sorry i did not write to you last night. i passed out at 8:30ish with a terrible headache.
please forgive me,
momma chicka
now that all is forgiven i can write about yesterday and today. yesterday was my gym with our mom's group. chicka loves to just sit and watch all the older kids run around and climb on things. she still isn't quite older enough to do anything but at least we get out of the house for awhile. got to see a few moms i haven't seen for a long time. good to catch up!
standing and observing
not more pictures mom
cute little kid from the group giving her a kiss, at least i caught that before my camera died
today we went to the zoo with some of the families from our yoga group. i smell a weekly event coming on! i was running behind, like usual, so i forgot my camera. sucks too because chicka was in a pretty good mood and so were the rest of kids. the lions were pretty active as well. note to frequent zoo visitors in our area: they feed them first thing in the morning [it isn't on the schedule] so by the time we got there they were feeling mighty good and frisky! i love going to the zoo. it seems that there is always something new to see.
childhood flashback: we went to the zoo A LOT when we were little, almost every weekend. we would have a picnic of packed lunches and feed the chipmunks. we had such a great time and i remember always being so happy, smiles all around. can't wait to pass that on with chicka when she is old enough to remember.
and finally, crawling. gotcha! no, she's definitely not. far from it but chicka wants to go, go and go! [and can't] it's so frustrating to see her brain go a mile a minute and her body lacking. she tries to use me as a personal walker by having me hold her in a walking position. i have helped her walk a little too much and i am paying for it. when i can persuade her to engage in tummy time it is VERY short lived. i've helped her unto all fours and she can stay there for a little bit. she is only barely shy of 8 months so i'm not concerned about her development. i'm just worried she will skip crawling and go straight to walking. i'm not ready for that kind of drama mobility yet! MOMMA DON'T WANT NO DRAMA! any moms out there with advice on how to keep an 8 month old entertained in tummy time is certainly welcome.
newest goal: finding balance between helpful and hindering. when you see your child struggle at something its so hard to sit there and let them do it. i know i am too quick to hinder my chicka. today i tried to play "what's under the bucket?" and when she couldn't get the bucket off of her toy she got REALLY upset and gave up and cried! [it almost made me cry too] it was so hard for me not to pull the bucket off and give it too her. i actually caught myself lifting it up and reaching for her toy. she eventually had a meltdown and then after some reassurance [and hug] she got it off all by herself. you go girl!
childhood flashback: we went to the zoo A LOT when we were little, almost every weekend. we would have a picnic of packed lunches and feed the chipmunks. we had such a great time and i remember always being so happy, smiles all around. can't wait to pass that on with chicka when she is old enough to remember.
and finally, crawling. gotcha! no, she's definitely not. far from it but chicka wants to go, go and go! [and can't] it's so frustrating to see her brain go a mile a minute and her body lacking. she tries to use me as a personal walker by having me hold her in a walking position. i have helped her walk a little too much and i am paying for it. when i can persuade her to engage in tummy time it is VERY short lived. i've helped her unto all fours and she can stay there for a little bit. she is only barely shy of 8 months so i'm not concerned about her development. i'm just worried she will skip crawling and go straight to walking. i'm not ready for that kind of drama mobility yet! MOMMA DON'T WANT NO DRAMA! any moms out there with advice on how to keep an 8 month old entertained in tummy time is certainly welcome.
newest goal: finding balance between helpful and hindering. when you see your child struggle at something its so hard to sit there and let them do it. i know i am too quick to hinder my chicka. today i tried to play "what's under the bucket?" and when she couldn't get the bucket off of her toy she got REALLY upset and gave up and cried! [it almost made me cry too] it was so hard for me not to pull the bucket off and give it too her. i actually caught myself lifting it up and reaching for her toy. she eventually had a meltdown and then after some reassurance [and hug] she got it off all by herself. you go girl!
chicka chicka boom boom, i'll write again real soon...
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