Saturday, September 22, 2012
Buttons
Callie loves all electronics. She wants to touch my phone allthe time and hangs up on people and recently is obsessed with the buttons on the from of the bouncy chair. She can roll over to it and then touch all the buttons. It's never on so it doesn't do anything but she could play with it for 20 minutes easily. Check her out!
Thursday, September 20, 2012
5 Months Old
Today Callie is five months old! I can hardly believe it. Now that we have moved past screaming and colic episodes time seems to be going too fast. The first 3 months seemed to go so slow and now that we are enjoying her as a happy baby it's too fast! I guess you can never control how it goes you just have to enjoy every minute you can. I am so happy that I chose to work part time all year rather than stay home straight for 3 months. I enjoy being home with her 4 days a week and get to see all the new stuff she is doing. I think I would feel like I am missing out if she was doing all her firsts without me.
This month has had a lot of firsts. We started solid foods which is an adventure everyday. She is now eating quite a variety of things: brown rice, oatmeal, bananas, apples, mangos, beets, carrots, cucumbers, peas, avocados, plums, peaches, and chicken. We are excited to keep adding new foods and she loves to eat it all!
Also this month she has really advanced in her gross motor skills; she has learned to sit unsupported for about a minute or two at a time. She also started log rolling to get somewhere and is beginning to roll to push up to sitting, although she prefers to just fall to the ground. She also has learned to get into quadruped on her hands and knees and is beginning to rock herself back and forth. The gross motor seems so fast to me as I am used to working with kids who need a lot of practice to get these skills and Callie seems to learn them in few days without any help. I think she is advanced, but then again I'm one of those mom's who think my kid is the most beautiful/smartest/best/fill in any awesome word here baby.
For fine motor skills she is now able to grasp toys with ease and has good accuracy when reaching for objects. She can hold and shake a rattle and can get items in her mouth without missing, almost everything goes in her mouth these days. She can hold her own spoon and likes to chew on it when she is done eating. She learned to pull her socks off this month, although she hasn't been wearing many socks since its so hot.
She is talking so much more and her sounds are distinguishable; most of them ga and goo sounds but there is quite a variety. She has learned to identify people and places that are
familiar and is very social. She enjoys playing and watching other kids and at home watching the dogs.
Sleeping was on the upswing with only 2 night wakings until teething started and now back up to 4. Hopefully we can cut that back down soon. Callie got her first tooth this month and the second one is close behind.
Phew! Looking back on this month it's been a busy one with lots of new things. Juan and I enjoy her every minute of everyday. She is truly a blessing and I love her so much. I started this blog for all of you so you can keep up with Callie but I am realizing that it is a great reminder for me of the things we have done and having so many photos of her is great as well. I enjoy looking back at my old posts and seeing what life was like back at month 1,2, & 3. I hope I can keep up with this for years to come (although probably not daily). Thanks to everyone who follows us and sends their love to Callie from near and far, we love you all too :)
This month has had a lot of firsts. We started solid foods which is an adventure everyday. She is now eating quite a variety of things: brown rice, oatmeal, bananas, apples, mangos, beets, carrots, cucumbers, peas, avocados, plums, peaches, and chicken. We are excited to keep adding new foods and she loves to eat it all!
Also this month she has really advanced in her gross motor skills; she has learned to sit unsupported for about a minute or two at a time. She also started log rolling to get somewhere and is beginning to roll to push up to sitting, although she prefers to just fall to the ground. She also has learned to get into quadruped on her hands and knees and is beginning to rock herself back and forth. The gross motor seems so fast to me as I am used to working with kids who need a lot of practice to get these skills and Callie seems to learn them in few days without any help. I think she is advanced, but then again I'm one of those mom's who think my kid is the most beautiful/smartest/best/fill in any awesome word here baby.
For fine motor skills she is now able to grasp toys with ease and has good accuracy when reaching for objects. She can hold and shake a rattle and can get items in her mouth without missing, almost everything goes in her mouth these days. She can hold her own spoon and likes to chew on it when she is done eating. She learned to pull her socks off this month, although she hasn't been wearing many socks since its so hot.
She is talking so much more and her sounds are distinguishable; most of them ga and goo sounds but there is quite a variety. She has learned to identify people and places that are
familiar and is very social. She enjoys playing and watching other kids and at home watching the dogs.
Sleeping was on the upswing with only 2 night wakings until teething started and now back up to 4. Hopefully we can cut that back down soon. Callie got her first tooth this month and the second one is close behind.
Phew! Looking back on this month it's been a busy one with lots of new things. Juan and I enjoy her every minute of everyday. She is truly a blessing and I love her so much. I started this blog for all of you so you can keep up with Callie but I am realizing that it is a great reminder for me of the things we have done and having so many photos of her is great as well. I enjoy looking back at my old posts and seeing what life was like back at month 1,2, & 3. I hope I can keep up with this for years to come (although probably not daily). Thanks to everyone who follows us and sends their love to Callie from near and far, we love you all too :)
A Little Relief, First Tooth
Callie's teeth seem to be feeling better today. She hasn't needed any Tylenol and is not as fussy and has not cried at all. She still wants to eat everything and is drooling a lot but we are improving. One of the teeth is actually through the gum now and the little jagged edge is visible and sharp! Hopefully she will be comfortable as the other makes it way through as well. I bought these silicone teethers with different textures on amazon as they had rave reviews. As usual I was not let down, she loves them. She can hold it herself and just chews and chews on it. Here she is with her teethers and I snapped about 30 photos before I got a good shot of the first tooth!!! Yeah Callie! Way to be tough and hang in there.
Look Ma no hands
Callie can sit for a few seconds but she usually just wants to be rolling around on the floor. If she is calm and entertained she will try to stay sitting for a bit. Today we talked to GG and gramps on FaceTime. Callie was sitting and just watching them and smiling. She sat like that for over a minute without falling down. I wish I timed it but I had no idea she would stay sitting so long. I snapped a screenshot so you can see her sitting and talking to them. She is getting more and more intrigued by this whole FaceTime thing. Before she was uninterested but now I think she can recognize people and understands that they are interacting with her, as opposed to the tv. She was staring and smiling for a long time. Here is he screenshot, the interesting part is just Callie in the top window. I also cropped it and blew it up so you can see her better.
Also notice her first ponytail :) its warm out and her hair is getting longer and in her face. I'm training her to grow up to be just like her momma and the constant ponytail. Looks a little like Pebbles if you ask me.
Also notice her first ponytail :) its warm out and her hair is getting longer and in her face. I'm training her to grow up to be just like her momma and the constant ponytail. Looks a little like Pebbles if you ask me.
Wednesday, September 19, 2012
Teething Times Two
Today I discovered a second tooth breaking through the gum! No wonder the poor baby has been so upset in pain. Two teeth probably means double pain! They are the 2 bottom front teeth. She seems a little better today and we keep giving her Tylenol when she seems to need it. I'll try to get another photo of her mouth tomorrow. In the meantime she is much happier overall so I think we are on the upside now. Here are some happier photos of her.
Tuesday, September 18, 2012
Playing with daddy
GG brought out a new hammer toy. Callie loves it! She doesn't use the hammer she just prefers to bang her hands on it. She knows how to make the noises and really enjoys it. She played with her dad for awhile with this same toy. She must have known I was taking photos as she kept looking up at me.
Puppy love
Callie loves her puppies. She wants to touch them and watches them run around. She has even tried to eat Manny's face. Here she is with the boys just hanging out and enjoying them. Lt is smart and stays just far enough away so she can't get him. She really reaches for him, notice in one photo she has his foot. Then he sniffs her face and just looks at her. I took a whole series of photos with lt because he was too funny.
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