Wow, I feel like my daughter has grown up so much in the past month. She has cut four more teeth, started crawling, pulling up, talking more, and eating now only real food. My head is still spinning from all the change. I keep looking at her baby pictures and thinking, wow she was so little! what happened to my little baby? When you first bring home your newborn you stressed by all the changes to your sleep schedule, your life, and the need of your little one completely dependent on you. Now, I feel like I am staring discipline right in the face and saying to myself, No! I am not ready yet! Whether I am ready or not she is turning one year old this weekend and she is on the move. She is so excited she can go where she wants and grab and touch everything. It is amazing to watch and a new type of stress as I watch over her like a hawk so she doesn't get into things (more so at other people's houses, since ours is setup to accommodate her curiosity). I still have not figured out how to get my baby to understand No, when is is hitting my chest or biting me! I have a lot to learn, and it is bittersweet!
As we embrace eating new foods (or real food), it is all trial and error. She will like something one day and then not the next. I think she is getting use to texture and tastes, and therefore I have her on Lactaid Milk mixed with formula for a few more weeks until we figure out what a good menu for my princess. The other battle is the sippy cup. She isn't exactly interested, but she is improving. I found the Nuby sippy cup with the straw works the best for her, because if she had a choice she would choose to drink out of a normal cup (which equals a soaked shirt and outfit). One thing I never read and didn't think about until she began crawling was that dresses are hard to crawl in and therefore I use a rubber band to tie it up in the back when she is on the prowl. The joys of motherhood are amazing, but wow sometimes it makes your head spin!
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