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Abby Update at 34 Weeks

Abby is finally saying “mama”!!

No longer is she forever babbling “da-da-da” and “dad-dee”, she’s now saying “ma-ma-ma”, “mum-mum” and “mum-mee”! Yay, finally some recognition! Of course she probably doesn’t know what those words mean, but she can say them. I’m so proud.

Abby is now 8 months old. We’ve managed to drop her evening catnap so we’re down to just two naps a day. Her naps are around 1-2 hours long. Dropping the evening nap has resulted in an earlier bedtime. She’s down around 8-8:30 most nights now instead of 9-9:30. We put her to bed at 7:30pm tonight so we’ll see if she stays asleep all night or if I’m in for an early wakeup call!

She’s also well on her way to crawling. She gets her butt in the air and uses her legs to push up and her arms to pull forward – looks like a commando shuffle is progressing…  she’s not quite there, but she certainly can move herself around now (in all directions) especially when there’s some tasty fluff or dog toy she can see!

Her one tooth is growing nicely (it’s damn sharp by the way), and another is just about to break the surface. Brushing is still a joke because she’s decided she likes the taste of toothpaste and sticks her tongue out to get it, making it almost impossible to brush her tooth. Might have to just rub on some toothpaste with my finger now and then.

Abby is eating more challenging food now. She’s had some fun with toast fingers, scrambled eggs and steamed broccoli – unfortunately she likes to shove more than she can chew in her gob and ends up choking and gagging every now and then.

She had her 8 month Plunket checkup today. According to their scales she’s 9.52kg and 74cm tall – on the top end of the charts. After her visit, I decided to give her a go on the infant swing in the park. She chuckled with delight. Must do this more often.

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