Sitting Up, Teeth, and the Wreck

Sara has now mastered sitting up. She decided it might be a fun thing to do a few weeks ago and can now sit up for several minutes at a time. She can reach for toys, bend over and sit back up, and correct herself most times when she starts to tip one way or the other. She still topples over plenty - especially when she gets tired - but she gets steadier each day.

Sara's coordination has also improved quite a bit over the last couple weeks. Two Thursdays ago, Andy and I noticed that she had begun very purposefully grabbing her toys. In the past, she would swat or swipe at them and sometimes pick them up, but all of a sudden she was looking at the toy she wanted and just picking it up the first time she tried. She would even look for the toy when she dropped it and pick it back up again. We're not sure if her vision or depth perception just came into focus or she just finally decided that she really wanted those toys.

Sara is really enjoying sitting up in the bath now and playing with her bath toys. We have a small inflatable tub that fits in the big bath tub for now since she's still not so stable and the full tub is a bit scary to have her sitting in. It also uses a lot less water and she doesn't need that much right now.

Since Sara likes the water so much, we got her a little one ring pool for her to try out. Last weekend, we put some water in the sun to warm up and then let her play in the pool in the shade. She liked the water and the toys floating around her, but her pool adventure sadly had to be cut short when she decided it would be a good idea to poo in the pool. Since it was just a little pool we had let her go skinny dipping instead of trying to put her in a swim diaper - of course she decided to go poo!

In preparation for solid foods coming up in a month or so, we got Sara's high chair last weekend. We've put her in it a few times while we're in the kitchen and she seems content to sit there for a while. She's still super tiny in the seat, but she's growing like a weed and will soon be eating in it like a big girl!

Sara is sleeping through the night now, and just this weekend started rolling over onto her tummy at night. Andy said she was rolling up and down the crib this morning when he went in to get her, so she is becoming very mobile!

Even though Sara is sleeping pretty good, she has started waking frequently some nights. She sometimes needs a paci to go back to sleep and sometimes can put herself back to sleep. She's also been a bit more cranky lately and really putting toys in her mouth. Andy and I suspect that she may be in the beginning of teething. The pediatrician said that she would probably start to have sore gums at around four months of age and she does seem to have some of the signs of teething. Andy also discovered that she really wanted to put her mouth on his cold glass at a restaurant the other day, so we've started giving her teething rings out of the freezer when she gets fussy. She seems to like the cold in her mouth, but we're not sure if it's really helping or not yet. There are no signs of teeth ready to break through, but her gums may be sore for a while before that actually happens. Mommy isn't really looking forward to teeth and nursing, but hopefully she will behave!

In other news, Andy got an early Father's Day present on Thursday when he got rear-ended on his way home from work. A lady driving a Dodge Ram and hauling a trailer decided not to stop for the red light and plowed into his little Civic at about 30mph. Luckily Andy is ok though he has been a little sore and got a bruise on his arm where the seat belt slipped down. The Civic, however, is not ok and we can't imagine how it could be fixed. We've pretty much decided that we will demand it be totalled and get him a new one. It's the first new car Andy's ever had and it gets totalled within the first year he has it!

For the real Father's Day, Sara gave daddy the gift of time by getting him a lawn service for the summer. She said it took daddy a long time on the weekends to mow the lawn and she'd rather be playing with him instead. It will be nice for him to not have to be out in the heat too. She also made daddy a pencil holder at school with her picture, hand, and foot prints on it for daddy to take to work. Sara sure does love her daddy!

We hope you are all enjoying the weekend and Father's Day. Happy Daddy's Day to all the dads we know!