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Tuesday, July 22, 2003
More fun adventures...
Cassidy actually lost her voice yesterday! She's really been expressing herself verbally, and she does this sort of growl thing when she gets excited, and I'm pretty sure that's what's caused her voice to go. A little bit worrysome, and I want to make sure she's staying hydrated in this ungodly heat. I think she's just been excited over some new things she can do, like scooting around. She's very expressive, just like me, so when she accomplishes something, we all know it! I think that's great! I hope she'll always feel that she can express herself, whatever the feeling may be. It's so important to validate feelings, so she can learn to trust herself. I made sure to give her plenty of water last night, but she's still somewhat hoarse this morning. I have to admit, her little voice is so cute!
Found a great book yesterday; Sugar Free Toddlers. I'm really excited about this! Obviously I can't control everything she does, but right now I'd rather not expose her to processed sugar. I just really think it's toxic to a teeny tiny system. I'm off sugar right now, and I feel great, although it did take about two weeks to fully adjust. Eric and I were talking about her first birthday party, and we were both really appalled at the idea of her stuffing her face full of birthday cake.... a pound of sugar in a baby that only weighs 17 pounds is a little disconcerting. I don't think we want to be food nazi's, and we certainly don't want her to be excluded from situations where cookies and candy will be around, but our hope is that by encouraging healthy eating habits now, she won't develop a taste for the ultra sweet stuff. All we can do is serve healthy alternatives at home, and try not to make a big deal out of it, otherwise she'll just go nuts and try to get sweets whenever she can. I'm still buying exclusively organic and hormone free food for her, although she's still not really eating her finger food, but is starting to get the hang of it. I noticed that some things are harder for her to pick up; she's got the pincer grip down, but she can't quite pick up things like macaroni and cheese from her highchair tray. Too slippery and flat. I did come up with what I thought was an ingenious idea. I bought some popsicle molds from Tupperware, and I've frozen some apple/pear sauce in them. This allows her to hold the popsicle herself, but still gives her the nutrients from my purees! I think I'll try making a carrot popsicle next. I know, doesn't that sound gross? But she doesn't know the difference, and I think the cold feels really good on her teeth, especially in this hot weather.
She's getting really physical too. We really didn't know whether or not she'd crawl, but it's becoming clear that she is on the verge of crawling, literally any day now. She's got her little legs and arms in the right position, and she'll kind of bounce herself forward. She pinches and pulls at us too, which is funny because I think she's just wanting to get as tactile as possible. Of course it hurts when she pinches me or pulls my hair, but I know she's not doing it to be mean, I think she's just exploring new found motor skills on us. Last night was really funny. Eric was playing with her on the floor and she was actually trying to poke at his eyes! I was like, "Oh look honey, she's trying to claw your eyes out! Awwwww, she really is my daughter!" We both started cracking up! Eric was like, "Don't leave me alone with her!!" Ahhhh, the joys of full contact parenting!
Cassidy actually lost her voice yesterday! She's really been expressing herself verbally, and she does this sort of growl thing when she gets excited, and I'm pretty sure that's what's caused her voice to go. A little bit worrysome, and I want to make sure she's staying hydrated in this ungodly heat. I think she's just been excited over some new things she can do, like scooting around. She's very expressive, just like me, so when she accomplishes something, we all know it! I think that's great! I hope she'll always feel that she can express herself, whatever the feeling may be. It's so important to validate feelings, so she can learn to trust herself. I made sure to give her plenty of water last night, but she's still somewhat hoarse this morning. I have to admit, her little voice is so cute!
Found a great book yesterday; Sugar Free Toddlers. I'm really excited about this! Obviously I can't control everything she does, but right now I'd rather not expose her to processed sugar. I just really think it's toxic to a teeny tiny system. I'm off sugar right now, and I feel great, although it did take about two weeks to fully adjust. Eric and I were talking about her first birthday party, and we were both really appalled at the idea of her stuffing her face full of birthday cake.... a pound of sugar in a baby that only weighs 17 pounds is a little disconcerting. I don't think we want to be food nazi's, and we certainly don't want her to be excluded from situations where cookies and candy will be around, but our hope is that by encouraging healthy eating habits now, she won't develop a taste for the ultra sweet stuff. All we can do is serve healthy alternatives at home, and try not to make a big deal out of it, otherwise she'll just go nuts and try to get sweets whenever she can. I'm still buying exclusively organic and hormone free food for her, although she's still not really eating her finger food, but is starting to get the hang of it. I noticed that some things are harder for her to pick up; she's got the pincer grip down, but she can't quite pick up things like macaroni and cheese from her highchair tray. Too slippery and flat. I did come up with what I thought was an ingenious idea. I bought some popsicle molds from Tupperware, and I've frozen some apple/pear sauce in them. This allows her to hold the popsicle herself, but still gives her the nutrients from my purees! I think I'll try making a carrot popsicle next. I know, doesn't that sound gross? But she doesn't know the difference, and I think the cold feels really good on her teeth, especially in this hot weather.
She's getting really physical too. We really didn't know whether or not she'd crawl, but it's becoming clear that she is on the verge of crawling, literally any day now. She's got her little legs and arms in the right position, and she'll kind of bounce herself forward. She pinches and pulls at us too, which is funny because I think she's just wanting to get as tactile as possible. Of course it hurts when she pinches me or pulls my hair, but I know she's not doing it to be mean, I think she's just exploring new found motor skills on us. Last night was really funny. Eric was playing with her on the floor and she was actually trying to poke at his eyes! I was like, "Oh look honey, she's trying to claw your eyes out! Awwwww, she really is my daughter!" We both started cracking up! Eric was like, "Don't leave me alone with her!!" Ahhhh, the joys of full contact parenting!
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