Eating:
The girl continues to love her food. She eats anything and everything we have offered to her. So far, she's eating: rice cereal, oatmeal, peaches, pears, apples, apricots, bananas, avocados, broccoli, green beans, sweet potatoes, peas, and carrots. Next up to try: zucchini! She currently eats two "solid" meals per day, one in the morning and one in the evening. She also nurses 5-6 times each day.
Sleeping:
Mia sleeps great during the day. We have two very established naps now. Her morning nap typically starts just after 9 and can last anywhere from 1.5 to 3 hours. The afternoon nap start time really depends on how long her morning nap was that day, but I try to stretch her to as close to 2 o'clock as I can so that I have both kids napping at the same time. Her afternoon nap tends to last 2 hours. She is ready to go to bed for the night by around 7:30. This is all great ... it is the night time sleep that is not so wonderful. Up until a few weeks ago, Mia was sleeping from bedtime until around 3 or 4am, feeding, and then returning to sleep until 7 or 7:30 ... not too bad. Since she got her first tooth, her night sleep has not gone back to a regular pattern, she seems to be waking more frequently (think 12am, sometimes 4am, and then up for the morning at 6am) ... not so much fun for Mommy and Daddy. Hopefully we can work this out VERY soon!
Playing:
Mia loves to play with anything her brother is playing with. She has figured out that she can propel herself forward by pushing off the floor with her feet while on her belly, and also has gotten up on her knees in the past few days. Full-fledged crawling is just around the corner and I'm not sure I'm ready for it. Life with a preschooler and a crawler = YIKES! Mia also puts everything she finds in her mouth. Anything she can get in there quickly becomes her favorite toy. She likes to be in the exersaucer for limited amounts of time, but she definitely does not yet have the same love for it that Luke did at her age. She CAN sit up, but prefers not to. She only lasts for a minute or two and then will dive down, face first usually, to get onto her belly.
Other Mia stuff:
Mia just has one tooth. We're still waiting for the one next to it to come through. She is very vocal and will shout to let us know that she wants our attention or would like to change activities. I can't believe how quickly she is growing and changing. I want her to stop, or at least slow down, but at the same time, I can't wait to see the next stage...
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