The normal self

Avni can roll over on both sides now.
She can sit up without supports for few minutes.
She can stand up holding on to the sofa for few minutes.
She tries to pull her back up when lying on her tummy trying to go on her fours.
She can put her toe into her mouth.

Laughing sessions like this baby are very regular these days. Her tantrum sessions are even more regular.
She has learnt a new style of crying that she practises it even when she is playing!

Too clingy. she wants me to be sitting just next to her most of the time. But her special smiles are reserved for her dad and for her uncle (my brother).

Avni is ok with strangers and new faces as long as some familiar faces are in the vicinity. If she can be on one of our laps, then she has absolutely no problem with strangers and new faces. 

Avni is 23 weeks and a day old or five months and 10 days old.

1. Baby rice
2. Potato
3. Banana
4. Banana + baby rice
5. Pears + baby rice
6. Carrot + baby rice
7. next in the list is apple puree + baby rice.

Favourite - banana
not so favourite - carrot. I guess this disproves the theory that babies like what mothers ate during their preggy days.

moving on to giving finger foods now, just to develop the habit of holding and eating. Avni enjoyed the piece of granny smith apple. 

Avni is on two meals a day now. Breakfast and lunch. We have now got the good night sleep back, losing which is what made us introduce the solids earlier than previously planned six months timeline.  

Avni is five months and eight days old or 22 weeks and seven  six days old

Success - I made pureed potato myself and Avni loved it.

Failure -  Just came across elinimation communication and wanted to try it. I was waiting for her signlas to poo. When she did, I just wanted to be sure, so waited for few more minutes. She pooed in nappy itself. I took her to the toilet without disturbing her too much. Removed the nappy, and waited. She wouldn’t do. she stopped doing. I didn’t have wet wipes ready nearer as I wasn’t prepared. I used dry tissues holding her in one hand. she cried. We gave up. she hasn’t completed the job for the day yet.

I was hoping to start solids after six months. But after discussing it with the health visitor we started it on Monday. Originally the health visitor had suggested that we wait until six months, but then she changed her mind. Just a spoon of baby rice with her early mid day feed. It has been going well.  

Avni is 20 weeks and a day old or 4 days to five months old.