Dear Sammy
So much for sleeping through the night!!!! It
lasted all of 1-2 weeks before you got a cold and I had to get up to you one
night as you were struggling to breath. I only had to pick you up one time and
your back to your old ways and back to the drawing board for us.
With commando crawling mastered you have now turned
your attention to trying to get yourself up on to all fours and within about a
week your persistence pays off and you’re up and going, with a big smile of
satisfaction on your face. And then within a week of you mastering that, you
learn how to self sit. And then within a week of that you started to pull
yourself up onto your knees followed closely by pulling yourself up onto your feet
(however you have only been able to master that once). From day one you have
been a mover and shaker and as I watch you persist in achieving each and every
one of your milestones I know that we will never be able to hold you back;
mmmmmmm a good thing I know but I can also see how that is going to cause
tension at different points in our lives.
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| Crawling off to play with a toy so I thought. |
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| As they say 'Priceless' |
Now that your crawling better and faster you tend
to follow me around the house more and also starting to become more
investigative. Your always up for a play in your room with your teddies and
when your brother isn’t watching you quickly take off for his room and your
into his teddies, shoes or what every you can get your hands on. It’s rather
cute and while William has said ‘no stay out’ he doesn’t really mind and loves
to welcome you in and play with you.
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| Sprang |
It’s very clear that you love your brother very
much; greeting him with a smile and putting up with all the affection he
bestows upon you. It’s even very clear to me that some days when it’s just the two
of us that you miss him, and it’s on these days that when we arrive at day care
to pick him up that you get excited as we pull up or as we walk
in the gate.
We enjoyed our first family get away with friends
this month. It was nice to take some time out from our busy life and slow down
for a few days and spend some quality time with friends. Phillip Island was our
destination and while the first day was a little wet the rest of the weekend
was dry even if it was a little windy. And as we had a slower pace to the
weekend you actually were able to have a morning sleep each day which was
lovely and you topped it off with sleeping for 1-1.5hrs which is unheard of at
home.
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| Enjoying investigating 'home' for the next few days |
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| As tall as an African Penguin |
As your become a better little eater I’ve found
that you are settling into a routine of some sort; even if your sleep isn’t a
part of that routine. While I haven’t managed to wean any of your milk feeds out
I do know if I’m not around you don’t really miss them, your just a happier girl. I have a feeling you’re going
to breast feed longer than what William did.
Below are some things we got up to this month.
• 35.5 weeks – started to understand hand in food to month and by the end of the month this will sometimes give me a little more until meal time. You also take your first few all-four steps
• 36.5 weeks – You begin to sit yourself up from crawling.
• 37.5 weeks – Pulled yourself up onto your knees. You also appeared to have cut your 3rd tooth but by the next day it disappeared.
• 38 weeks – Using the Bumbo you pull yourself up onto your feet, oh you were rather proud of yourself
• 35.5 weeks – started to understand hand in food to month and by the end of the month this will sometimes give me a little more until meal time. You also take your first few all-four steps
• 36.5 weeks – You begin to sit yourself up from crawling.
• 37.5 weeks – Pulled yourself up onto your knees. You also appeared to have cut your 3rd tooth but by the next day it disappeared.
• 38 weeks – Using the Bumbo you pull yourself up onto your feet, oh you were rather proud of yourself
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| 1st Time in the high chair |
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| I can stand on my fee now |
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| Dead tired |
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| 1st Mini train ride with big brother making sure your safe |
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| I can stand on my feet |
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| 1st Time in the high chair |
