crawling and standing and eating...oh my

So she can definitely crawl. It's not a straight shot of point A to point B, which is what i thought crawling was. It's more of a crawl a little, stop, crawl a little more. with some yoga downward-facing-dog in the middle. She is moving that's for sure. And she loves wires. She tried to get my iphone charger in her mouth the entire time she was on my lap at the computer.

The last two weeks have been tough for Em. New daycare, she's teething, she doesn't sleep well....lots going on. So her eating hasn't been great. She won't take a bottle for Tiffany, she doesn't nurse very long with me BUT what we have discovered is she loves oatmeal! Dave and I eat dinner at the table and we put her in her bebe right on the table with us. a few days ago we noticed that she was doing this thing with her toung/mouth when she watched us eat. I went with it and quickly got her oatmeal ready. low and behold that was it. she was leaning towards the spoon!

Last night when i went into her room she was STANDING up in her crib, holding on for dear life. I think she scared herself. It was the second time I saw her do that. When i mentioned it to the doc yesterday (we thought she had an ear infection, she didn't) he said that's a 9-month skill... great. The doc also said she was teething. That explains the lack of interest in eating, the running nose and the slight fever.

Dave gave her a massage last night and i think it really helped her sleep. She woke up less (a little). I did a hybrid cry-it-out last night. I just stood next to her crib and told her she was ok. That calmed her down and then i left. she'd cry again, but i knew she was ok.

We're still going to playgroup every Thursday. We have the dogs this weekend b/c mom and dad are up in NY with liv. Wrigley was doing GREAT until he woke up Emery this morning. Not happy with him now.

Gaby comes today, she's going to be helping us with KMK. I'm also getting my hair cut today. I'll do a before and after just for fun.