I just realized that I got really behind in posting this week. It's been a crazy week with things to do, Brennan's activities, James's busy-ness (which thankfully is now lessened for the time being), birthday planning and shopping, clothing swaps/play dates, you name it. Even as a SAHM (stay at home mom), I am more incredibly busy than I ever thought I would be. I mean, there is always something that needs to be done. A good example are the dishes waiting for me in the sink. James has been so great today with cooking both lunch and dinner that doing the dishes is the least I could do to contribute to a peaceful domestic life. :-)
Let's see if I can do a quick catch up for the past week (off to find the calendar...).
This week has been yet another super active one for Little Miss Brennan. I tend to drag her all over creation during the week as it is mostly just us. We went to a great playdate/clothing swap in Seoul last Wednesday. Brennan had a great time socializing with other babies (some of the socializing included stealing plates from babies who were using them as toys...) and just being absolutely adorable. It was nice to meet up with my friend, Amy, and her daughter, Piper. Piper was super cute and even rolled over for the first time while we were there! Awwww..... Wasn't so long ago that was Brennan!
Anyway, Brennan ate some new foods this week too: crunchy rice cakes and Cheerios. We gave her Cheerios several months ago, but she wanted nothing to do with them. Now, they are like the nectar of the gods to her! LOL
Big physical developments this week: After all of the walking practice this week, Brennan went a little backwards (of course, I don't think development is strictly a linear process...). She began crawling in the traditional style on Friday. Surprised me to no end as I thought we were ending the crawling phase. Guess not. It has now just morphed. Brennan can also hold up her fingers for the number 'four'. We spent a lot of the weekend preparing for Brennan's upcoming birthday celebration which involved a lot of toy shopping. The family and I hit Toys R Us last night (Saturday) where the wee one decided she must try/touch as many toys as possible. It was quite overwhelming with all the choices, but I think we came up with some good ones. Then, I went to Costco solo today while James and Brennan had a morning nap. I came back with two huge bags full of mostly toys (and a pumpkin pie, yum!). James just shook his head every time I took something new out of a bag. I heard, "You are going to spoil her" a lot today! Well, my justification was that last year we didn't do the toy shopping because Bren was only a month old on Christmas, so there really was no point (and I was totally exhausted from having a newborn!). This year, Brennan will be one year old in less than two weeks with Christmas hot on the heels. To me, that says toy shopping extravaganza. :-) I think we are done (for the time being). I would just like to see what she gets at her birthday party. That was my "big" project for the week - getting the invitations sorted and sent out. I am really pleased with the way they look, too.
Just realized how much I digressed... Anyway, one of the 'gifts' James and I got Brennan was a new potty chair. It is one that has handles for her to hold on to so that she feels more secure. We gave her the opportunity to use it last night after her bath and she did! Yay, B! Also, she was showing a bit of interest in it today, so I thought, 'What the heck!' and put her on it again. Once again, she used it. What a trooper. James and I experimented a bit with elimination communication a while back with mild success. However, we got frustrated for a while when Brennan would just cry/scream when we would put her on the toilet. So, since we didn't want to give her adverse/negative feelings regarding toileting, we decided to back off. Recently, I noticed that Brennan was becoming more and more aware of her 'needs', so we decided to give ECing a shot again. So pleased so far!
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