Growed

So Liliana has been telling us for weeks that she is grown up and doesn’t want to be treated like a baby (except when she does). She definitely has a strong will and knows what she wants (except when she doesn’t). Yesterday afternoon Grandpa Larry gave her an oatmeal + milk = gruel bottle and rather having it held for her, she reached out, took it, and proceeded to feed herself.

Aside from that, she likes to stand up all the time (while being held, of course) and especially loves to bounce on the bed. The other night that was all she wanted to do until Mommy’s back couldn’t take it anymore. I think she’s getting ready to go through a growth spurt because she’s sleeping more than usual.

Piece by piece I am slowly packing up her 0-3 months clothes as she outgrows them. For the most part she got some good wear out of everything. There are some little socks and slippers that she never wore because she would cry every time I put them on her and a dress she has only worn once. I’m going to put it on her again on Friday for her Great-Grandpa’s birthday dinner and then it too will probably end up in the box. Dresses are really not practical, especially now that she loves to put fabric in her mouth. If she wears things that are separate pieces, she always yanks up her shirt to chew on it.

We’re at a weird stage because while some of the 0-3 months stuff is getting too small, much of the 3-6 months stuff is too big. So there all you people who talk about what a big baby she is—she’s perfectly normal and really not as fat or big as several other babies we know her same age.

Liliana has started singing. She got a little frog for Christmas that sings the alphabet song. She knows how to push his little tummy to turn him on and likes to chew on his arms and feet. The other day in the car, after he had finished singing, she started making these little noises in the same rhythm as the song. She also sings along with him and loves it when Mommy or Grandma sing along too.

So that’s about it. She has her four month check up next week, so I will post our vitals then. I think she should be starting veggies soon, much to Grandpa Larry’s disappointment. He, for some reason, really wants to give her applesauce.