24 Weeks Old

Quite a bit has happened in the past two weeks! I forgot to write an update last weekend because of Thanksgiving, so I have a little catching up to do. Last week, Laney figured out how to roll from her tummy to her back. Once she figured that out, she was rolling all over the crib. Every time I checked the video monitor to be sure she was sleeping safely (not against the crib bumper), I'd find her in a different position and in a different location. Sometimes she sleeps with her little booty in the air - that's my favorite.

After beginning sleep training, Laney was doing really well but would sometimes wake up randomly in the middle of the night and cry for an 45 mins - 1 hr. The first time it happened, I gave her a bottle, she chugged it, and then continued crying. I suspected her little bottom teeth might be bothering her because she would gnaw on anything and everything she could put into her mouth. I gave her one dose of tylenol and 20 minutes later, she stopped gnawing on her fingers, calmed down, and went right to sleep. The next day, I brought her to the pediatrician just to be sure nothing major was causing the crying. I needed to know she wasn't sick, didn't have an ear infection, etc before continuing the sleep training. She checked out perfectly fine (and she's 14 lbs 13 oz!), and I got the OK from the pediatrician to continue letting her cry it out. After that appointment, she's been doing really well. She falls asleep within about 5 minutes for each nap, and at night, she talks to herself and plays with her feet until she falls asleep. She only wakes up in the middle of the night when she's really hungry, and once she has a full tummy, she falls right back asleep.

The biggest event for Laney happened Thursday, Dec 5th - at 5 months 2 weeks, she got her first tooth! Her bottom left incisor made its way to the surface! I can only see the edge so far, and it's a sharp little thing. It won't be long before her other front bottom incisor comes through. I could tell her little bottom teeth were making progress because the little tooth buds in her gums looked a teeny bit swollen. The heavy drooling, fussiness, and gnawing on her fingers were another giveaway. As soon as the teeth are visible, I'll be taking plenty of pictures!

Tap dancing:

Right after she woke up. She'd been sleeping on her hand and I love the little impression on her forehead. You can even see the impression from her little fingernails:

 At a Christmas tree farm, picking out her first Christmas tree:

Her first tree!

She folds her hands like this every time she's about to eat. I caught her doing it in the carseat and had to get a pic:

Trying to get a picture of her new tooth, but she wasn't the most cooperative: