…and we’ve got a crawling, cruising, teeth-cutting spunky lil’ gal! Actually, the teeth cutting is quite new, having started just a couple of days ago. It’s one tooth, on her bottom gum, that feels like it’s coming in, although we can’t really see it. Nina doesn’t seem to be bothered by it, although she’s often feeling the gum with her tongue, which makes her look very cute.

Nina moves constantly. It’s amazing how she can just go and go and go. She follows us around the house on all fours, and then pulls herself to standing on just about everything. She apparently has no fear of falling. Over and over and over she tries, and gradually her balance and coordination is improving. She’s a very headstrong little girl — in more ways than one. She has recently taken to banging her head against the crib in anger when she doesn’t want to go down for a nap, resulting in a few bruises. I discovered this one day when I hid under the covers of our bed to watch her try to put herself to sleep. It was rather shocking, but Nina’s doctor says it’s nothing to worry about. We just have to ignore it, and help her lie down when she’s standing up in the crib, and eventually she’ll stop. Nina is already showing us her strong will. She’s going to be a very feisty little lass, I suspect.

And, she’s sleeping clean through the night! John and I, meanwhile, are not. The slightest peep or rustle from the vicinity of Nina’s crib, and we wake up. I suppose we will outgrow this.

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