Lila was particularly happy while I was taking her pictures today. I sat her down, handed her her "Z" and picked up the camera and she knew what to do. She was all smiles! She even sat up all by herself long enough for me to take 4 or 5 pictures. Then she decided she was done sitting up and reclined in the chair and put the "Z" in her mouth and babbled away. See for yourself below. (Sorry for the awkward angle. I had the camera turned sideways, and while you can flip photos, apparently you can't flip video. D'oh!)
Lila is sitting upright by herself quite well this week. She wants to be upright and gets bored pretty quickly when placed on her back to play. She's pretty funny when she's sitting up and gets tired - she'll lean forward ever-so-slowly until her chin is on the floor in front of her. She tries this in the bathtub, too - eek! No face planting in the water, kiddo!
Yesterday Lila spent the afternoon playing with her buddy Hudson, who's 1. It was really sweet to watch them play together. Hudson laughed and waved at Lila and Lila smiled in return. They grabbed at and exchanged toys. Lila is definitely aware of other kids around her and I can tell that she's actively trying to interact with them. It's a lot of fun to watch!
She's still loving her Jumparoo. It's got terribly annoying music and light-up toys that activate when she bounces, which she LOVES. We can't bring ourselves to stop the music because she loves it so much. Getting a picture of her in the Jumparoo is tough because she spins and jumps so quickly that one minute she's looking at us and laughing and then spins around. I have lots of blurry pictures of her in an attempt to capture her antics.
She took a break for a second and I snapped this picture. Just a moment's rest, though, and then back to bouncing!
We're starting to think it's time to start Lila on solid foods. She's becoming more and more inquisitive when we're eating. She grabs at our plates, silverware, and food, and she carefully observes every bite and every drink we take. We decided that we're going to start by putting her high chair next to the dining room table so that she can be a part of mealtime. We'll put some toys on her tray to keep her busy while we eat. It will be interesting to see if she's curious about FOOD or if she's just curious about anything that is placed in front of her. I guess we'll find out! We're growing squash in our garden for her so I'm looking forward to pureeing that and feeding it to her when the time comes. In the meantime I'm reading up on other foods I can puree and feed her. Fun times!
Lastly, I'm sure that inquiring minds want to know...still no tooth (teeth). More teething, but no tooth! I wish the bugger would just go ahead and make an appearance already.
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