Weeks 42 and 43 - Visit with Grandma

This past week my Mom flew in from Idaho to spend the week with Milan and I.  James attended a conference in Chicago, so the three of us enjoyed a "girls" week!  Milan really enjoyed spending time with her Grandma and the week just seemed to fly by.  A really neat thing happened while my Mom was here, she was able to witness Milan pulling herself up for the first time!  A week later, Milan is a pulling up pro.  Even more exciting, my Mom was witness to Milan saying "Mama", PURPOSEFULLY, for the first time!  I have to say it was and will be one of my all time favorite moments.  The weather was gorgeous so we spent the week taking long walks in the park, hanging out on the porch, and playing with Milan.  We did a little shopping and enjoyed a local scarecrow festival.  It was really hard for Milan and I to see Mom go, but we are looking forward to seeing her again when we travel to Idaho in mid-November.

Pulling up and FINALLY able to get into things on the higher shelves of her bookcase.

Mama forgot to snap her onesie!

Enjoying the scarecrow display at Peddler's Village.

Pulling up some more!

Trying to wake up.....gotta love the hair!

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Pulling up caught on camera

Week 41 - Baby's Got New Shoes

This week Milan received her very first pair of shoes.  Now this may not be a big deal to most, but it was a big deal to us.  I know there are a lot of babies out there who have been wearing shoes since they were newborns - Milan is not one of those babies.  During the cool months she wore socks and she went barefoot all summer long.  Now that cooler weather is approaching and because Milan can no longer keep socks on her feet to save her life, I thought it was time to introduce shoes.  When I place her feet in the shoes she becomes obsessed with chewing on them, at other times I'm surprised at how she hardly seems to notice them at all.

  

Photo of the Week - I love her little feet! 

Week 40 - A Storm is Coming...

It seems like in the blink of an eye, Milan began to "officially" crawl, leading to her "officially" getting into things.   My little hurricane of a daughter can destroy her room in a matter of seconds.  It used to be just her toys (and the toys in her crib), but this week Milan discovered the books in her bookcase and enjoys pulling them off the shelves several times a day.  It seems she is drawn to anything and everything she shouldn't be - closet doors, the radiator, outlets, extension cords, etc.  She is trying to pull up, but so far only semi-successfully - she can pull up to her knees.  I give her a week, possibly two before she figures out how to pull herself to a standing position.  Needless to say, we have a lot of baby-proofing to do and we need to do it quickly!

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She is so close to figuring out how to leave her room...




Finding the way out of her room for the very first time...

We're in trouble now!

Week 39 - Learning

These days Milan accomplishes something new nearly every day. This week alone Milan made the "dada" sound for the very first time, pulled herself up to her knees, waved "bye bye" (with our urging), AND finally discovered how to put a cheerio in her mouth. I've noticed she is beginning to know the meanings of certain words. For example, she seems to understand what the word bottle means.

Every night before I give her final bottle of the day, we read "Goodnight Moon" in the rocking chair. Recently, when reading the final two pages of the book, she makes a little panting noise like she KNOWS what is coming next...the bottle. Milan is also starting to exhibit stranger anxiety. It doesn't happen every time, but when it does, she wants NOTHING to do with anyone other than James and I. It kind of feels good to know that after all of these months she knows us and wants us, however, I really don't want my baby to feel anxiety of any kind.

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Her "dada" sound...