Pasg Hapus - Happy Easter No Theia did not make the bonnet but many children around the world would have made an Easter Bonnet. Theia is teething at the moment so everything she picks up gets put in her mouth. It does look painful as she contorts her body when the pain comes. As adults we do not suffer the same pain threshold. Little is known of that pain during teething. It could be excruciating but they have no way of telling us other than crying. We use a teether which can be placed in the fridge to cool the gel inside.We have never used any of the oral gels or creams because we know how sensitive their digestive systems are at this stage. Theia is being breast fed and will continue to do so until the time is right. All our children have been breast fed and they have never really suffered any chronic illnesses or complaints of the skin, etc. Theia was a large baby at birth weighing 9lb 7ozs. It was a difficult labour for Angharad. When Theia arrived she was alert and all the children were there to greet her. The last 6 months has flown by and I should have documented her progress. I did take some pictures and I will try and enter the memories in subsequent posts. The aim of this blog is to provide a running record of her development but also for Theia to look back on as an early life diary. Developmental milestones at this stage are that Theia is sitting up on her own but is slightly wobbly. She has said her first words and she is already playing games like peek a boo. Theia communicates with us by shouting out when we are not near especially if she has a dirty nappy. Theia has bonded with the other children and will go to all of them for long periods and play. Her sleep patterns are good only waking now and then for a feed or if the teething is an issue. Her first teeth are about to come through. Theia has already shown an interest in what is on the computer screen. She also has a little pad she can press to get songs and stories and she has begin to press those pads. She has a playmat with some rails above. We attached some items to the rails and one of them made a sound when it was moved. We noticed that Theia positioned herself so that her feet were on the rails. She would then kick the rails with her feet to get the sounds. We moved her to see if she would reposition herself and she did. Theia is beginning to crawl now. She can roll over a couple of times. Interestingly her first movements were on her back. She would move along the floor on her back. She is also holding out her arms when you go to pick her up. Theia is also beginning to eat solids. She is being weaned on organic fruit porridge. That is it for now. I will upload the previous 6 months photos to slideshow. Many thanks for stopping by.