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