It's been a busy and fun month around here!
Stats: No update here. She has her 9-month checkup in a couple of weeks so we'll get measurements then. She seems to have more meat to her bones these days. She's wearing both 9-month and 12-month clothes.
Sleep: Not a great month for sleep. I think she hit the 8-month sleep regression the week before Christmas, and we're finally starting to see some improvement. She went from consistently waking twice a night to 3-5 times. Her naps have regressed, and we're lucky to get longer than an hour at a time out of her. She's still napping 3 times a day, although it'd be nice to consolidate them into 2 substantial naps.
Eat: No change in nursing. She's eating solid foods twice a day, usually when we sit down for breakfast and lunch. She eats at both her weaning table (when we're not eating with her) or in her highchair (if we're having a family meal). Her favorite foods at this point are strawberries, blueberries, and little sausages. The most adventurous thing she has tried so far has probably been quinoa. If given the option, she'll usually pass on bread and chicken and go for the fruits. We are still waiting on introducing eggs and dairy until she hits the year mark.
Play/ Milestones: So many updates. As spoiled in my last post, she started sitting within days of getting her cast off. She can maneuver from sitting to her belly, and Jason has said she's managed to go from belly to sitting a couple of times (but I haven't seen it). She can roll belly to back, but not back to belly yet. She's trying sooo hard to crawl. She started with just pushing backwards, but she's made progress in the past few days to leverage her knees and toes more to get her forward/ sideways. It really wears her out though! She can also put weight on her legs and stand if you set her against something. She waves hello and goodbye, and she gets really excited and waves her hands in the air when she tries to join in clapping.
I don't think I've talked too much about it yet on here, but we've started implementing a lot of Montessori concepts in our house this past month. We made her a movement mat with a low hung mirror in her bedroom for her to safely play and move on. We have open shelving in both her bedroom and living room to store her toys/ activities. This month she has really been drawn to discovery baskets with a bunch of random items in them. She likes to pick through and study each item. She also likes these sensory balls we borrowed from my mom, along with stacking cups from Ikea (although no actual stacking is taking place yet). I really want to make her a sensory book since she's been all about exploring different textures. She also been interested in exploring her rattles more in depth and shaking random items up near her ears to see what type of noise they make.
As far as trips this month, we went to Dallas for Jason to run the half marathon. Matilda loved seeing her cousins!
We also went down South for Christmas. Matilda had a wonderful time! She really enjoyed opening presents and spending time with family!
Jason's parents came through town on New Years day, so we got to eat lunch with them. It was a good day as well.
Hip Dysplasia/ Leg Update: No update here. Her next appointment with the orthopedic surgeon isn't until February. She's wearing her brace at night, but it hasn't been an issue at all. We've definitely been taking advantage of having a cast free baby. She can swing in baby swings and sit in restaurant highchairs now. It's stuff like that people that haven't had a hip baby wouldn't understand how much of a privilege it is!
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