Our little girl took her first plane ride this month as we ventured up to Maine to visit family and friends for a week. She loved the airport and was busy taking in all the new sights and sounds. She tried to sleep on our flight to Maine but a couple of rowdy little boys directly behind us kept screaming at the top of their lungs. With each scream Savannah's sleepy eyes would pop open and dart around.
Waiting patiently at DCA for our flight to PWM
When we landed in Portland, our little monkey was both over-stimulated and over-tired which led to a VERY fussy ride to my mom's house. It took a few days to adjust to her new surroundings and sleeping arrangement but we ended up having a great trip and got to spend a lot of time with family!
This month Savannah officially started "school" (i.e. daycare) at Merritt Academy. The hubs and I thought she'd enjoy it because she likes to be around other babies and boy were we right! Her teachers tell us almost every day that she's happy, energetic and very talkative! She's always telling the other babies and teachers stories and she loves to go on buggy rides on nice days. She's also becoming a total champion at tummy time while at school since there are so many other babies to watch -- one day she did 40 minutes in a row! She doesn't nap as much at school as she does at home so she comes home exhausted from all the fun but she's still happy.
Excited for football season!
Sleeping at night has been a little wonky this month. About a week before we went to Maine Savannah started to wake up around 3am and wouldn't go back down unless I nursed her. This continued while in Maine but once we got home (and she started daycare) she dropped that feeding after one night of tough love from Mom. I knew it had become a habit in those two weeks and that she didn't need to eat so one night I rocked her and let her cry for 5 or 10 loooooong minutes and she fell asleep without nursing and we haven't looked back since! (knock on wood) Also during these two weeks Savannah was waking up 3 or 4 times a night in general and just making noises/fussing a little. I think a lot of it may have been related to our vacation and starting daycare because things have been much better over the last week so hopefully we are turning a corner and she's settling into this new routine.
Enjoying a play date at Meadownlark Gardens in Vienna
Last month I mentioned that Savannah was really close to rolling from her back to belly and I'm happy to announce she did it for Mom and Dad on August 24th! Ray and I both cheered like crazy persons!
This month we've learned...
- Navigating airport security and travel with a baby isn't as hard as you might think...
- But our days of not checking any bags when we fly are DEFINITELY over!
- Sophie the Giraffe wins this month's award for favorite toy.
- Peek-a-boo is the best game ever.
- Seriously, why babble when you can scream!
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