Ok It has been a long time... apparently I tried to blog on the 27th of July which obviously did not happen as I only typed a title and a line... So here goes...
With a helping hand and a competitive nature (that may have come from both parents) by bedtime that night Asia was standing in her crib holding on to the railings. Since then she has never looked back. Over the last week she has even let go a few times and has stood all on her own. I think she scares herself a bit so either sits down or grabs hold again. The glimpse into the future is that now she will walk with the aide of our hands. Needless to say the baby proofing as moved to a new level, about 3 ft high.
Over two months of growth is a lot to cover. Last we blogged Asia was just learning to crawl. Since then she has conquered being able to pull herself up and will do so all the time. She was crawling along quite well but remained on all fours for most everything. Then one night (July 5th) a friend came over, (she is just 2 weeks older than Asia) and was very mobile, standing and walking with the aide of the furniture for quite some time.
With a helping hand and a competitive nature (that may have come from both parents) by bedtime that night Asia was standing in her crib holding on to the railings. Since then she has never looked back. Over the last week she has even let go a few times and has stood all on her own. I think she scares herself a bit so either sits down or grabs hold again. The glimpse into the future is that now she will walk with the aide of our hands. Needless to say the baby proofing as moved to a new level, about 3 ft high. Eating is going well. Cheerios have lost pole position to Blueberries. She has tried some protines and likes cottage cheese and chicken but fish is not a fave. It has to be disguised by sweet peas just to make trough the gates.
Day Care has started. Kayt was back to the Salon on August 1st. We had a hard time choosing who got the privilege of hanging out with our child. We finaly agreed on the Canmore Community Day Care. Although Asia is not quite a year the preferred age for Daycare she seems to handle herself well. They only give babies one nap after lunch and our Sleeping Beauty could not function on only one nap. So I rearranged my schedule and it is Daddy Day Care every Thursday to Saturday from wake up to 11 am. It has been great for me to have that time to bond with her. Overall I think she loves it as when I drop her off and try to say bye bye she is off without looking back and I may a well be invisible. Although a blow to the Daddy ego, it is very encouraging to see how sociable and adjusted she is. On the scary side Kayt says she got the report from the daycare that Asia already has a boyfriend!
Tricks... Although our daughter has a very strict "I am not your trick pony" attitude she has learn't a few things. The only issue is she will only do them when she wants to. The first learnt and most readily shown is clapping. One verse of "if you're happy and you know it Clap your hands" and she is all smiles and claps.
Most notable and always performed with pleasure is to point to the dog when asked "where's the doggie?"
She still will not point to Mum or Dad, but the dog every time. Less readily performed are the waving bye bye and blowing the odd kiss. My fav is when asked "who's cute?" she will raise her hands above her head and smile the full body smile that would melt a hardened criminal. Oh and speaking of the dog, although we feel she is a long way off from speaking (despite the nonstop babble) What started off as Doe-doe (when refering to her very best friend) came out clear as day as "doggie" yesterday!!! Hard to believe it as her first official word, but there was no mistaking it and there were wittnesses to prove it. Most parents have a competition as to who goes first mummy or daddy... but Mira took the cake on that one.
She still will not point to Mum or Dad, but the dog every time. Less readily performed are the waving bye bye and blowing the odd kiss. My fav is when asked "who's cute?" she will raise her hands above her head and smile the full body smile that would melt a hardened criminal. Oh and speaking of the dog, although we feel she is a long way off from speaking (despite the nonstop babble) What started off as Doe-doe (when refering to her very best friend) came out clear as day as "doggie" yesterday!!! Hard to believe it as her first official word, but there was no mistaking it and there were wittnesses to prove it. Most parents have a competition as to who goes first mummy or daddy... but Mira took the cake on that one.That's it for now... in the next episode. First Sickness and Family visits, family visits and more family visits!
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