It is so bizarre to me to think of her almost being 6 months already.
Another adventure we are going to start soon is the joy of solids. I have the cereal in my kitchen but keep putting it off. I guess maybe its because I don't want to think about her getting bigger? One of my good friends brought up a point that made me think long and hard about it too. Once you start solids there is no going back. From here on out Ell will eat for the rest of her life solids. Kinda weird to think about.
Elliotte has also been more and more rolly pollyish. Last night she was screaming and carrying on and I kept thinking oh I will just let her cry it out. Well after a loooonnng time of "Crying it out" I got up and checked on her. Yeah pretty sure she was wedged between the width of the crib and kept banging her head against the bumper because she was stuck. Hmmmm, maybe I shouldn't put her in her own room... Oh the decisions. It's stressful sometimes having to make the calls of every single detail of another person's life. I thought I would like that (control freak) but am starting to see how scary it truly is.
Be on the look out for a cereal video soon, I have a feeling our time is drawing ever so close!
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Erin! You are such a precious mommy. I'm so glad we're going through this together. I have cereal for O at my house, too, that i'm not ready to give her. And it was hard putting her in her own room, but we truly do sleep a lot better... and we ALWAYS hear her when we need to (i.e. screaming, not just fussing). But whenever you are good and ready you will do it. We will trust God together to take care of our wee ones. Let's just hold each other accountable to feeding the girls solids before they go to college. xo
ReplyDeleteErin....my two cents. Put her in her room, and delay solids until necessary. Babies and parents sleep better when separated. You will get over the weirdness of not having her right there and she will be fine. Believe me. If she is fussing and you can't hear her, she will learn how to soothe herself, and you will always hear her when she actually needs you because she will really cry/scream. And, true, once you start solids you will have to include them each day and it takes extra time and planning. So, no hurry as long as she is satisfied without. I started Nora early because she was aching to eat, but I had hoped to wait longer. She is eating solids 2-3 times a day and it gets busy. You are a great mom. Ell is sooo cute. I love her chubbiness and I like reading your blog.
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