Still no crawling!

Well, since my last post, Lynsey has not started crawling. She gets up on all fours on her own without a problem, but she doesn't know what to do when she's there - she either flops onto her tummy soon after, or she starts crying. I know I might regret saying this, but I want her to start crawling! Right now she needs to be constantly entertained! She wants to stand by everything, but she can't stand on her own. She wants to walk everywhere, but she can't walk on her own, either (obviously). I'm hoping that once she learns how to crawl, she will be able to get where she wants to go and while I will have to constantly supervise, at least she will have that little bit of independence. I'm just imagining my post after she does crawl and how I will probably eat my words haha!

In general, she is a good baby right now (as long as we are on top of entertaining her). Her sleeping has been better, but it's not too bad - she gets up on average once a night needing her soother and a flip back onto her back. Naps are not as long as they should be, but she just goes through phases where she does well, and then phases where she doesn't do as well. I stopped breastfeeding completely this week. On Monday morning I tried to feed her, but she just kept turning her head. I even went downstairs and tried to feed her on the couch, but still no go. So, I gave her a bottle and she drained it. I guess I know now how babies wean themselves. I`m glad it was gradual, because I`m not as sad this way. I`m ready for her to be weaned, although I will miss the convenience of the early morning breastfeeding (so lazy I am!). I`ve tried giving her some different textures of food in the last week, and she is getting used to them - at first, she hated the chunky texture but she is starting to chew and swallow so I guess it just takes time! Another fun thing is that she perfected her “dada”s just in time for Father’s Day:). She was saying it all weekend! The only time she says “mama” is when she`s crying - I think it might just be a coincidence . . .

She absolutely loves being outside so we are enjoying the warm weather right now. I put her in a baby swing for the first time this week and she loved it! Of course I didn`t have my camera with me, but I`ll get a picture soon. She is so cute swinging away:)!