I think its funny that when pregnant we count time in weeks and up until 3 months old we continue to count in weeks. Its 3 months we stop counting weeks right? We don't say my babies are 26 weeks when they're 6 months. Ha! Its crazy how fast time is flying by. Gabby's personality is really starting to blossom. Thinks she likes: mom, nursing, being held, going on walks, getting her diaper changed, and she's starting to like being swaddled again.
Thinks she dislikes: pacifiers any and all kinds, swings, being swaddled (kinda), being alone and pacifiers. Ha!
Gwyn's personality has been budding as well. When I picked her up from school on Friday her teacher told me that she had to put her in "time out" to do her school work because she wouldn't stop interrupting her classmates who where trying to work. She said she also wouldn't stop singing. Mrs. Brann said, "You know how much she loves to entertain..." This solidified it for me. She's MY daughter. She's mini me. We're in for it. This won't be easy. I'm not sure how my mom dealt with my energy. One thing I know is that Gwyn needs sleep. Like 12 hours a night plus a nap still. Again, she may not look like me but that's my personality to a "T". (Honestly I still like 10+ hours of sleep). We are working on showering her with the love and attention she craves and focusing on all the positive things she's doing. Its so easy to point out the things that she needs to work on or what she did wrong. I think that focusing so much in the things she needs to work on feeds her need for attention but in a negative light. For instance I wanted to tell Nathan about the school incident while we were driving in the car, with her, and get his parental take on her behavior. Instead I waited until we were alone without her. This way she's not getting attention for doing something naughty. Instead we talked about how we both could do a better job at providing her with positive feedback for the good behavior choices she makes rather than constantly tell her how she needs to improve. Oh the life!
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