In the past few days, Leah has started hopping and jumping. I think her jumping butt-plops were the preparation for this. These have also gotten a lot better since that one video over the holidays, and in addition to the ottoman, she now tries it on the floor (carpeted, thank goodness), in the bathtub and made a big splash! (fortunately with a cushioned bath mat), and on the beds. She really throws her legs out from under her and plops down.
But nowadays, she is really starting to jump. And whenever we even say the word "jump", she'll do it. You can see how proud she is of herself! And we are too.
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Thursday, January 14, 2010
Monday, July 27, 2009
Making the switch
At Leah's 12-month doctor visit, we got the green light on switching her from formula to whole milk. Since she has already been eating yogurt, cottage cheese, and cheese, the doctor said I could just switch cold-turkey if I wanted, but it would be a matter of whether or not Leah would accept the taste of milk. Since I still had a can and a half of formula left, I figured I would gradually increase the ratio of milk to formula in her bottles, plus give her sippy cups of milk at meals for her to try it. The good news is that she has been gobbling down her formula with milk in it, and even enjoying straight milk from a sippy cup and a bottle. She seems to love the taste of cold milk and I'm really relieved it's going so well. So far, no ill-effects have been noted in her diapers. The next step will be getting her off the bottle, which I'm supposed to do by the time she's 15 months.
The other thing is that now that she is 12 months old, basically all foods are fair game, except for nuts. She has already been eating mostly table food and finger food anyway, but I've been limiting it to pure, plain foods so far. She has always hated being spoon-fed baby food anyway. By the way, she's getting really good at using a spoon successfully, especially with her right hand. I'll just keep adding something new every other day to check for allergic reactions. For dinner, I brought some Korean food home and she really enjoyed the chapchae glass noodles in particular. That's one of my favorites, too, so it will be fun to share.
The other thing is that now that she is 12 months old, basically all foods are fair game, except for nuts. She has already been eating mostly table food and finger food anyway, but I've been limiting it to pure, plain foods so far. She has always hated being spoon-fed baby food anyway. By the way, she's getting really good at using a spoon successfully, especially with her right hand. I'll just keep adding something new every other day to check for allergic reactions. For dinner, I brought some Korean food home and she really enjoyed the chapchae glass noodles in particular. That's one of my favorites, too, so it will be fun to share.
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