32 Weeks

Well hello there! Today is a goooood day because I turned 32 weeks old! 

• My top left tooth came through making that a grand total of THREE! I once again gave no notice and suddenly there it was.

• I am eating solids like a champ. I am prim and proper now - I rarely use my hands to "help" anymore and I open my mouth much better. Miss Kathy says I am "full of action and personality" and "very enthusiastic" during meal time. 

• Speaking of Miss Kathy - I went a while boycotting good naps, but my daily report cards have greatly improved. Here are some things Kathy has recently said about me:

"Happy and active today! Especially in the PM."

"Extremely content today - busy with her hands grabbing everything in sight. Extra smiley."

"Wow! Went down without a peep."

"So happy today!"

"Eating machine!"

Those things make mommy very happy.

• It's official - daddy says I no longer have "cute poop." Solid food is yummy, but it changes things.

• I'm sitting up all.by.myself. Such a big girl!

• Most nights I go in my crib awake now. I used to have to nurse to fall asleep, but I have found my blankie to be quite comforting. Now mommy says I just have to work on falling asleep on my own in the middle of the night. It seems we have back-tracked a bit in that area (most recently getting up every two hours for several nights in a row.) Oddly enough, mommy's weekly email from the Healtheast Care System had this to say this week:

Be aware that when a baby learns to sit up or pull to standing, or she achieves some other milestone, she may be more wakeful for a few weeks.

Isn't that interesting?! My mom is tough. I think she can handle "a few weeks."

• I notice tags on anything and everything now and love to suck on them. Whoever invited the Taggies brand was brilliant! I love my special Taggies things, including this, and this. I also think I look pretty darn cute in this.

• People are saying more and more that I look like my daddy. Which mommy finds odd because she thinks I look like her. It's a common topic of conversation in our house. One would guess it's become a bit of a competition.

Well, I think that about sums it up. Thanks for being my friend and for caring about the exciting life of Gwendolyn Rebecca Barntsen.

Night nights!