Mary at 41 Weeks
(yes this picture was taken today. yes she is wearing her pjs in her sandbox. yes it was 6:25 in the morning.!!!!)
Our sweet little princess is 41 weeks young today! I have so much to say in this post that I will try and keep it quick and short so I can get it all in.
Mary Rene has been falling asleep to classical music for nearly a week now. The first two nights she slept the night through! But now she is waking up again at least once. Having the music on in the background is really relaxing and one night I even feel asleep while I was nursing her to sleep! I started keeping the music on for the entire night and just turn it off in the morning.
This week Mary Rene started turning on her side to sleep. Before she would stay on her back all night, just like her daddy. But now when she is done nursing she quickly rolls to the side. Halfway through the night she rolls to the other side. Sometimes she switches to her back but for the most part she is a side sleeper now just like her mommy!
I guess Mary Rene’s teeth were bothering her because we were having the hardest time feeding her this past week. In order to get food in her mouth we would pretend like we were giving her a drink from her sippy cup. When she opened her mouth I would quickly put the spoon in her mouth. I hate force feeding her but she was constipated so I needed to get some vegetables in her. She would be pushing and pushing but nothing was coming out. I felt so bad for my little girl that I called the doctor. They suggested that we give her diluted prune juice. Frank and I both agreed that we didn’t want Mary Rene having juice for awhile so I wasn’t too happy to hear the news. But the prune food wasn’t working since I was struggling to feed her. So I gave in and bought prune juice. Luckily, Mary Rene didn’t like the juice and I was only able to give her an ounce. Hopefully she won’t need to drink anymore juice for quite sometime. In case you are wondering she is eating again and having regular bowel movements too.
Twice now, Mary Rene has gotten on all fours and started to crawl. She only crawled a couple steps and then went to her belly to slither. I guess slithering is quicker and easier for her.
But more than twice, Mary Rene has taken a few steps on her own! She has been cruising along the furniture for a couple weeks already. But now she is going from one piece of furniture to the next without my assistance. In order to get from the big couch to the small one she has to take two steps without holding on to anything. The first time she tried she made it! I was so proud of her. Now I let her practice doing it throughout the day. Walking has become her favorite thing to do now. Forget the toys, let’s walk!
Mary Rene also stood, unassisted, this week. I think she did this three times. She was only able to stand alone for a few seconds before she started getting wobbly and fell. But I quickly scoop her in my arms and she pushes against me so she can stand again. We have a routine in the morning (wake her up by singing to her, change her clothes & diaper, pray and sing her Amen & Alleluia song, go say good morning to the dog next door, say good morning to Sophie, nurse) but lately she has been really fussy because she wants to get past all that and start practicing walking. I think she will be walking before the summer is over.
