another appointment, bumps & bruises, cruisin'

well, we thought a 1/2 pound + weight gain was good.  then the dr's office called and asked us to keep a food diary to make sure c's getting enough calories.  we did.  the girl eats almost a pound of food and nurses 6 times everyday --- well within the recommended intake for a baby her age.  she looks and acts healthy, but she's not where their magic charts say she should be so they're driving us crazy!  so for now, they suggested more meat & starch.  they want us to have her checked again in about a month, so we'll see where she's at when she's 1 year old ('cause that's only 1.5 months away).

c's now proficient in pulling herself up to standing.  she simply needs improvement in getting back down.  so far she only knows how to get back down by falling, which she has not been doing very gracefully.  she got her 1st bruise during one of her many falls on friday.  she also bumped the side of her crib hard enough to get a bloody nose friday night.  she was not pleased.  she learned to not let go of the side of the crib... meaning we get to go lay her back down when she stands up 'cause she hasn't figured out how to sleep standing up!

she's slowly figuring out how to "cruise" from her activity table to the coffee table.  nothing is safe or out of reach, but thankfully she does understand "no."  constant vigilance is now required.

off to ne next weekend for a very dear friend's wedding.  we're looking forward to great fellowship and hoping c will get some sleep so that she'll be more fun to show off.