To Sit or not to Sit

My little baby fasu is almost eight months old now. sitting like a champ and still don't appreciate belly time too much, but her teacher says she's getting used to it. she is also improving with her belly walk. that is, when she moves around on her little belly. however, no signs of crawling or any other milestones yet. i try to keep cool about it and keep in mind every baby is different, but it's hard when you have books and website that tell you your baby should be moving to crawling by now. i read somewhere that babies that started sitting with the help of an adult can skip the crawling stage so i hope we didn't make a mistake by teaching her how to sit.
the weather is finally started to cool a bit which means the fasu and i are trying to get a daily walk into the schedule. yesterday we went to the park and today we visit with a friend and her daughter who was born just two days before the fasu. it was tons of fun. i love hanging out with other moms, you learn so much.
we also started the fasu on the baby instein dvd's. and she loves it. we got the first one from a friend who lives in california and dad saw the fasu loved the movie so much he downloaded some six other baby insteins. so now every night before the fasu goes to bed she sits on dad and the two watch the movie on the computer. it is so adorable i want to clap my hands in total joy.
aunti still lives with us which is really nice for the fasu. although we don't see her much because of her hectic schedule, i can tell my baby loves her much because her face lights up when she sees her. i am so happy they get to spend this time together. i wish my folks and other siblings were here to enjoy the fasu as well.
although there is no significant progress when it comes to movement, there is much going on in the relm of food. the fasu now eats basically everything. we give her everything that we eat and she is very keen on trying new foods. many times she will see me eat something and will make grumpy sounds until i give her whatever it is that i'm eating. too cute.
she also loves her puppies. it is the most adorable thing to see her smile at them when she comes home from daycare. i love that she loves dogs.

A Trip to Heber Springs

On August 12th the Fasu, dad and Ima went with another family to our first family vacation. We stayed for one night at an upstate bed and breakfast and spet lots of time on the lake. I don't know if it's because the Fasu is older or because lake water are different from the pool, but the Fasu loved the lake. It was a great little trip and the Fasu proved to us again what a wonderful easy going baby she is.

The Big Seven (months)

The Fasu is now seven months old. Dad and I were talking tonight how it's so strange to see our little girl becoming a real little girl and drifting away of being our baby girl. I said I can't wait for her to walk and talk but dad says it's easier to protect her when she's this little. Still, I stand my ground. It seems every week or so she's doing something new and showing us more and more of her personality. She is a very good natured baby who loves to smile, laugh and play. Very curious about everything and everyone. She is still not keen about being on her belly which makes me wonder if she'll ever crawl; however, she can stand with me supporting her pretty good. She is a master at sitting upright.
Food has also become a great thing for us. We can sit at a restaurant and the Fasu will eat almost everything. Yesterday we went to a place in conway and when we were done, the area around our table looked like a disaster area. I was so proud. My baby is making her mark on her surroundings.
Sis is still living with us. It's a lot of fun for the Fasu although she doesn't see her much. Sis is working crazy hours and is usually esleep when the Fasu wakes up in the morning. However, when both are up they love each other and it warms my heart to see my baby sis and my baby getting along so well. I keep milking compliments from sis and telling her to tell me how wonderful the Fasu is. Sis complies.
About three weeks ago I went back to work full time. At first by default because someone at work took off for vacation but then someone else quit and now I am back at the office for eight hours. It still not too bad because I get to go home at three but it's definately tiring. Still, I really enjoy my work (most of the time) and I think the Fasu doesn't mind staying a little bit longer at school.
The Fasu is also extremely verbal. She like to make different sounds and I can tell it feels good in her mouth. She can also imitate some of the sounds I make.
I keep thinking about her at work and I just love picking her up from school. She seems so happy and excited to see me. She gives me this huge smile and starts kicking and squicking...so cute.
Nursing days are almost over. the fasu now doesn't seem to be very interested in nursing. I think she prefers the bottle now and I am ok with that. In a way that makes my life easier. I feel I gave her the milk she needed to get a good start and now it's the formula's turn to keep her belly full. I still make her own meals though. I feel so proud to see the rows of little dishes with the veggies I made for her. Nursing is now limited to twice a day. I don't miss the full time breast feeding. It was fun but now it's time for us to move on....