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182 days

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We made it to the half-way point to one year today!  Janie is 26 weeks old!  Hooray!!

This week, she got her second tooth (on Wed 10/17) and also started eating solids for the first time.  Her first food was sweet potato and I think she enjoys the whole process of eating, playing with the food, and chewing on the spoon.  She’s sitting up nice and tall now and was trying her best to roll from back to front today but hasn’t quite mastered it.

She can get around to her side and throws her top leg and arm over but then gets stuck.  It’s ok…it’ll happen soon enough.

Here’s a video I took during our weekly photo shoot.  I love this kid.  Click here if you can’t see the video above.

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Tickles and Giggles

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Babies from 3-6 months of age are often considered the Gigglers because of their greater tendency to socialize, smile, and giggle.  This was certainly true for our Little Janie.  This was the time when she started to really enjoy our company, smiled at people through FaceTime, and got her first belly laughs.  This video is an example of how she’s learned to anticipate my behaviors and actions and we got lots of giggles out of this game.

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Messy Dinner

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It was time for a bath this evening so it was the perfect opportunity for a messy dinner.  As an OT, I’ve encouraged parents for years to allow their kiddos to get messy during mealtimes at least a few times per week for good sensory development.  Well, it’s finally my turn with my own baby and it was so much fun!  So, Janie sat in her chair with just a diaper on and she got her own spoon while I fed her sweet potato.

Her hands were in the bowl and she loved chewing on the spoon.  I think she thoroughly enjoyed it and and ate most of her food at the same time.

Here’s a video of the sweet potato action.  She sometimes gags herself with the spoon but it’s all part of learning to eat.  As you can see, it doesn’t really stop her from playing.  Click here if you can’t see he video above.

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First Solids!

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Today was a big day for us!  It started this morning when we decided to give Janie her first taste of food.  So I took her to the Farmers’ Market and we picked out two organic sweet potatoes.  When I handed her one, she looked a little skeptical.

Here she is with her brand-new bib on and seated in her feeder seat attached to one of our dining chairs.  She has no idea what’s about to happen.

Here’s a video of her first bites.  Yai and Ta were on FaceTime at the moment so you can hear their comments along the way.  Click here if you can’t see the video above.

I think she liked it but she seemed more confused than anything else.  She ended up eating about a tablespoon of my homemade pureed sweet potato today.

Here she is at the end of the meal with sweet potato on her face, hands, and even a little in her hair – the picture of a successful first meal!  Clean up was pretty easy today but I am NOT looking forward to her poops tomorrow.

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Belly Laughs

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We hear Janie laugh or giggle most days but tonight we heard some real belly laughs.  What’s so funny?  Well, Koa is, apparently.  I was sitting behind her when it happened so you can’t really see her face but you can hear the laughs and it’s awesome.

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Piggy Bank

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This is one of my favorite toys as a therapist and I took it out for her for the first time today.  We also figured it was worth while to teach her about money now rather than later. 🙂

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Parachute

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Janie’s loved this game since she was very young and somehow it hasn’t gotten old with her.  This was taken today (at 24 weeks of age) and you can clearly see that this game can go on for quite a while still.  I posted this for Uncle Jason, who also got a kick out of this the first time he saw it in action.

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