Thursday, July 21, 2011

Busy week

It has been a very busy week for our little Rebecca. And a bit hectic for Mummy and Daddy too!

Rebecca is starting to discover more and more around her. She has started to clap her hands with us, and is feeding herself nibbley food (cut up bits of toast, chopped up apricots). She is just amazing to watch - every day shows progress, and she is CONSTANTLY taking everything in around her.

She has started to take less of her bottle at lunchtime (2.30pm) and that's a bit of concern. But we wouldn't be parents if there wasn't always something concerning us!

But the big event in the last week has been STANDING UP. Yes, at less than 9 months (she turned 9 months yesterday) our little baby was standing up. Last Friday I went in to say good morning on my way downstairs and Rebecca was sitting up, and then took a hold of her cot bars and pulled herself up to standing and stood there smiling and giggling at the proudest Dad in Ireland.

This standing has led to a flurry of activity around the house. Our quiet home has been transformed into a minefield of unsteady accidents waiting to happen, viciously sharp edges and skull cracking surfaces.
We have removed all the keys from the internal doors and put bolts high up on the bathrooms - one family member and one friend have each been locked into a room by their toddlers so we are aiming to avoid a repeat here.
Granddad provided a playpen which is a Godsend. Where Mummy used to be able to take a minute to run for a bottle or to the loo, now it is too dangerous to take our eyes off Rebecca for a second so the playpen is a safe haven for Rebecca to move about in. She seems to love it, and enjoys tidying her toys up within it (a trait definitely more from Mums side than mine).

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