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Baby milestones and travelling
Feb. 25th, 2020 03:46 pmE continues to be delightful. Seven and a half months is my favourite age so far. Every age has been my favourite age so far.
Recent milestones:
- learning to drink out of cups
- successfully drinking out of their 360 cup (no spill cup with lid and silicon seal all around so you can suck drink out of it anywhere on the rim)
- great strides in fine motor control
- pushing themself up from their tummy onto their hands and knees
- pushing with their hands and shoving themself backwards in an almost-crawl position
- new foods: cucumber, crackers with houmous, watermelon, steamed broccoli
- stealing sips of our tea
- recognising songs I sing to them at home at baby sign class and windmilling their arms in excitement
- getting through the night without a nappy change (we put an extra insert in, and don't put a liner in cos they stay wet and feel icky, and E doesn't poop in their sleep)
Bedtime has been a bit easier since I last posted. I've stopped trying to stick to a routine and do bedtime at a specific time. We just have supper, look out for tiredness cues, and either do bedtime straight after supper and a change into nighttime nappy, or play after supper until they seem tired.
I'm listening to the Gentle Sleep Book and feeling reassured that the "recommended" amount babies should sleep isn't evidence based and most babies sleep less than that. Which is a relief, cos E always has.
Taking advantage of naps when they happen. Today E was asleep in the car when we got home from baby sign, so I just chilled out in the parked car for twenty minutes listening to the tiny snores and waiting for them to finish their nap.
I've booked us a holiday! We're going to Amsterdam for four nights in the first week of April, just the two of us. Sharing a seat on the Eurostar - I paid extra for a journey at civilised times. Staying in an adorable studio apartment by a lake which is affordable, 45 mins from the centre of town without too much walking, and has a cot and high chair, although I imagine we'll be sharing the bed. I'm excited! Recommendations for baby friendly activities in Amsterdam welcome!
There are two things making me nervous: firstly I hope we're not sick when the time comes, and secondly I'm gonna have to be on it with planning our travel. Without a car seat there isn't the option of just grabbing a cab if I'm running late or miss the last bus.
My friend En and I were out for the day in a little British market town when we went away together before Christmas, both with babies in slings. We had a lovely day, but missed the last bus back to the park and ride. We were totally stranded. Had a choice between either walking for 45 mins along roads with no pavements or streetlights in the dark (nope) or calling our partners and begging one of them to come and collect us, take one of us back to the car while the other watched the babes, and then convoy back to put them both in their carseats. It took hours, was embarrassing, and made me realise how important it is to plan properly when you're travelling with a baby.
Recent milestones:
- learning to drink out of cups
- successfully drinking out of their 360 cup (no spill cup with lid and silicon seal all around so you can suck drink out of it anywhere on the rim)
- great strides in fine motor control
- pushing themself up from their tummy onto their hands and knees
- pushing with their hands and shoving themself backwards in an almost-crawl position
- new foods: cucumber, crackers with houmous, watermelon, steamed broccoli
- stealing sips of our tea
- recognising songs I sing to them at home at baby sign class and windmilling their arms in excitement
- getting through the night without a nappy change (we put an extra insert in, and don't put a liner in cos they stay wet and feel icky, and E doesn't poop in their sleep)
Bedtime has been a bit easier since I last posted. I've stopped trying to stick to a routine and do bedtime at a specific time. We just have supper, look out for tiredness cues, and either do bedtime straight after supper and a change into nighttime nappy, or play after supper until they seem tired.
I'm listening to the Gentle Sleep Book and feeling reassured that the "recommended" amount babies should sleep isn't evidence based and most babies sleep less than that. Which is a relief, cos E always has.
Taking advantage of naps when they happen. Today E was asleep in the car when we got home from baby sign, so I just chilled out in the parked car for twenty minutes listening to the tiny snores and waiting for them to finish their nap.
I've booked us a holiday! We're going to Amsterdam for four nights in the first week of April, just the two of us. Sharing a seat on the Eurostar - I paid extra for a journey at civilised times. Staying in an adorable studio apartment by a lake which is affordable, 45 mins from the centre of town without too much walking, and has a cot and high chair, although I imagine we'll be sharing the bed. I'm excited! Recommendations for baby friendly activities in Amsterdam welcome!
There are two things making me nervous: firstly I hope we're not sick when the time comes, and secondly I'm gonna have to be on it with planning our travel. Without a car seat there isn't the option of just grabbing a cab if I'm running late or miss the last bus.
My friend En and I were out for the day in a little British market town when we went away together before Christmas, both with babies in slings. We had a lovely day, but missed the last bus back to the park and ride. We were totally stranded. Had a choice between either walking for 45 mins along roads with no pavements or streetlights in the dark (nope) or calling our partners and begging one of them to come and collect us, take one of us back to the car while the other watched the babes, and then convoy back to put them both in their carseats. It took hours, was embarrassing, and made me realise how important it is to plan properly when you're travelling with a baby.
