Cute Things

Ever since Kambi's birthday, it seems that every day she becomes more of a little girl and less of a baby. She picked up on the gesture for "I don't know" and does it all the time. So cute. She babbles "dada dada dada" a lot, although I'm not sure if she knows what it means. Other than that, she doesn't say any real words. I try so hard to get her to say "Mama" but to no avail. I'm trying to teach her how to feed herself with a spoon. It's going to take some time. Sometimes she gets excited and flings the spoon around, thereby throwing food everywhere. It takes all of my patience to let her do this. I know with enough practice she will eventually get it.
I'm thinking that sometimes when I expect things from Kambi, the exact opposite happens. For example. I was so set on "teaching" her to sleep through the night by the time she was 3 months old (thanks to Babywise, but I'm not going to start on that) but she didn't actually do it until she was 6 months. Whereas other parents I talk to, who just go with the flow have babies that sleep just great at 3 months or earlier. Also, I've really wanted to encourage her to like books and reading (not so much TV) so we've bought tons of books, and I try so hard every day to read to her . But she will have none of it. For a long time she would just eat them, literally. She doesn't do that anymore really, but she WILL NOT sit and listen to a book no matter what I do. I don't even try and read it, just look at the pictures and talk about it, but she won't sit for even 10 seconds. It frustrates me to no end. I guess I just can't make her do or be who I want her to be, she will be who she is.
Anyway, she is super cute and is learning new things every day. I am so happy to be her mother! I would not trade it for anything in the world.