i just wanted to check in to say that i find the fact that abby loves her little picture books to be soooo cute.

her first instinct is not to chew on them anymore (progress!) so now i just leave them on the floor & in her playpen and let her look through them. and she really likes to! it's so cute.   

i went to the library and got her a ton more board books to look at, some with pictures of other babies and stuff like that. 

she really likes this book called peek-a-zoo and we almost always use that book when i change her diaper to keep her entertained. 

i just love that she likes books!!! it makes me so happy :)



so what else?

still not walking although she is getting closer each day.  she will now let go of something and attempt to take a step. she falls, but she is trying!

she is still on the bottle....sigh.  i haven't revisited weaning again, but i figure i'll try again in a month or so, maybe then she'll be more ready. in the meantime, she will now drink from a cup again, so we have that going for us at least.

without fail, a month always seems to pass between posts!!

so let's see, probably the biggest news right now is trying to get her off the bottle.  we have taken away the bottle during the day and i'm still giving her a bottle at night before bed.  she's doing pretty good with the cup.  she readily drinks from it.  she of course, would prefer her bottle....

her face literally lights up when she sees the bottle at night, she looks so happy!!  she grabs it with both hands and sucks it down. it almost makes me feel like i am taking away the bottle too soon, but i know it's for the best. i don't want her to get too attached to it (more than she is already, lol)  

she's getting so big!  she doesn't even use the baby tub anymore when she gets a bath. i just put her in the regular bath tub and fill it with a few inches of water and then wash and rinse her with the bathwater.  she likes it a little better now that there's no running water & she has some plastic toys that i bring in there and they float in the water, she likes that.

she's doing good otherwise.  she is self feeding a lot more, which she just loves.  she still eats baby food (fruits, veggies) but in addition to her 'people' food.   she is eating all sorts of things but favorites include: olio, watermelon, chicken nuggets, hot dogs, grilled cheese, and french toast.  she did not like quesadillas very much, even though she loves chihuahua cheese shreds