Growing!

I feel like in the last week, Parker has started doing so many things (or rather, showed signs of starting to do things.) So, I thought I would compile a list.

* teething - I know it's early, but you can feel and sort of see two little teeth on the bottom. She has been drooling like mad, being fussy, chewing on her hands and seems to love it when Aunt Lauren freezes some water in a nipple. Additionally, she has not been sleeping like her usual self - which is killing her Moms.

*discovered her feet - I'm not sure she quite knows what to do with them yet, but she keeps sticking her legs in the air and grabbing for them. Most of the time she just grabs onto her pant legs, but occasionally she will get a foot to her mouth.

*sitting - she is very close to sitting. If she leans forward for a toy or her feet, she can balance just fine. Her main balance problem is front to back as she leans back too much and then falls over!

*rolling - Okay, let's be real, the kid is not motivated to roll. However, she has started rolling from her back to her side and just hanging out there. She can even flip her top leg over and has made an attempt to try to get to her stomach from this position. I think the possibility of her going from stomach to back is slim.

*tummy time - Still not her favorite activity. However, she will lift her head and look around. Then she just lays it on the ground and chews on her fingers. She is much more content like that than she used to be though. She will even smile at you a little and then go back to chewing her hand. I feel like it's progress.

*playing by herself - For awhile, Parker was a kid who needed to be entertained. For the first month or so, she did fine playing by herself. Then, suddenly, she needed someone to play with. Now, she is getting much better. This morning, I was able to lay her on her blanket with her Brightlings Leap Frog Toy (thanks Aunt Stacy) and finish getting ready, load and unload the dishwasher as well as load the car. She was completely content! YEA!