Emilia is already 10 months old... though in adjusted age, she is 6 months and 3 weeks. She hasn't gained much weight past ten days or so but today she finally passed the 19 lb mark. I have so much pain in joints - knees especially - from scooping her up from the floor all the time. Now that I am washing her bum in the bathtub whenever she poops (5 times a day, that is), it's more straining on my back and legs.
She's already outgrown size 12 months pants. Lengthwise she's just average but her waist (or her belly) may be too large for age. Yes, she has a pot belly like a middle aged man. Clothes are not the only things she outgrew. She got a new car seat too because the infant car seat was too tight around her shoulders.
She can now sit on the floor for a long time with more stability. This has enabled her to enjoy her toys more and to have a better view of the world around her.
She loves shaking and banging her toys and has learned to spin some of them but best of all, she loves sticking out her tongue to feel them. She's been putting anything and everything in her mouth and has been drooling non-stop. I still can't feel anything on her gumline but the way she's biting and drooling looks like she's ready to cut a tooth pretty soon. (Mind you, it won't be her first tooth since she already had her first tooth (neonatal tooth) when she was in NICU)
Her hands are pretty good at finding her mouth now - she can feed herself mango and milk in a sippy cup (though I need to help her tilt her head back). She can now pick up a soother and put it in her mouth... Ahh, the joy of not having to pick it up for her everytime she spit it out.
Check out the videos below for what she's been up to lately.
She looks great and is doing so well. I can't believe she is over 19lbs. Veronica is 11 months and not quite to 19 yet - and I thought she was big!
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