I feel like I just wrote Nadia’s 6 month update, but here we are! After a chaotic month without daycare and a sick child, this month has felt normal, whatever that means. When Nadia originally returned to daycare she refused to take a bottle from any of her teachers, luckily that strike only lasted a day. However, Nadia has managed to earn herself the reputation of a baby who is quite selective as to who can feed her. It’s so funny to watch these preferences develop.
Not much “new stuff” this month. Nadia still loves being on her tummy, but can’t figure out how to crawl. She loves when someone holds her so she can jump (and she likes the jumper at daycare). If she’s in a snuggly mood, she still enjoys being held for a nap (and secretly it’s one of my favorite things).
The biggest “new thing” has been trying out solid foods. We offer solid foods during dinner and mostly Nadia is offered what we are eating. She seems to enjoy almost everything she has tried– it seems like broccoli, sweet potatoes, banana pancakes, and meat have been favorites! It’s nice having Nadia sit at the dinner table with us. As someone who is a “clean freak” the mess of baby-led weaning has not bothered me at all. I think it annoys Daniel more!
Lots of babies experience a six month sleep regression, and Nadia certainly has. She’s back to waking 2-4 times a night. She still usually just wants to nurse and go back to sleep, so it’s been fairly manageable. Thank goodness for coffee.
We really enjoyed celebrating Nadia’s baptism on May 8th. In normal circumstances we would have done this much earlier, but we wanted to wait until grandparents and siblings were vaccinated so we could have a “normal” celebration. It was so nice to celebrate this moment with our families, especially since we had to miss some of the normal fun stuff during my pregnancy and newborn phase. Nadia really loved meeting her grandparents. It made me so happy to see Nadia immediately warm up to Daniel’s parents.
Daniel finished graduate school this month and we had fun marking the occasion with party after Nadia’s Baptism brunch. It’s going to be nice have more time on the weekends when neither of us is working, well beyond the “work” that every adult does to maintain semi-functional lives and homes.
Favorites from this month:
Making fart sounds with her mouth– Yes, Nadia just loves entertaining herself my spitting and making gross sounds. I didn’t realize this phase of life would come so early.
Puzzles– Nadia really enjoys her shape puzzles- mostly taking out the pieces and holding/ teething them. Sometimes she picks them up bobbing for apples style. It’s adorable.
4am Parties– About once a week Nadia likes to throw a party at 4am, always on a weekday. She wakes up, happy with lots of energy and then gets annoyed we don’t want to join the celebration. Usually these parities end up with Nadia in our bed touching our faces or talking very loudly in her crib. She’s not the first person to imply I’m a buzzkill at a party.
Baths– Since starting baby-led weaning, Nadia has definitely been getting more baths in the evening. Her favorite thing is to steal one of the washcloths to chew. I guess it’s sort of like brushing her gums?
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