A major development has
been sitting up. I often let BB have time to lie on her play mat and
stretch her legs, and from time to time I have been trying her in
sitting up positions, particularly when she has not been too keen on
tummy time. She has also been using a Bumbo seat, with a tray so that
her toys can be close to hand. And bit by bit, as I have put BB in
the sitting up position she managed to sit up unaided at 18 weeks for
a good 30-50secs before having a little wobble (long enough for me to
capture it on my camera). She is now getting stronger and stronger
and can manage a good few minutes before loosing concentration. I am
always with her when she is sitting up as she still have a few
wobbles but the delight in her face as she starts to master yet
another skill is just something else!
BB is now really
enjoying her Jumperoo and all the toys attached to it and is
particularly loving the bouncing (and mummy is enjoying some new
tunes to listen and hum along to).
Another new game of
hers is to blow raspberries and bubbles. BB will entertain herself
for pretty long periods by trying out these new skills and even
making herself giggle in the process – and it is quite fun to watch
(and I sometimes join
in too – well it would be rude not to really!).
BB has also been
getting much noisier over the last few weeks. She is starting to copy
some of the sounds of the words we make and Mr B was certain that he
heard her say “hello” in the night, which freaked him out
totally! But she is certainly making more purposeful sounds and seems
to be chatting with us a lot
more. BB is also reacting to her name now. When we do call her
name she will turn towards us (unless she is in a grump or is really
taken by something else which has caught her eye).
Various items are no
longer safe if they are anywhere near BB's reach as she is a real
professional at reaching out for things and grasping them very
confidently now. Pulling at things, which will invariably end up in
her mouth – books seem to be a particular favourite at the moment.
And when we read books together she is very helpful at trying to turn
the pages for me.
I had been a bit
concerned that BB still seems to be pretty quick with her feeds and
that she may not be feeding enough (although she has always had good
level of wet nappies, which is a good indicator that all is well) but
at BB's latest weigh in she was 14lb 4oz so is doing really well. I
discussed the issue of weaning with the Health Visitor who advised
that unless BB seems to get hungrier then to leave the weaning till
at least 24 weeks, as this will give her a particularly good
period of having had
breast milk. Well, as she is still pretty reluctant to take anything
else at the moment there is no problem with this. I told the HV that
I was considering Baby Led Weaning and she was actually quite
supportive but reminded me that I had to wait until BB was 6 months
before starting - babies' digestive systems find it difficult to deal
with anything other than milk before this age. However, many do start
weaning at around 17 weeks with various purées.
On the feeding front,
BB is still very keen on the old boobage! After the success of the
previous week I have been trying the cup again but most of the milk
ends up down BB's front (and sometimes down her back too). So an
emergency trip out to the shops and a beaker and another form of cup
with a spout were purchased. The new cup has not gone down well at
all but the beaker seems to be a firm new favourite. I say favourite,
I am only trying it once a day and she seems to mostly chew on the
spout and will take in a little bit of milk – but again it is not a
full feed. I have given her a few days off of this but a bit more
perseverance is needed, yet again!
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