I gave her more rice cereal a couple days ago...and again today. She really seems to love the stuff, like I can't feed it to her fast enough. However, she has had a couple times when she was really upset about something and I couldn't figure out what it was. I'd think to myself that maybe her tummy was hurting, but there's no real way for me to know. I've decided to feed her cereal once a day for a few days and then I'll increase it when I can figure out how to fit it into a routine. Then I'll introduce more foods. I want to make sure her tummy is ready for solids before I bombard her with it. I'm looking forward to that step in her development! :)
Speaking of developmental stages, she's SCOOTING! Can you believe it?!?! I say she's starting to scoot, so not terribly great at it, but she can get around. She's been rolling around for a long while now, it seems, but I was never sure if she did it for transportation. Now, I can see that she pushes with her hands and her toes to get closer to something out of her reach. I have eye-witnesses...it's the truth!! :) Still don't believe me?
Note where she is at the beginning of the video compared to the end of the video.
Cadence has been such a pleasure in our family. She is a pretty easy baby now. She was a challenge in her first couple weeks, but I think it was just an adjustment period for us as parents, Canon as a big brother who needed to share his mommy, and for Cadence to live outside the womb. She is going through a bit of sleep training, basically learning how to put herself to sleep at night. She goes right to sleep most of the time if she can nurse long enough, but I'm trying really hard to not allow nursing to become a sleep-crutch. So far she's been doing alright with it, but she still wakes up to feed a couple times in the night. I'm hoping that once I get her on more solids she'll sleep better and not need nighttime feedings. Other than that, Cadence is a pretty happy baby. She's curious and likes to explore the items on the floor. She likes to "talk" to herself and discovery how to squeal when she's in a good mood. So far she hasn't shown any stranger anxiety. She'll go to anyone who gives her attention. Overall, she's a real delight. The only downside is that now her nap times are becoming more regular, so it's harder to have her sleeping just anywhere. I have to plan my days a little more carefully so that she can get good naps in. When we're out and about, she can get short little catnaps, but not a good 1 1/2 hour nap like she often does at home. That, and I miss all the hair she had when she was born. :( Most of it has fallen out, and all the hair that has grown back in is a much lighter color. I fully expected that to happen, but I still miss her adorable full head of dark hair! :( Compare that video you just watched to this picture:
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