Most parents are familiar with milestone charts. Â Interestingly, a goal for age 16 months is turning pages of a book, and “reading” a book is the goal for 18 months. Â Abi has been doing both since the age of 4 or 5 months.
We are now up to 7 steps. Â Go Abi, go! Â We’re working on getting good footage. Â Please be patient (or alternately come visit us).
Last night was much better. Â She woke up at midnight, but then fell asleep pretty quickly. Â The secret to getting her to go to sleep quickly appears to be keeping the lights off while she nurses, and also removing all the toys from her view. Â She did wake up for the day at 5AM.
Daddy reports that Abi took about 5 steps in a row last night, and 6 steps in a row today. Â She walked the width of her bedroom (from crib to dresser).
Mommy thinks that she sees none of this because Abi just wants to nurse when she’s around Mommy.
Abi is feeling better, though her sleep cycle is still out of whack. Â Last night, she did not want to go to sleep; she just wanted to play. Â Daddy said that that’s another trait she inherited from him. Â Mommy finally got Abi to fall asleep around 1AM. Â Today, it was hard to put her down for her morning nap, but she finally fell asleep around noon and slept until 2PM. Â Mommy hopes that she can put Abi to sleep around 9 or 10 tonight.
Daddy is feeling better too (he has a bad cold.)
She has a cold. Â She had trouble falling and staying asleep last night. Â Mommy & Daddy finally got to sleep around 3AM. Â This morning, she sounds stuffy but looks fine.
Abi got both legs onto the counter, but we don’t have a picture of that.
Poor Abi gets no junk food at home. In class, she gets a cookie snack. In her second class (one week after the first one), she got very excited when she saw the cookies, and raced toward them.
Abi can now sign “more”, as well as “all done” and “chicken”. Daddy is especially proud of “chicken”.
Daddy reports that Abi is starting to walk like Frankenstein. She took four steps in a row today (to reach a remote control).
Abi’s fifth tooth (top) just broke through, and it looks like the sixth & seventh tooth (all top) are likely to break through soon. We can see their outlines in her gums. Abi slept quite poorly last night. She was up from 2-4AM, and then was up for the day at 5AM. Poor Daddy was up for the day since 2AM.
The grandmas have been speaking with Abi over video chat (AOL instant messenger) recently. Â Grandma Linda noticed that Abi tends to be quiet & shy at the beginning of each conversation, but then becomes quite talkative towards the middle & end (i.e., takes some time to warm up). Â She is not sure if Daddy was the same way at her age.
Abi is developing more & more. Â A few highlights:
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