Crazy? Maybe...

Several months ago I bought this cute Baby Bjorn plate along with some matching spoons. I thought it would be great since "the shape of the edge makes it harder for small hands to grab the plate and throw it away." (This was actually on their website.) So we tried it out this morning. Alex has started trying to take the spoon away from me as I feed her, so after she ate some papaya chunks and oatmeal this morning, I put the plate on her tray and gave her a spoon. She liked chewing on the spoon and squishing the oatmeal in her hands.

"hard for small hands to grab the plate," I think not!

She had fun, and that's all that matters! Thankfully, I pulled the top part of her jammies down before she ate and it was straight to the bath when she was done!

I feel like we have had a crazy busy week already, but truthfully, we really haven't done much. Monday, the girls and I went to Target and yesterday we went to Bed Bath & Beyond and the grocery store. I love going to the grocery store with the girls. We go to the same one each week (sometimes twice a week) and most of the people there are starting to recognize them. Everyone stops to talk to them and tries to make them smile! They love the attention!

Tomorrow we have Alex's 9 month appointment. Can you believe she is going to be 9 months tomorrow!?!?!? Time is flying! I have to admit, I've already started buying things for her birthday party! The theme is Bunnies! Now is the perfect time to buy things for it since it's Easter, so I've been shopping away! Hopefully, by the time her birthday actually rolls around, pretty much everything will be done!

DRAMA

Yes, we have a dramatic little girl on our hands! I have no idea where she gets it from! :) I am going to blame it on teething...but as we approach the 9 month mark, we are still toothless in Texas! Alex has always been so great with Cooper...but lately for some reason she has a fit if he comes into her "personal space" (personal space being within 2 feet of her). She will scream and fuss until he goes away. Now, it is perfectly ok for her to combat crawl over to him and play with him, but it is not ok for him to come near her. Every little thing is the end of the world. If she brushes her head on the leg of the table, she screams. When she is tired, she screams. When I leave go into the kitchen without her, she follows me, screaming. It's not a long drawn out scream, but short little scream/squeals like she doesn't want us to forget she is there. I have noticed that the drama screams usually start about an hour before she takes a nap or goes down for the night. I guess it's just because she is getting worn out and irritable.

I guess you take the bad with the good. The last week or so, the girl can not stop giggling. She giggles at everything! I love hearing her sweet giggles! She loves when I mimic animal sounds (cat meow, pig oink, cow moo, lion rawr).

We have also been adding new foods to her diet. I've finally found 1 food she is not a fan of...potatoes! Just regular white potatoes. I baked them, boiled them and gave her a few chunks, and even mashed them and added a little cheese...she's just not a fan of them, no matter how I cook them! A few new favorites: broccoli, beans, mini whole wheat bagels, mini waffles. I got some frozen mini organic wheat waffles, which are perfect for her. Each waffle is 4 mini waffles so I break them apart and she gets 2 little minis for breakfast, along with chunks of fruit and yogurt or oatmeal mixed with fruit. I'm still giving her a pureed fruit or veggie with each meal to make sure she is getting enough, but she continues to impress us each day with her ability to pick up all of her finger foods! I actually have to make sure I only put 1 piece of food on her tray at a time because if I put more, she will just keep putting them in her mouth until they are all gone.

We are some what back on a schedule. She is great about her morning naps, by 9 or 9:30, she is ready! Afternoon naps are still kind of all over the place. She will take one, but nap time and lengths just vary each day. She is now going to bed between 7:30 and 8. By about 6 or 6:15, she is ready for dinner and she will sit in her high chair in the kitchen with me while I cook dinner. Once our dinner is on, I get her cleaned up and dressed in jammies and give her a sippy cup. I was trying to put her in bed right after the bottle, but after 3 nights of screaming and crying, I decided to let her play just a little while right before bed time. It actually work out pretty well because we eat dinner while she is playing, by the time we are done, she is ready for bed!

Yummy waffles

All smiles

The drama begins