Quinn has been making some good progress in the last few weeks. She has started walking more and more, and a lot of it she is initiating herself now. By that I mean, about a week or so ago, if we stood her up a few steps away from, say the couch, she'd take some steps to get there. But now she will let go of the couch and walk toward something (or someone else). I think it will only be a matter of time before she is walking like a pro and I begin to wonder why I was looking forward to this as I chase her around :)
Her eating hasn't made as good of strides. Don't get me wrong, she is eating a good amount of food and I'm really thinking that she will be ON the chart at 18 months (in December) when it comes to her weight. However, when she drinks out of her sippy cup, she still "dribbles" a lot. Anytime we try to give her a different cup (with a non-soft spout) she is not having it! I'm trying (as suggested by our developmental specialist) to try to giver her a different cup once a day and not to be overly pushy about it. At daycare, she is picking up quite a bit of her food to eat, but she isn't really doing that at home. It is partly our fault as most of the food I've been making lately hasn't exactly been finger food (potato soup anyone?). This Friday, the specialist is coming to our house to help so she can see how she is in this environment and give us suggestions, so wish us luck!
As another update which is sort of a random aside, I have finally broken down and bought her some hair clips. Her hair wants to go straight into her eyes (even when I part her hair, it makes its way back to her forehead (and thus over her eyes!).
So glad she is doing well! I hear you about chasing them once they are walking ;) A currently does not want to eat anything that is not finger food. He was doing good with a spoon for a while, but he is so picky sometimes, lol.
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