Teeth, a Trip, and Other News
Okay, I know I’ve been totally lax at keeping this blog updated lately. I partly can blame Joseph, as he keeps commandeering my laptop for his own use and since my computer is never where I need it to be, I usually forget to keep up with things.
Seven months have come and gone. Sigh. My awesome little baby is definitely growing up. I love watching her develop and learn new things. You can actually watch her face when she’s doing something and see her slowly catching onto something new.
STANDING UP!! Yes, indeed. She is standing up, by herself, and playing at her little activity table. She’s still very wobbly and can’t pull herself up, but once I put her in position, she’ll stand and play for quite a bit before she either drops to the floor or lets me know that she’s ready to sit for a bit. She stands very flat-footed though, instead of on her toes, so it won’t be long before she’s doing this herself.
TEETH! Kira cut her first two teeth. The bottom left came through on July 31 and the bottom right one came through on August 2. So far, aside from a bit more dribble and a bit more spitting up, teething has been very easy.
BATHTIME. She loves her nightly bath. I usually put her in the kitchen sink so I can get some tidying done at the same time, but she’s almost getting too big for it. She also has now learned how fun it is to kick water out, which makes quite the mess. I tried her one night in the big tub with her bath seat, but she didn’t like it at all.
PARTY! Last week at work they had a surprise birthday party/luncheon for three of us supervisors whose birthdays were in June & July. Part of the surprise was that they had our children brought in to participate, so when I walked into the room, there was Kira sitting in a cute party dress with a party hat on her head.She did so good with all the strangers at the party. She occasionally cries at strangers (mostly white-haired ladies), but most of the time she just fixes a serious Joseph-stare on them and watches them intently. She’s just in the beginning stages of stranger and separation anxiety, but so far it hasn’t been too bad.
SOUTH HAVEN. This past Saturday we went with my mom & dad over to South Haven, a little town on Lake Michigan. Basically it’s just a nice little day trip, where we get coffee, wander the shops and canal, walk out to the pier and on the beach. Kira was all dressed and ready for her first trip to the beach.
Well, that was optimistic. Sigh. Even the end of July/beginning of August in Michigan cannot be counted on to be warm and sunny. The day was slightly overcast, but by the time we got to South Haven it was raining, windy, and chilly. So we bundled Kira up into a sweatsuit (winter clothes!) and went for dinner. After a nice meal of perch and shrimp, the rain had finally stopped. It was still REALLY windy though. When we walked to the beach, the sand stung our legs and faces. Kira did really well, she liked to try to eat the sand and seemed to enjoy the wind whipping through her hair. It was a nice day, but unfortunate the weather didn’t cooperate. I guess she won’t get to dip her toes in Lake Michigan until the next trip.
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