Sitting Pretty

In the same week Solveig turned 5 months she showed us she could sit up!

Maizie is 2

I'm having a hard time believing that 2 years ago right now I was holding a tiny precious 6.5lb baby.  I know that with every year that passes it will be even harder harder to remember and believe.

Maizie was my teeny tiny, she still seems to be but her fierce personality makes up for it.  Maizies vocabulary has exploded in the last couple of months.  She went from one word, points, and grunts to 3 and 4 word sentences over night.  She seems to have skipped the "me do" and says "I do it" or even "I'll do it".  She is headstrong and surprisingly independent.  In a crowd of kids Maizie can usually be found on the outskirts doing her own thing.  She has the amazing ability to block out all the craziness around her and do what makes her happy.

6 months old

Weight: 19.5 lbs
Length: 26.75"

Solveig has had a big month!  She started sitting upon her own on, each day for a little longer.  She began saying Dadadada and has since added mamamamama and nananana to her vocabulary.  She rolls all around the living room and even pushes herself backwards and pulls herself forward.  She's capable of moving herself any where she fancies going.  Right now her favourite place seems to be in the front entry way chewing on shoes.  This girl has a big shoe fetish, I find her sucking on her sisters shoes a few times a day.

Solveig has been sitting at the supper table with us for the last week.

Her first official food was rice.  She's also had the chance to learn about cucumber, green beans, potatoes, yams, carrots, and celery.  The cucumber and green beans were from our garden so I was extra happy to watch her gumming them!

Solveig has an infectious giggle and loves getting tickles from her Daddy.  She is sensitive to her sisters and if one of them is crying she'll often join in.  She is very happy and easy going.  She's proving to be a bit of a thrill seeker and likes to be bounced and swooshed around.  Pretending to drop her always gets the biggest giggles.

I'm excited to watch more personality emerge in the coming months.