I recently took BB on
her longest drive to date. We were meeting up with friends and some
of their little ones for lunch where we all grew up. I was making the
journey on my own with BB so I had to thing about timings as didn't
want to ruin her good day-time routine of her feeds and nap times.
Luckily she slept well on the way there and on the way back but she
did find it hard to settle when there were other people there (mostly
because she likes to be involved with whatever is going on).
BB
has really taken to her tummy time now and has mastered the
bottom-in-the-air-push-your-legs-away-from-the-rest-of-your-body-bury-your-head-into-the-ground-whilst-your-arms-wont-move
position which she is starting to get frustrated with – time to get
the house ready for a crawling baby??
I have been getting BB
used to her Jumperoo which is proving to be another life, and time,
saver. She will happily stand in it whilst figuring out how to make
the music play with a bit more of a bounce from her. She is also
becoming more adventurous with her hands and starting to reach out
for toys with both of her hands. Away, from the Jumperoo, this means
that most of the items which are successfully grabbed by BB end up in
her mouth. BB has also mastered a new game of grabbing a toy from my
hands (usually her chain of teething rings – her most
favourite toy), holding on to it and then letting it go, expecting me
to catch it. This game can go on for quite some time!
BB has also now had her
third lot of jabs which made her particularly sleepy this week but
she has recovered from them well. Mr B came along to these and I did
warn him that it can be a little upsetting to see BB having these.
But true to form she cried as the jabs were jabbed but after a cuddle
from me she recovered very quickly and even smiled at the nurse. BB
now won't need any more jabs until she is 12 months, phew!
Having taken a break
from trying to get BB to take a bottle I thought I'd try her with a
cup. We were given a Tommee Tippee tip it up cup by friends, so I
give this a go. The first few tries are total disasters in that BB
wont even let the soft spout go in her mouth. Then when she does
allow it in she munches on it, sucks some milk up and lets it all
dribble out down her chin and all over herself. Mr B says that she
clearly doesn't like it and that I should just to carry on with the
breastfeeding. However, I am determined to crack this so I give her
another break and then offer the cup to her again a few days later,
allowing her to play with the handles and generally getting used to
it. Miraculously she allows the spout into her mouth and does seem to
drink some of the milk – although there is still a fair bit of
dribbling going on and she doesn't actually take the whole feed. But
it is a major step forward in my book.
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