Ahh, Destiny's Child.. I bet you independent ladies still laugh at your moms' jokes. That must be nice for them. Guess who recently decided that she's too cool for Mom? Honestly, I do some ridiculous crap to make my daughter laugh. And I don't expect her to always think it's hilarious when I pop in and out of her line of vision with exaggerated facial expressions, reciting excerpts from Go Dog. Go!, but come on! You are 5 months old, Piper! Is that the new 13? Lately, she's such a tough crowd- far too clever for repeat jokes. What was funny today will not be funny tomorrow. Tomorrow, the "boom boom boom" dance will be lucky to induce a glance in my general direction. This afternoon, Piper was straight-up embarrassed of (and for) me. My exact words to Adrian were, "Piper's being weird today. I think she hates me." Then bathtime happened, and we were on the same team again- Team Big Splash! It's pretty exclusive. There are songs... many songs.
Moving on.. so Piper turned 5 months on February 13th! It's pretty amazing how much she's developed in the past month. I want to beam back to the pediatrician's office at her 4-month appointment and tell myself that everything's going to be fine. I had so many questions that seemed to answer themselves in the past few weeks. Yes, Piper will get back on a regular pooping schedule. Yes, Piper will be rolling and flipping around like a wee ninja.Yes, Piper will be fine if she rolls over whilst sleeping. No, Piper probably won't match up to the zillions of baby articles and charts and graphs that people make, because she is a person and has to learn and experience the world on her own terms. Her OWN terms. Miss Independent Woman prefers to hold the book herself, thank you very much, and then taste it. Hey, we all have to find out what books taste like at some point.
She is also discovering crawl-ready-positions: butt in the air, legs pushing out, aaaand face-plant. Ok, pick face up, lift head high, push upper body up, aaaaand Piper Yoga! Yea, we're working on coordinating upper and lower body- both are incredibly strong, individually. Until then, it's lots of Downward-Facing Dog, and such. On the jibberish front, Piper's pretty chatty. She understands some basics, like her name, and "hello", and she knows when I say "1...2...", something is going to happen on "3" (like her shirt goes over her head, etc). And she still says "Mum Mum", and it's absolutely sweet as pie. Lots of spit-generating fart noises, too.
Tooth Watch 2012: Nothing Yet!
