Team Cohen: February 2014

Friday, February 28, 2014

February 2014

After the excitement and chaos that we had in January, we all enjoyed peace and calmness in the great month of February. As with January, however, the most exciting part of this month was certainly the insane progress this 13-month-old made in her motor abilities!

She started the month scooting away, and she was just beginning to pull herself to stand. We got hard at work crawling up the stairs, building those leg muscles, which she can now do like a pro! She then got herself to hands and knees which then got herself pulling up to her knees on just about any object to reach higher plateaus. Gabi then had enough core strength to balance on her knees, able to use 2 hands to pull books and toys off shelves - way faster and more efficient than just 1 hand! She can now pull herself to stand on just about anything and can cruise across furniture, even when pieces aren't touching.

We are still working on her "exit strategy" which as of yet does not exist. Meaning, once Gabi is standing, she can't get herself down and therefore gets stuck and frustrated (especially when she stands up in the crib at the beginning of nap-time and can't lay herself back down). Our OT has recommended the use of an upside-down basket behind her to help her feel safe coming down which has started to work, and we're seeing a little more of attempted independent falls.

Gabi continues to grow cuter every single day. Her beautiful smile is contagious, and her laughter brightens up any room. She is QUITE the talker and babbler. Her favorite word now is "HI!" but will also wave and say "bye bye." She still loves "Uh Oh," and she is developing good use of sign language to communicate her needs and what she sees/understands.

First, some videos for your entertainment:

This was the beginning of her cruising. I hadn't seen her doing this even the day before!

This is what I call a 'Stair Master'!

How does your baby finish her breakfast?

Training for Gabi's first Passover with solid foods coming up in just a few months!

She's cute in the bath, and she KNOWS it!

Now that we're a big girl in the big bath tub, we needed more bath toys to play with!
Thanks to Aunt Syssa and Uncle Craig for coming to the rescue with their birthday present for Miss Princess.