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@Eko: Holy cow, 6 teeth?! Holly has two on the bottom and two that have just broken through on the top! It's crazy how these kids are all so different! That's great that you're at a good place right now!

Holly is still super easy going and happy. The only thing she complains about is not being able to crawl, but I really think she is days away. She already pulls up on everything, for a minute there I though she might just skip crawling, but I think she is going to do it. Then I'll be sorry! She's already pretty mobile though with the way she rolls around.

@schubr03: What a cutie! To answer your question, at first I couldn't really remember telling Holly no, but now I remember that I have told her no when she's tried to pull the dog or her sister's hair. She hasn't seem to really get it so far. She really only whining/crying when she can't figure out how to crawl, so in that case, I usually I just empathize with her and help her get where she wants to go or put her in the bouncer or something. I'm sure this is something I should remember from my first, but it all blurs together! LOL!

I took some pictures of Holly today and a romper that she'll outgrow before summer. She is wearing all 12-18 now!

She's always sticking out her tongue these days, lol!

@schubr03: W whines a little when I don't pick him up and he wants to be held, or if I sometimes take something away from him. But it's brief and I can easily distract him. The only time I tell him no is when he tries pulling my hair. He most definitely doesn't get it, but I will also pull his hand away and think it's still a good learning practice.

@78h2o: W did a lot of those same moves just before he started crawling. He found something he really wanted to go after and then it 'clicked'. He hasn't really been pulling himself on much yet. He will try with one hand, but isn't confident enough to really do it.

W just had his 9 month appointment and is moving great along his growth curve. He is 20lbs. 29 inches, and still has a big head. lol. It's funny because we just removed his crib bumper thinking he didn't really need it and what happens? He gets himself stuck immediately. I think it's so funny how babies are soooo different.

@schubr03: Ellie will definitely whine if she wants or doesn't want something. She will even push our hands away if we try to feed her something and she doesn't want it!

Ellie seems to be starting to understand the word "no". But it is very hit or miss at this point still. I have tried to couple saying the word with physically stopping her action (taking her hand off the item she's pulling off a shelf or picking her up and moving her away from the cable box she is trying to turn off for example). I think that is helping to build the association that that word means you are supposed to stop doing whatever you are doing.

@78h2o: Ellie is in all 12-18 month clothes too and I've been buying 24 month stuff for this summer!

I really love this! I love seeing how every single baby is different and growing at their own perfect pace! It's so exciting!

@Mrs.KMM: how was going to the amusement parks with an infant? Stressful? Fun? Exhausting? All of the above?

I saw someone else mention first birthdays... Anyone else starting to plan? Themes, locations, etc!

Funny, I posted on Monday about Holly not crawling yet, and then yesterday, and then the next day, she started crawling like crazy and pulling up on anything and everything. Just like that and she could get across the room and into trouble in<30 seconds!!!

Hi all! What are your tiny humans eating for lunch? I'd like to get some new ideas!

Weather is getting nicer here, so we have been able to go outside and to the park! Ella loves the swings!

@LindsayInNY: in the same boat. We only do lunch and dinner now.

@schubr03: love the shades. We have some for Ellie but she refuses to leave them on.

@schubr03: I've been trying to stick with the "breastmilk as main source" idea so I don't know how to work 3 meals in around that, without replacing the milk. Right now, she nurses at 6:45 a.m. and bottles around 9, 12 and 3 at daycare. So breakfast is 8/8:30 and dinner is 5/5:30. How do I add lunch without it basically replacing that lunch bottle? I'm probably overthinking things but it's confusing!

@MrsBrewer: Do you take the BLW approach and let her just feed herself those things? Is she at daycare? Trying to figure out how that would go over there...

@MrsBrewer: Carpet and one rug with tons of baby and kid toys everywhere. We practiced rolling and scooting in his room which isn't as full as the downstairs.

@MrsBrewer: At least she lands on her butt! We've had 3 incidents with daycare over 2 weeks of Quinn bumping her head. After the second, I sent the director a rather firm email about the teachers needing to communicate better when they move her from one room to another.

@MrsBrewer: Falling. She wasn't doing so well at pulling up to stand and would fall and hit her head - crib, toys, etc. Even at home. She's getting better though but I still have to remind them that she's mobile and needs to be watched! Today I had to tell her teacher to lock the wheels on a crib because Quinn stood up and the crib was moving with her! UGH daycare.

Ahhh! First steps! So crazy! I think Ella is close! She is cruising on EVERYTHING and used everything she can as a walker. So I'm thinking within the month she'll be walking!
I am also in the boat of having breast milk as main source of food. That's why we don't do breakfast. She nurses twice really close together in the morning. We are using the third foods by Gerber. She really likes the ones with meat. She eats usually 1/4 banana too and some puffs. I should get some string cheese, that's a good idea.

@schubr03: I should try the 3rd foods... It's just that the meat weirds me out for some reason!

@Eko: Are they cooked veggies? I give her cheerios and puffs but am always afraid of choking with other foods.

I need to figure this out... Got a note from daycare last night that we need to start giving her thicker purees with chunks. Ugh.

@Eko: I've been fairly adventurous with just handing her things. We eat dinner after she goes to bed so it's a little hard to eat with her during the weekdays. I don't know if daycare meant she was somehow "behind" or if it's just to tee her up for the next room where she will be eating daycare food?

@Eko: It'd be nice if they told me that but they suck at communicating... If you're behind, we certainly are! I don't even know if she's drinking much from a sippy cup yet. I have a feeling she'll be a hard boob weaner too...