This was an eventful baby month!
Some of Evelyn's former favourite things are now her least favourite. Diaper changes (aka naked wiggle time) were the bees knees until about three days ago when they became the worst thing ever. Bath time and diaper changes are a challenge because she does not want to lie down - she wants to stand up and move around. Playing with toys on her playmat? Been there and done that. Though at times she still enjoys car rides it's no longer a sure thing. She prefers to play in awkward spots of the house than on her play mat with toys. Hallways and staircases have an appeal, apparently.
Evelyn's new favourite thing to do is explore. These last few weeks she's started crawling, climbing and assisted walking. With this has come a few falls including one resulting in a fat/bloody lip, baby proofing the house, and more frequent arms-length presence. As soon as she figures out one thing she moves on to the next and it's a lot of trial and error. Practically the same day that she could crawl she started
climbing/standing, and now she pretty much only crawls in order to get
to somewhere she can stand. She just started being able to steadily walk along furniture and yesterday she started doing it while moving her hips all dance-like. She makes new sounds, tries to mimic syllables we say, and tries to say "dog" and "banana". She's also learned how to clap her hands.
Food-wise, Evelyn's enjoying new tastes and textures. Three meals a day is now a regular thing. She still favours bananas and cereal but also enjoys avocados with cream cheese, pears, yogurt, and small pieces of cooked vegetables (broccoli, carrots, peas, parsnips, sweet potatoes) and pasta. I was sure she'd like cream of corn baby food. It's nutritionally void and we mostly make her food so I hadn't ever offered her any. I thought it would be such a treat due to its sweetness but to my surprise she hated it! Like, cried when it made contact with her mouth. I tried again the next day and same reaction. Then I tried a sweet potato puree and she cried but I feed her pieces of sweet potatoes and that was a hit. We've deduced she thinks purees are for little babies and decided to no longer insult her by offering her little baby food.
So she's basically fast-tracked into this older baby all of a sudden. It's exhausting but it's also a blast! Here are the pictures. Obviously nearly impossible to have her just sit still as per above so she's just doing her thing.
