Something that I’ve been
keeping an eye on for awhile now is Caitlyn’s speech development. For a long time,
there was none. I kept reading about how babies would start babbling or making
different sounds around 4 to 6 months. The only sound Caitlyn had been making for the past year was a whiny ‘unghhh!’ She wasn’t producing any vowel or consonant sounds.
At her last check-up, I asked our family
pediatrician whether we should be concerned or not. After all, there might be
some developmental delays that we should be aware of. But she said we should
only be worried if Caitlyn wasn’t making any different sounds by the time she
was 15 months.
Thankfully, when she hit
13.5 months, she was finally able to produce a very, very faint “da” sound. And
now that she’s 14 months, she’s able to say “da-da” loud and clear. Obviously, I'm very excited about this. Caitlyn may want Mommy more, but at least I can lay claim to the fact that she called my name first! Hopefully,
this is only the beginning of a long string of sounds that will be coming from
her mouth.
Another major development
that recently happened in our household is the departure of Caitlyn’s crib from our room to her own. She’s always
slept in the same room as us, but I figured she was old enough to sleep by
herself now. Plus, I thought it might also help her sleep better too because she wouldn’t
be disturbed by our movements or the wife’s snoring.
We’ve had her in her own
room for about a week now, and it seems to be working. She has one last feeding
at about 11 or 12 at night and then she’ll sleep through the night until about
7. If she does wake up during the night, we’ll just let her cry it out until she
settles herself back down to sleep.
Frankly, we probably should
have started this a long time ago, but better late than never. We now have a newfound sense of privacy that we haven't had in awhile, but unfortunately, we haven't been taking advantage of it because we're both too tired to do anything once we hit the bed.
This new nighttime
schedule has also helped out with Caitlyn's daytime schedule. She naps at more
consistent times now, usually at 10 am. and 3 p.m., for about 1 to 1.5 hours each
time. Her appetite has also become a lot better, probably because we’ve cut out
her nighttime feedings. She’s able to eat a whole bowl of rice, veggies, and
meat without much prodding for lunch and dinner.
And her walking is improving daily. She can walk
quickly around with her walker now, and is more willing to be led along by holding
onto our hands. While she’s still trying to find her balance, she is able to
stand on her own for a few seconds now.
Looks like my little baby won’t be a baby for
much longer anymore!
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