tummy time resistant

[magicicada]

about a month ago, sylvia turned over for the first time. that was it until this past friday when h_postmortemus put her on her tummy on the bed. the softer surface has inspired her and she's turned over a total of 9 times now. the last three were one after another this morning. i think she's got this thing down. we've created a monster! or to be more specific, we are training a previously created monster ;).

i've also been letting sylvia fall while she's sitting up, if it won't hurt her noggin. this has led to some rather alarming advances. she will fall on her side, slump further onto her stomach and then roll over. this leaves her at a dramatically different position than when she started. another time she fell more or less forward and then seemed to fall even further in what seems to have been a primative attempt to move forwards. we are all in so much trouble.

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[bexfiles.livejournal.com]

and it just escalates from now on...

[ximinez]

*evil laugh*

OTOH, it's kinda nice to be able to pawn the kid off by putting her down and saying, "Go find Mommy!" ;)

[fizzgig-bites.livejournal.com]

Life was good before the sitting up crawling thing. I didn't know it then. I couldn't wait for Anna to be able to move herself around. Now that she can, I wish I could put her in a play pen. Granted, she never went for the play pen but...

Anyway, things are about to get more active. Start baby proofing anything 2.5 feet up from the floor and work your way up. Hopefully, you will get it done before she catches up. (Anna was cruising at 8 months and walking at 9, and walking alone at 10 months. Don't wait too long, Sylvia strikes me as a possible early walker. She's got the adventure gene.)

[saltwaterpizza.livejournal.com]

Actually, I have a different opinion.

At first everyone kept saying, "Enjoy Riley now, because when he can crawl you are in real trouble."

Well, when he could crawl he was even more fun.

Then everyone kept saying, "Enjoy Riley now, because when he can walk you are in real trouble."

Well, when he could walk he was even more fun and playful.

Then everyone kept saying, "Enjoy Riley now, because the terrible twos are coming."

Well, the terrible twos have been here for 3/4 of a year and guess what? I couldn't be happier.

It seems like people warn about stuff coming up, but when it gets here, I like it better than his previous phase. It just keeps getting better and better. Enjoy it!

[fizzgig-bites.livejournal.com]

I actually agree with you. A newborn is a blob that sucks and poo-poos, boring. As they great older they get to be more fun. Anna is 18 months today and is really a joy. She does have a nack for getting herself into trouble at amazing speeds. When I warn people to watch out I mean they should learn first aid, become an aerobics instructor, have of toys and interesting things to play with, baby proof and have a master's degree in baby twirling. It suddenly become a lot more work insuring the kid doesn't kill themselves.

If you have a hard day at work, tired, come home and have a hyper and tired kid you ask yourself why did you have a kid. Yes it is fun, but it is also tiring.

As for the terrible twos. We've had them since she was one. She doesn't handle her emotions well and there is little to do but remove the child from public and wait them out. She is into everything, we actually let her into just about everything she can reach. She gets hurt frequently but nothing permanent. I have found a solution to the kicking, biting and hitting for now. She gets frustrated easily.

I do disagree with your rosy impression of your child's life. Either you have the most calm kid ever (another Price Valium), the mother takes care of him when he is misbehaving or my kid is a hyper @!%&*!. (She has already been accused of being hyper by several medical type people, joy.) I know a whole lot of literature and parents who would disagree with you. Those parents send warning and solutions for the troubles to come, and there will be troubles.

[saltwaterpizza.livejournal.com]

Hehe, actually, you're right. I have taken a rosy impression of my child's life. I think it's because the first few months of my child's life was soooo traumatic for me. I simply wasn't ready to cope with it all yet. So as time went on, my outlook improved dramatically, and I'm sure that plays into my positive feelings now.

And I know what you mean about hyper. My son is incredibly hyper. We used to go to parties, and the other parents would say, "You're son has a lot of....energy." LOL

Take care!

Baby Antics

[fizzgig-bites.livejournal.com]

Hehehehe...yeah, those first few months are a whopper aren't they?

I completely sympathize with the, "You're son has a lot of...energy." quote. I get it frequently along with, "What a happy baby!" while Anna practices her screaming and hears the echos and gets excited at the looks people give her. I whisper, "inside voice sweetie." It does not work.