Most of the books I have only go up to five (in fact some just go up to three, but those also have crinkly pages so that makes up for the paucity of numbers), but mom says that after five comes six and then seven. Which makes me seven months old! By the way, I really love books, especially Everywhere Babies, Goodnight Gorilla, and Peek a Who?
Lots happened this month.
Mom says I keep getting stronger. I guess this is because I went from sitting okay but a little wobbly and definitely needing the boppy behind me to catch my falls, to now when I hardly ever need it. Or because when I bounce in the bouncy chair by pushing my legs out and coordinating with my body the entire thing starts to jump off the ground (I forgot to mention last month that I am a bounce bounce bouncer!) Or because I roll around a bunch - last week it was to reach one of my favorite toys (can you say cool black rectangular thing? aka phone?), but now I just do it a bunch to get all kinds of things (like the container of massage oil!). Or because I can kind of stand up when holding onto something (not mom). I am pretty much just having fun, but sometimes this means that I get clapping and "great job Kavi" from mom or Appa.
For almost my entire life (meaning about 5.5 months), I slept in this little bed (that mom loved and was pretty convenient, as it was right next to her on her bed at night). I kept getting taller though, and my arms were a little constricted and my head was getting pretty close to the end too. So I moved to a bigger location to sleep where I could extend my arms straight out from my body and take up a bunch of space (ahhh). This, though, was a short transition to...(are you guessing?)... my very own room! Doctor's 'orders' to help me sleep longer, so we tried it out and I like it. Now my bed is really big and I can sleep on my side if I like, or roll around a lot. Normally I at least rotate 180 degrees in the night, and sometimes more. The very first night, there was this attempt to change things up including taking away my pacifier, but I set things straight on that after a few hours. Mom says that my new sleep habits (while not perfect) are much better and we all get to sleep more!
Another big thing that happened this month is that my great au pair Nastja left and went back to Germany. I will miss her quite a lot. She was really fun to play with, and I liked her Russian singing and fun sounds and silly faces. I will have to visit her someday. I have a new au pair name Karin from Brazil who will get here in about a month - so far I have just seen her on a bright rectangular screen, and I am looking forward to when she gets here in person!
Something I have been paying a lot of attention to is this thing called talking. I have my own version, but I found that communicating in the same way others do is beneficial. So I am working on expanding my repertoire beyond "bbbbb' and 'hhhhmmmm' to include 'bwabwabwa.' My grandpa mentioned that it almost sounds like Barbara Walters, but I don't know who that is. It is also fun to play back and forth with mom or Appa changing my intonations. For now, I will keep observing and trying new things.
Below is a collage of my seventh month on earth:
Lots happened this month.
Mom says I keep getting stronger. I guess this is because I went from sitting okay but a little wobbly and definitely needing the boppy behind me to catch my falls, to now when I hardly ever need it. Or because when I bounce in the bouncy chair by pushing my legs out and coordinating with my body the entire thing starts to jump off the ground (I forgot to mention last month that I am a bounce bounce bouncer!) Or because I roll around a bunch - last week it was to reach one of my favorite toys (can you say cool black rectangular thing? aka phone?), but now I just do it a bunch to get all kinds of things (like the container of massage oil!). Or because I can kind of stand up when holding onto something (not mom). I am pretty much just having fun, but sometimes this means that I get clapping and "great job Kavi" from mom or Appa.
For almost my entire life (meaning about 5.5 months), I slept in this little bed (that mom loved and was pretty convenient, as it was right next to her on her bed at night). I kept getting taller though, and my arms were a little constricted and my head was getting pretty close to the end too. So I moved to a bigger location to sleep where I could extend my arms straight out from my body and take up a bunch of space (ahhh). This, though, was a short transition to...(are you guessing?)... my very own room! Doctor's 'orders' to help me sleep longer, so we tried it out and I like it. Now my bed is really big and I can sleep on my side if I like, or roll around a lot. Normally I at least rotate 180 degrees in the night, and sometimes more. The very first night, there was this attempt to change things up including taking away my pacifier, but I set things straight on that after a few hours. Mom says that my new sleep habits (while not perfect) are much better and we all get to sleep more!
Another big thing that happened this month is that my great au pair Nastja left and went back to Germany. I will miss her quite a lot. She was really fun to play with, and I liked her Russian singing and fun sounds and silly faces. I will have to visit her someday. I have a new au pair name Karin from Brazil who will get here in about a month - so far I have just seen her on a bright rectangular screen, and I am looking forward to when she gets here in person!
Something I have been paying a lot of attention to is this thing called talking. I have my own version, but I found that communicating in the same way others do is beneficial. So I am working on expanding my repertoire beyond "bbbbb' and 'hhhhmmmm' to include 'bwabwabwa.' My grandpa mentioned that it almost sounds like Barbara Walters, but I don't know who that is. It is also fun to play back and forth with mom or Appa changing my intonations. For now, I will keep observing and trying new things.
Below is a collage of my seventh month on earth:
