A few things « The fertilely-challenged black sheep
And anyone thinking about it, let me just say that I made the sweet potatoes from start (peeling) to finish in 25 minutes with Floyd strapped to me in the bjorn and I made bananas the other night one handed while holding her. If Floyd was really behind, I’d swallow my feelings and do what’s right but it seems she’s really on target. Sometimes therapy is hard because Floyd definitely doesn’t like people in her face and tends not to perform well in the therapist’s presence. Eating is messy because Floyd likes to stick her hand in her mouth and then swing it all around. The sweet potatoes were a bit too thick at first and Floyd was not digging it. So I ground them again and then added some breast milk. It was a surprise gift at my shower (actually I got two and I didn’t even register for it) so I haven’t done any cost comparison with a normal food processor. In other Floyd happenings, she’s eaten bananas and sweet potatoes, which is an adventure. I didn’t want the therapist to go to the sitter’s because I want to be involved if it continues, or have Blue involved. Anything in my hand or within reach goes in Floyd’s mouth. Floyd turned 6 months this week — Monday to be exact. Because of the work thing, we’re changing the day and rolling back to every other week. It seems like she’ll go weeks at the same weight and then all of a sudden one day she’s outgrown everything and just looks huge. For the books, she doesn’t like to be read to (break my heart) but rather wants to turn the pages and chew the corners. I’m also making my own baby food. The therapist didn’t want to release her because she wasn’t extending up on her elbows from her stomach, but now that she’s rolling, she is doing that. She is now rolling pretty well from stomach to back and back to stomach. it really feels like she balloons over night. When I change her I give her her pants to chew on, or else she’ll pull at anything within reach, including the blanket she’s lying on and the clothes she’s wearing. I feel like I’m moving into a whole new territory with parenting. I was doing OK for a little but then the stress of work made it harder for me to pump during the day and it began to dwindle even more. But according to a development sheet they gave me in the beginning, she’s just like every other 6 month old. The other week she ripped a page out of a magazine I was reading, crumpled it and tried to shove it in her mouth. perhaps a bit slow on the rolling thing but overall just fine. Worked like a charm. She’s not a huge fan of sitting but we’re working on it and she seems to be warming up to the idea. At this point Blue and I are thinking she’s on par, and maybe even advanced in some things, for her age. Bananas are a cinch because you don’t even have to cook them, just slice and blend, but the sweet potatoes aren’t bad either. I’m guessing it’s a lot more gradual than that but it’s hard for me to see the changes....