Makenna is now fully on the move. And very proud of herself. She has been scooting for a while now but 2 days ago she took her first "real" crawling steps. I was so proud, and so was she! She doesn't do it 100% of the time yet though. I think its hard for her to do on the wood floors, she had a better time with it at my parents last night on the carpet. Of course she cant just stick to crawling for a bit. Nope. Not my Makenna. She has to do the next big thing. For about 3 weeks now she has put her feet and hands on the floor and sticks her little butt up in the air like she is just gonna stand up and walk away. So silly. Today she decided since she crawled 2 days ago- now she should stand on her own. She climbed one of her toys to the point where she was just standing, holding on. She has some serious determination. Of course I was right next to her in case she took a spill. Every great step she does, I'm so proud of her! Its so exciting to watch her grow. But at the same time I'm thinking "oh crap". No more stepping out of the room for a second. No more turning around real quick. She is making sure my attention is on here 24/7. Little stinker. I really am proud of her and the excitement I have for her ever accomplishment definitely outweighs any "oh crap" moment.
I love that she loves me, I love her hugs, I love how she blows raspberries on my neck and belly, I love her little slobbery kisses that only a parent could love, I love the way she looks at me and smiles when I come in the room. I cherish every moment. But in the last 2 weeks she has been extremely clingy. All she wants is Mommy. It breaks my heart for Waylon, when he has had a long day and just wants to spend time with her and she just wants to cling to me. I know its just a Mommy phase but I want her to cling to him too. I want her to find comfort in other people, not just me. Some days she is better than others though. And she still has fun playing with every one else. Especially her wrestle time with Daddy.
She is too funny. She cant get enough rough housing. My Grandfather (Father Pop who recently passed in October) did this trick with all his daughters and most of us grandchildren where he holds the baby up and they stand on his hands. Super scary to watch. I never thought I would be okay with my baby doing that. A few days before Christmas Waylon joked about getting her use to doing it. The next day she was. Am I a crazy Mom? Maybe. But seriously, he isn't going to drop her. He is super quick when it comes to reactions and she is really stong. I wouldn't let anyone else do it to her aside from him. And she LOVES it. She smiles and laughs and does her happy yell. I know Pop would be proud of her, I just wish he was here to see it.
In other news we are full force going with the baby led weaning. She is doing much better. She has learned to chew and swallow the foods. She will spit out any chunks she bites off that are too big. We have tried sweet potatoes, broccoli, mango and cantaloupe. All of which she loves. And then she has had grapes and peas in her mesh thing so she doesn't choke on the skins. We also picked up these Gerber graduate puffs. She loves them. They are quick dissolving she she doesn't choke. And they are good for her learning to use her fingers for grabbing.
My little girl is growing up.
Tomorrow is the first day in a while we don't have plans so I am going to play around with the camera and try to get some good shots. Until then...
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