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Yup, been awhile again since our last post and sooooo many changes with the Lilibug in the last few months. She is crawling around, and bum scooting everywhere! Of course, she is into everything and wants to constantly stand up holding the coffee table. This is great fun, but a lot of work for the Mama Bug watching the Little Bug and making sure she is safe and not acquiring to many bumps and bruises.

To update, the Little Bug crawled, or rather bum scooted (she scoots on the floor with one leg under her bum....it is to cute) around 7 1/2 months, now at 9 months she will crawl normally and when she comes to a place she wants to examine closely she will stick her leg under her bum quickly and sit up on her foot. She is an efficient little thing! Within the last few weeks she is now pulling herself up on the living room furniture and walking around it. Walking Mama Bug says! She also babbles Mom, Mom, Mom, and Dad, Dad, Dad....it is so adorable, AND she waves bye-bye with her little adorable hand in the air! We are in love with our Little Bug! So many new motor skills she has mastered, and every day both Mama Bug and Daddy Bug notice new changes and developments.

As for eating, she prefers the breast and it sure has been hard to get her to eat solids, although she loves yogurt, pears, and O's. It's a start, but she is a mommy's girl, and of course the Mama Bug loves the closeness! Still no teeth but they are going to break through the gums any day now, however, the bug family has been saying she is teething since she was three months old. Some day they really will break through, honest!

Sleeping and naps have been a struggle for the bug family. After a visit to Nana's in So-Cal where Mama Bug was so afraid the Little Bug would fall out of the giant bed the family was sleeping in, the Little Bug fell out of the family bed the first night at home. A loud thud was heard by Mama Bug, Daddy Bug, and Opa Bug visiting from Germany, as Lilibug let out a huge cry. Mama Bug found Lilibug on the floor in the crawl position (she barely even had a bruise on her head.....thankfully she was only scared), so the next day Lilibug was transition to the crib for the first shift of her sleep schedule at night. It began a horrendous two week deal of constant crying for our Little Bug, she hated the crib. Almost a month later she has got used to the idea of the crib, but she still needs lots of emotional support and tactile touch before she drifts off to never-never land. As for naps, we are still working on it.......she is a tough one on getting on a schedule.

The Bug family just returned from a mini-vacation up the Northern California in Mendocino County in Gualala. We rented a cabin with a goregous sea view, had a fireplace, and use of a hot-tub. It was a beautiful little getaway, where Liliana had free reign throughout the cabin. She spotted wild turkeys, and deer as we walked around the meadow where the cabin was located. The coast drive itself was just magiestic, the well-rested family returned this afternoon thankful for the beautiful weather. The Little Bug also took a two-hour nap the first day away....what a little lovely!!!! A true vacation for the Bug Family, lots of rest, good food, and goregous views. Pictures soon to follow!!!

Thanks Melanie for kicking Mama Bug into action......more updates to come and lots of PICTURES!!!

Lastly, Mama Bug wants to welcome Jordan to this plane of existence. Maggie and Chris had their baby on Sunday night, he is a little cutie pie!! Our first friends in the bay area who also have a child. Lilibug now will have a playmate, although, right now he just sleeps and eats, oh and poops. May be in another few months he will be a little more ready to play! :)