Lola grows up.
It's official. Little Lola is no longer little. Over the past month, she's really focused on learning how to walk: standing independently for longer periods of time, taking small steps, then taking lots of steps, now changing directions and turning around. All she wants to do is practice walking and she starts to fuss if we're not paying attention to her and helping her when she stumbles. Last night she walked 8 feet, turned around, and walked back the 8 feet without falling. It was a triumphant moment for Lola, and we all celebrated.
Lola also has realized that she can feed herself. Raina made this realization early, but since it's so messy, we delayed and delayed with Lola. Now she mostly refuses to have anyone else feed her and she happily fingers all her food and bangs with two spoons on her tray. We moved her high chair from the dining room back into the kitchen as a result -- lots of Lola's food ends up on the floor. But she's happy, so we cannot complain.
Lola sleeps on a cot at daycare. Each time she wakes up from her nap, she crawls off her cot and into the playroom, and then happily plays until an adult comes and retrieves her. She's fiercely independent, and I can imagine Lola thinking "well, who needs those adults anyway? I can get to the toys myself!" and doing just that. Lola also plays independently at home for multiple hours; we interrupt her to change her diaper and occasionally feed her, otherwise, she's content to explore and learn by herself.
Lola also has realized that she can feed herself. Raina made this realization early, but since it's so messy, we delayed and delayed with Lola. Now she mostly refuses to have anyone else feed her and she happily fingers all her food and bangs with two spoons on her tray. We moved her high chair from the dining room back into the kitchen as a result -- lots of Lola's food ends up on the floor. But she's happy, so we cannot complain.
Lola sleeps on a cot at daycare. Each time she wakes up from her nap, she crawls off her cot and into the playroom, and then happily plays until an adult comes and retrieves her. She's fiercely independent, and I can imagine Lola thinking "well, who needs those adults anyway? I can get to the toys myself!" and doing just that. Lola also plays independently at home for multiple hours; we interrupt her to change her diaper and occasionally feed her, otherwise, she's content to explore and learn by herself.
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