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| "What's up, Cat?" |
Naturally, Camille continues to brighten our lives with all sorts of loveliness. Here are the ways that she's grown lately:
- Camille likes to mimic sounds. One day, I made a clicking sound with my tongue and amazingly, she was able to copy me! When we say "baba" or "please" or "yucky," it seems like she's trying to imitate the sound, too.
- She is very particular with toys. She likes toys that are (1) not her toys from home, and (2) not intended to be toys...like electrical wires.
- She loves to play with the dresser in her room. It is just a matter of time before some little fingers get smashed. I'm not ready for that day.
- Camille will wave hello/goodbye, but very unpredictably.
- Her manual dexterity continues to improve. She can take a small piece of cereal with her thumb and forefinger, transfer it to the thumb and forefinger of the other hand, and insert it into her mouth but only far enough so that she can slowly crunch it with her six front teeth. Girlfriend's got skills!
- A few people have commented on how strong Camille is. I don't think she's extraordinarily strong. I think people are just caught off guard that a girl this scrawny can have any muscle strength at all! :P She has started to walk gripping onto our hands. At first, she would only take a few steps before getting distracted/bored/thinking "I can crawl so much more efficiently than this." But she is slowly making more progress and is taking increasingly more steps. Still, I don't want her to be an early walker. Our house is totally not toddler proof!
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| Messin' |
The specs
As of June 10, 2011:
- Weight: 15 pounds even
- Teeth: 2 at the bottom, 4 at the top
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| Pig tails |
Milestones & important events
May 19 - While Camille was laying down, I said, "Do you wanna stand?" (I say this a lot)...and she extended her arms to grab onto my hands so I could help her up! Also, later that day, the OT/lactation consultant at Children's called for a check-in. Hearing that there is no progress in the drinking department, she said, "There isn't anything mechanically wrong. Camille knows how to drink. It's just a matter of her strong will. I wonder if your best option might just be to cut off nursing completely so that she could learn how to drink from another source. And then it might be possible to reintroduce breastfeeding later once she's gotten a hang of drinking from a cup."
May 20 - I started cutting off breastfeeding completely. This was a very difficult decision but I was just so tired of battling with Camille. The following days were pretty unpleasant. Every time she woke up, she expected breastfeeding. When we offered her milk in a cup, she was very upset.
May 22 - After over 48 hours of holding out on breastfeeding her, Camille had only taken in a cumulative of 4 oz of milk. We were both very frustrated. I called up Krista to ask for her advice. Well, she didn't have any advice for me (ha!), but it was a good conversation that gave me insight into my own stubbornness. I resumed breastfeeding Camille that morning. She was so happy and fell asleep right away. What a sweet girl.
May 23 - Camille was mistaken for a parrot at Grocery Outlet.
June 1 - Went down the slides for the first time!
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| Down the slides with BaBa |
June 8 - While playing, hanging onto the couch, Camille suddenly pushed the couch away and stood on her own for a few seconds. Then she sat down on her bum...with a huge, proud grin on her face. :) She hasn't done that very often since then, though. We also had an appointment at Seattle Children's GI department today. Verdict: she's perfectly healthy...and incredibly strong-willed.
June 9 - Camille climbed up a step all by herself. We live in a small apartment with no stairs inside the living space and Camille has not had an opportunity to try out this skill. When we were visiting the Pangs, she wanted to come to me and climbed up a step (from the sunken living room) to get to me. Good job, Miu Miu!!
June 11 - I put Camille's hair in pigtails for the first time (her hair is getting long and her neck is always so sweaty). She looks supah cute! She looks like Boo, the little girl from Monsters, Inc.
June 12 - We take off for a week-long cruise to Alaska. The first time for all of us!
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| We're on a boat! |
Favorite part...
Chin took some time off for the cruise. Being together as a family was definitely the highlight of this month!
Least favorite...
Do I need to say it again? I think my least favorite moments involve having milk (oh yes, milk that I took so much effort to pump) spat out at me or spilled on the carpet/clothes/hair/etc.
Shout outs
...to Kristie for babysitting Camille several times during our sippy cup training trials. So, so sorry, Kristie!!
...to Jonas Leong for lending Camille his fancy sippy cup. Unfortunately, she didn't like it :(
...to the Grays for taking Camille when we were just fed up with her...and giving her the love and comfort that she needed at the time. Thank you so much!
...to Dr. Ghassan Wahbeh at Seattle Children's GI Clinic for letting us know that Camille is totally fine and that she should be given more fruits so she won't be so constipated. Oops! As Chin said, "This guy really knows his sh!t."
...to Grandma Ng for watching Camille so many times on the cruise so we could go watch shows and leisurely buffet ourselves to death.
Discoveries & reflections
...I think every parent has had that moment when the thought briefly crosses their mind, "Hmm...this [food] kinda smells like [my child]'s poop. No!! Stop thinking this! Stop thinking this right now!"
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| *Evil laugh* |
...It seems inevitable that we have to cut Camille's hair soon. The back of her neck gets really sweaty as the weather is getting warmer because of her thick hair. Awww...I don't wanna cut her hair!
...Someone recently asked me, "Have you been teaching Camille baby sign language? You know, it's proven to blah blah blah." To which I responded, "Of course I've been teaching her sign language!" I have not. I haven't taught her body parts or how to clap or any good words. Crap, I guess you're not going to amount to much, kid!
...I think Camille is really smart. No, no, I'm not just that biased mom who thinks her baby is the best. She is empirically the best!!
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| It's been an incredible 10 months staying home with you, Camille! |
