Sitting! And Other Milestones.

Baby Caroline has been racking up the milestones this week. She is starting to sit unassisted (though wobbly, with mom hovering) for a few minutes at a time before she loses her balance and falls over. She started eatiing her first veggie, squash, which brings her solid food repertoire up to 3 items (rice cereal, oatmeal, and squash). She seems to enjoy the squash, and eats it right up, along with a bowl of oatmeal, every night at dinner this week. This I think has led to her third milestone, SLEEPING THROUGH THE NIGHT! Three nights in a row, now. Also tonight I let her cry herself to sleep, which was stressful but only lasted about 20 minutes before she fell asleep. Hopefully her new sleeping-through-the-night routine will develop into a nice habit, and she'll start putting herself to sleep without all the drama. The helmet (here pictured without it, during her one-hour daily break) seems to be working out fine. Already her head seems a little more symmetrical in the back to me, though her flat spot is still pretty pronounced. We go back for a follow-up next week.

Although she doesn't know it yet, Caroline will have her first trip to the pool tomorrow!