Lilly has been consistently signing ‘milk’ and most recently began to use her own version of ‘all done’. We’ve been signing with her since she was 6 months old and are amazed with what she is picking up now. She is definitely working on other cognitive skills and is pointing, clapping, and waving all the time. Yesterday we took a walk around the neighborhood and stopped to look at the various things that Lilly would point to. She isn’t too interested in reaching any new ‘physical’ milestones like walking, but she sure is taking off in other ways!
Lilly seems to be experiencing some separation anxiety. About 4 weeks ago Bill and I took her to the childcare center at a yoga studio so we could get some exercise. Lilly was one of two kids in the room and I felt comfortable with the young woman who was watching them. About 20 minutes into the practice she came to get me because Lilly was so upset. The second I walked in the room I started to cry because I had NEVER seen her that upset. We didn’t want to give up on the childcare/yoga option so I tried again a few days later. This time she started crying the second I left the room – and she repeated this behavior at the gym daycare.
We have decided to hire a nanny to watch Lilly one day a week for a few hours and on occasional Friday/Saturday evenings. We’re hoping that Lilly adjusts to this change and begins to enjoy Katherine. Meanwhile, I’m still going to try to take her to the childcare centers at the gym/yoga and hope that she gets over this soon. Thankfully she does great with her daddy and grandmothers!
This weekend we decided to stay home and enjoy the great outdoors with Lilly. We had dinner with our friends Reena & Matt and Tracey & Aaron Saturday night in downtown Birmingham and took Lilly to the zoo with Billy on Sunday. Monday we went to Aunt Terry’s beach and had a picnic by the water. It was such a fun weekend!
The past couple of weeks Lilly has enjoyed feeding us – especially the cat! She also holds out a toy to share (wonder how long that will last 🙂 ). Check out the videos below:
Yesterday we ran Detroit’s Race for the Cure with Lilly in tow. We’ve walked the 5K several times but this is the first time that we ran with Lilly. I knocked 6 minutes off of my previous 5K (Turkey Trot in November) – Bill and Lilly did a great job setting the pace and Lilly flapped, kicked, and squealed her way through the entire race. She loved it! We plan to run this every year as a family. So fun!
The other day I put Lilly down at the bottom of the steps for a second while I was picking something up, and I was shocked to watch her climb the steps one by one without any fear. Not really sure how she learned this, but she sure is fast!
I have heard that once you have kids you never sleep the same again. Well, so far this is true for me. Lilly has slept 11+ hours through the night since she was 6 months old (knocking on wood here), but I haven’t. Some nights I wake up at 4:30/5 am and can’t fall back asleep, other nights I wake up in the middle of the night and it takes me awhile to fall back asleep – a frustrating thing to happen considering she sleeps so well! I am getting enough sleep and feel rested – just look forward to uninterrupted nights of 8+ hours of sleep somewhere in the future!
Lilly is refusing the spoon 99% of the time now and has moved on to finger foods. She has gotten quite good at feeding and entertaining herself. Mealtime consists of me cutting and steaming vegetables and mixing grains and nuts. No more time spent pureeing food but the prep and the cleanup are sure time consuming!
Lilly is 10 months old today! We celebrated with a trip to the Birmingham Art Fair and a hike around town. Lilly’s 9 month growth spurt has led her to be a clapping, pointing, bouncing, dancing little girl. I can’t believe we’re already planning her 1st birthday party!
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