The last few days have been really big for Lucy so I figure I better jot some of these things down. She sits cutely tucked into our bed this morning, quite pleased, as I quickly create this post.
Lucy recently started rolling onto her side and does this quite often when left on her back. Once I even caught her rolling from her back onto her belly on the bed. Imagine my surprise! A huge change this week has been her constant sucking or "chewing" on her left thumb and entire hand. Sometimes she does it so intensely that she chokes herself and coughs! The sound she makes during this activity is quite interesting and we've starting calling it her growl. It is actually a bit scary sounding. We haven't caught it on video yet but I did capture a clip of her quietly "talking" in her swing the other night. It will make you dizzy to watch it!
We also sat Lucy up in her beautiful new "Anka" high chair that people at Matt's work helped us to get for the first time this weekend. We love it and we think she enjoys it as well. We have to be creative with cushioning since she still flops to the side at this point but the Ergo newborn insert worked quite well for this. Now Lucy joins us at the dinner table every night. Supposedly this chair will last until she is 5 years old since it converts to a booster chair. Pretty cool.
Finally, I bought a book of "baby signing" yesterday so we can start helping Lucy to learn how to communicate with us using her hands. How exciting! She has shown some frustration in the last few days and we think it is time to help her tell us what she needs and also give her more stimulation. We'll let you know about her progress. We are starting (today) with some basic need-based signs: diaper, sleep, more, and milk. Oh, and probably "dog" as well since Lucy really enjoys watching Canute bound around the room or lawn.
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