She is crawling incredibly quickly, and figured out the stairs this month. Well, she has figured out how to go up them, but not how to safely go back down. She also likes to climb (specifically onto her siblings' picnic table) and gets herself "stuck" because again, she doesn't know how to get down, so she will yell until someone comes to rescue her (one benefit of being the 3rd child is that there are usually people around to help even if a parent is in the bathroom). She pulls up on anything that is taller than she is, but she doesn't cruise yet, and really has very little interest in walking while holding hands. Which is completely fine with me! She can take her time with walking, thank you very much.
She eats just about everything, though she doesn't seem to like eggs very much.
She wakes up about 2 times per night, depending on the night. She can stretch her nursing out a little longer if need be, though that doesn't necessarily mean she chooses to do so!
She has started being very interactive recently. She often will pat our backs while we hold her, which is so sweet! She also will pat and rub a sibling if he/she is crying. Again, heart melting!
She has a few words: "Dada, mama, Bubby, yeah," are ones I have definitely heard and at times I think I have heard others. She also chatters-she has a lot to say, even if we can't quite understand it all!
She also started signing this month (we have been working on teaching signs for a bit now but she finally started using them spontaneously!). Unfortunately, the signs all look the same-opening and closing of the hand (we usually use this sign to mean "milk" or "nurse"). She does this for hi, nurse, all done, and eat. Hmmm...interestingly, where she places her hand matters (she puts her hand by her mouth for "eat", backwards toward herself for "hi", uses both hands for "all done" and reaches for me while moving her hand for "nurse"-but sometimes in the moment it's a little hard to tell what her intent is/was!
Things she loves:
- Animals. Any kind of animal. She really really wants to love our cat to pieces, but the cat is usually too fast for her! She will crawl after her panting in excitement and trying SO SO HARD to touch her, just once!
- Still loves tooth brushing. Still adorable.
- She does NOT love socks or shoes or any kind of footwear, which is a bit difficult since it is extremely cold here now.
- Remotes, or phones, or anything with buttons she can press
- "Bubby" (Ben), or Hadassah
- Crumpling, tearing, or eating paper.
SO CRAZY that my next update will be her 1 year old one!
