Kaylee can pull up in crib

Kaylee can pull up in her crib lately. I noticed her doing it up to her knees but Eric said she also did it to her feet. Now we have to lower her crib so that this won't be dangerous. My immediate response to seeing it was "Oh my gosh - yikes! Hope she doesn't climb out!" Anyways, until we figure out how to lower it we are keeping a close eye on her.

Last night I leaned her up against the coffee table. She held herself up there for quite a few minutes and looked very happy and proud. She babbled a lot and likes banging her hands on the glass (I didn't like that part so much, but she's not too strong.)

Kaylee isn't crawling but is finding herself on her belly or stomach more often after she's been sitting because she gets interested in something and then propels herself forward. She tries to crawl with her arms but isn't strong enough to go anywhere exept to pivot herself around her base point (her belly).

I talked to Kaylee's pediatrician about how she isn't eating and told her the whole story of all the things we've tried and our lack of success. The doctor said it sounded like Kaylee had a couple bad experiences choking or gagging that she must remember. She said the thing to do is water down her food and let her slurp it in. We are basically starting over. I tried this with some peaches over the weekend a couple times and was pleased that it went pretty well. I even saw her move her jaw around a little and didn't see too much of a "oh, that's nasty" face. If after the doctor gets back from vacation Kaylee still isn't eating food, she wants to do a swallow study on her to see if everything's functioning properly in her throat. Until then I'm going to work on getting her consistenly taking the watery solution and then if things are going well, to reduce the amount of water in the food. I need some relief from breastfeeding because her teeth hurt me quite a bit, but I still enjoy the ease and closeness of breastfeeding. It's a double-edged sword I guess.

We are very excited about our upcoming trip to PR this Friday. I did a bunch of Christmas shopping this past weekend. I still haven't gotten Kaylee a present so I have to look into what it will be. I was thinking of a doll with zippers and buttons on it or I saw a cute little monkey stuffed animal I think she would love.