sweet potato, peas, and bananas, along with rice, oat and barley ceareals, none of which you liked too well.) Play with your toys in the livingroom. Crawl all around, under and over things. You especially like going to the "danger zones," where the cords and electronics live. We have to keep a close watch on you!
10am-1pm You usually have at least an hour nap and we try to do an activity out in the city, whether it be a playdate, music class or meeting Daddy for lunch.
1-3pm We read books, go to storytimes, play with toys, swing on swings--whatever might entertain our little social gal.
3-5pm You usually take a short late-afternoon nap and we try to make it to the park if we haven't been all day.
5-7pm We have a second try with the food-of-the-day, you have a bath and your vitamin, and then you have a bit of calm play time with Daddy.
7-8pm We read books and try to get you off to dreamland. We usually have to bounce you quite a bit before you give in to sleeeeeeeep.
8-12am If you're sleeping, Mommy and Daddy get to eat dinner in peace or do laundry or maybe read something! If not, we take turns bouncing you, singing and shushing, until you go to sleep again.
12am-8am Somewhere in the night you decide you cannot be in your crib anymore and demand to be in Big Bed. You like to touch both Mommy and Daddy's faces before you nod off to sleep. We kind of love it.
You still don't take a bottle or a pacifier, but you really like your sippy cup. Mostly to chew on, but it's fun when you get water out of it too.
You recently started blowing rasberries and saying "dadadadadada." You have also started giving "Nora kisses"--you will get up close and put your open mouth on our faces. You stay there for just a moment and then move on. This simply melts us.
You are such a happy, smiley baby. You especially love to giggle at other babies. How did we get such a fun, social girl?
We love you,
Mama and Dadadadada
Wow, what a month you've had! On the day of your six month shots you started to crawl. Then a couple of days later, you pulled yourself up to kneeling. A couple of days after that, you pulled yourself up to standing. We can hardly keep up with you! You can sit on your own too, and you love your new vantage point.
We moved you out of your co-sleeper and into your big crib (although you prefer sleeping in Big Bed with Mom and Dad). You've started to put yourself to sleep a bit earlier, which has helped Mommy and Daddy tremendously. Here is a typical day at six months:
7:30-8am Wake-up You like to crawl on Mommy to let her know you're ready to play!
8-10am Try a new food (We've done pureed carrots, sweet potato, peas, and bananas, along with rice, oat and barley ceareals, none of which you liked too well.) Play with your toys in the livingroom. Crawl all around, under and over things. You especially like going to the "danger zones," where the cords and electronics live. We have to keep a close watch on you!
10am-1pm You usually have at least an hour nap and we try to do an activity out in the city, whether it be a playdate, music class or meeting Daddy for lunch.
1-3pm We read books, go to storytimes, play with toys, swing on swings--whatever might entertain our little social gal.
3-5pm You usually take a short late-afternoon nap and we try to make it to the park if we haven't been all day.
5-7pm We have a second try with the food-of-the-day, you have a bath and your vitamin, and then you have a bit of calm play time with Daddy.
7-8pm We read books and try to get you off to dreamland. We usually have to bounce you quite a bit before you give in to sleeeeeeeep.
8-12am If you're sleeping, Mommy and Daddy get to eat dinner in peace or do laundry or maybe read something! If not, we take turns bouncing you, singing and shushing, until you go to sleep again.
12am-8am Somewhere in the night you decide you cannot be in your crib anymore and demand to be in Big Bed. You like to touch both Mommy and Daddy's faces before you nod off to sleep. We kind of love it.
You still don't take a bottle or a pacifier, but you really like your sippy cup. Mostly to chew on, but it's fun when you get water out of it too.
You recently started blowing rasberries and saying "dadadadadada." You have also started giving "Nora kisses"--you will get up close and put your open mouth on our faces. You stay there for just a moment and then move on. This simply melts us.
You are such a happy, smiley baby. You especially love to giggle at other babies. How did we get such a fun, social girl?
We love you,
Mama and Dadadadada
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