I am really happy I started my vacation this week. From Friday of last week until Tuesday of this week, we have seen more changes and milestones than we could reasonably expect. I am also glad Ingrid’s mother was here so that she could take part in some of the fun.
Last week Andrea would lie on her back or front, lift and move her head, whack things and all that normal baby stuff. She might try to reach and properly grab things but did not have the coordination to pull it off. That was until Thursday. Friday we noticed she was much more eager to talk to both mummy and daddy, and she would use a lot more sounds and “words” when communicating. Obviously she doesn’t verbalize, she’s only making sounds, but the number was limited and recognizable. Friday, not so much any more. Suddenly there were high-pitched squeels of joy, many more sounds, angry shouts of frustration. None of which we had heard before. We were all delighted, but it turned out it was only the start.
Andrea has not been too happy about lying on her stomach, so we’ve let her have her way and just let her play in the baby “gym” lying on her back. Monday morning I had her in the gym, and I put her down on her stomach just to play around. She enjoyed it a lot, and quite suddenly, she flipper her self over on her back. I thought that was great and put her back on her stomach. With a squeel of joy she flipped over again. All very cool for daddy who was now quite happy not to be at work. A little later, Ingrid is getting ready to go shopping with her mum, and daddy and Andrea are doing exercises in the bed. We’ve been doing some lifts with her, where she, keeping her elbows at 90 degrees, pulls her upper body up with some help from us. She loves it. I lay her down and let her rest for a little while, not wanting to tire her out completely. Ingrid is just abou to leave the house. Suddenly Andrea starts rolling over from her back. Kicking and pushing, and in a minut she has it done. From back to stomach in a few seconds. Daddy is delighted, and has to call mummy in. She’s not quite sure daddy is not bluffing.
Obviously, rolling over on a bed is easier than on a hard surface. For the remainder of Monday, Andrea tries and tries, and fails and fails, to roll over while playing in the baby gym on the floor. She is seriously frustrated. Same problem each time of course, the hand that she is rolling over to get onto her back, is in the way and she can’t get the roll completed. Daddy helps as much as he can.
Tuesday we’re out shopping with Ingrid’s mother and she heads home to Florø on the boat. Mummy and daddy head home to relax a little, and Andrea is immediately eager to get into the baby gym. Daddy goes to do some stuff in his office, but can hear the squeels of joy from the living room. Mummy and Andrea is having huge amounts of fun, so he joins them. More body lifts and strength exercises. All good. Daddy gets up to get a glass of water, mummy is answering an SMS about lunch on Wednesday, Andrea is on her back in the gym. For a few seconds. Suddenly she curls her leg, pushes in her arm, and in a quick move she is on her stomach. Long squeels of joy. Finally she can, by rolling, move towards her favorite (Hello Kitty) ball.
Mummy and daddy are too proud, and mummy sends happy texts to everybody 🙂
Next for Andrea – probably baby swimming. Mummy did get a new camera with an under-water housing for her birthday (which is still a couple of weeks away).
Andrea 