A note from Rayna...
Hello all!
Well, we have had a week of great strides with Peyton. We thought you might want an update.
Coming back from Mexico Peyton became very chatty. She was always interactive before but now likes to have little conversations. She giggles up a storm too.
This week she decided that she prefers sitting up and will not lay down to play anymore. She sits up in the living room and plays with her toys. She also prefers not to be helped if she can avoid it.
She has been very interested in our food lately. On Monday she was not satisfied with her milk. She ate about every hour and a half. I thought it might be a growth spurt but I was wrong. She is ready for solid foods. We bought a high chair today (it matches her play pen, though not on purpose). She had her first bites of solid food today. She ate about a teaspoonful before she decided she was done. That is really great for a first try. She likes the taste and texture. She is a little impatient with the eating process. Milk is a constant stream, eating food has steps.
Along with the sitting up comes the struggle drinking from a bottle. Peyton has decided she wants to sit completely upright when she eats. This is difficult because she also wants to hold the bottle and can’t hold it high enough. It also poses a problem because when I hold it for her, it blocks her view and she is not happy with that scenario either. So, we are working on the sippie cup. She has done pretty well so far. She has figured out the handles and how to drink from it. However, it is different from the bottle so she will drink a little and then pull it away to investigate the cup. I’m sure she will get it in a couple of days. It is a lot of new experiences all at once.
In addition, Peyton has decided she likes being awake more. In the past she has been awake for about 6 hours a day. This afternoon she was awake for 4 hours in a row. Boy, she is growing up so fast!
I guess that’s all but, I think that is plenty!
We’ll have photos of the wedding and Peyton’s accomplishments soon.
We love you all!
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