Bjorn Breakthrough!

We had a major breakthrough this weekend, Addison is actually allowing us to put her in the Baby Bjorn carrier, without blood curdling screams! This is huge, because I haven't been able to take her for walks for any length of time, and I've been dying to get outside. We've been trying to get her in the Bjorn for weeks, and she hasn't wanted anything to do with it. Some people have told me to just make her tough it out and scream, but I don't think these people have kids or know what it's like to listen to your child scream like that. When they turn purple in the face, you know it's not a good thing! However this weekend, Chris and I both have had success with walking to the mailbox and back, and the last two evenings we've even walked further down to Mark Twain Elementary and back. Doesn't sound like far, but considering we couldn't even get out the front door a couple weeks ago, this is BIG!

Addison continues to make tons of developmental milestones, it's so fun to watch! She's batting at objects, and starting to grasp them too! She's also discovered her ears and head, which at first we were nervous that she might have an ear infection (babies tug at their ears when they have ear infections) but she's not crying when she grabs them, and no fever. It's most apparent when she nurses, she puts her hand back behind her head, very leisurely in fact, and then moves it down to her ear, and so forth. She probably thought "Wow, what's this knobby thing here? And this stringy stuff on my head?" We're still waiting for more coos and noises, she opens her mouth with huge smiles, and nothing comes out! We get little "pigeon noises" often, but nothing like a good squeal! It will come in time, and I'm sure we won't be able to keep her quiet! Remember, she is part Whitesel, and related to her Uncle Mikey, so we're sure she'll be a chatterbox!