i've been worried about amani's development. she's been on the relaxed side a lot. not moving much, not making much noise, other than her cries. not looking very active. i keep looking back at amira's pictures and going...why is amani not doing this, they're the same age. i dont take it too seriously and dont dwell on them much but at the back of my mind, i keep asking...why?
then she turned six months. and she held her head up. and she pushes her head back while being carried. and she's sitting on a high chair. and she entertains herself in the jumperoo. and she raises her chest and elbow when she's on her tummy. her feet are slowly pushing when she's on her tummy. and she mumbles a lot. and her hair grew. and i cry tears of joy. thank you baby. its like all the 6 months developments happened in just one week.
amani's started on solids a week before she turned 6 months. she's been looking at us eat. and opens her mouth when we feed ourselves. so we thought...ok, maybe she's ready. so we gave her carrot puree. she loves it, she gobbled down a bowl full and was asleep within 10 minutes. i monitored her the next couple of days. she was eating find (a bowl a day in the evening) but she wasn't passing motion. so i held off her food and gave her diluted milk for a couple of days and she was back to normal.
then i gave her smaller portion of 2 bowls a day and continued her milk for the next couple of days and she loves that the best. she would eat late in the morning and late in the evening and have 2 bottles in between and 1 full bottle at night.
amani's a bit behind on her immunisation as her pediatrician's on leave so i dont know how much she weighs currently. but i know she's getting more lean and less chubby, which is wonderful to see.
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