So, not only does she manage to army crawl, she's now doing sit-ups. Early military training, I guess! I kid you not; if she is laying with her head on only one pillow, she pulls herself up to a sit using that fat little belly of hers. I think she likes to study her belly button.
And then she proceeds to grab whatever she can get ahold of and pull it towards her - usually to take a taste. As you can tell, this activity requires i.n.t.e.n.s.e. concentration. This time, it happened to be the pillows we leave laying all around for when she tips over, as tile floors hurt little heads. We know that all too well - Anna was at this stage when we first moved to Niger.
After awhile, she'll fall to one side or the other and she usually ends up on her tummy. Tummy time isn't her most favorite thing, but as she gets stronger she enjoys it more. She scrunches (thankfully not too far...yet) and spins. She rolls from her back to her tummy more often than the other way around, but she's not really rolling consistently... unless it is on the waterbed.
I wish I knew what Elsie Mae was telling her... looks like a pretty deep conversation from the expression on Elsie Mae's face. And, Mary Michelle is totally engrossed.
I find it delightful to watch the bigger ones love on and play with their little siblings... all the way down the line.
After 30-45 minutes of this, however, our not-so-little-any-longer M&M is exhausted... and ready for a morning nap!
She really is growing like a weed. We measured all of the children (height and weight... then I figured out BMIs... just to make sure they are within healthy limits... a twice a year or so activity) the beginning of April, while Brendan was on Easter vacation. M&M weighed 13 pounds. We weighed her again on Mother's Day because she seemed like she was getting significantly heavier, and she definitely had/has the cutest "thunder thighs" and dimples and rolls everywhere.She weighed 15 pounds.....?
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18 pounds!
Can you believe she gained 5 pounds in one month? Wow! And it happened during an incredibly hot month. Excited, "emerveillée" exhaustion is my only response. Wow! ...again! I think one of the big reasons I'm so looking forward to our mid-July return (2 months and counting...) is 'cause that is when I'll begin to start her on solid foods!
Kaitlyn is only 22 and she is 16 months! She eats everything in site, unless it is green, of course! There must be something wonderful about the liquid gold she is getting from her momma!
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