Sitting? Almost!

For the last month, we've been working really hard at getting Darbi to sit up by herself... hence the Bumbo purchase a few weeks ago. She's been doing alright at balancing herself while sitting on our laps but while on the floor, she tends to fall right over.. or last about a minute before she does. Today we had our Welcome Baby nurse come by and she started working with her. Darbi did so well and sat up with only a little help every few minutes!! She is such a show off. Since our nurse left this afternoon, Darbi ONLY wants to sit up! She gets so mad if I leave her laying down or even leaning on my tummy while sitting on my lap! She makes faces and grunts and reaches her arms out for someone to pull her up if she can't do it herself. I love how quick she learns these things! She's not using her arms to catch herself if she begins to fall so that is where she is lacking. She doesn't get how those work in lifting herself up. Tummy time is still dreadful...

It doesn't look like it but she's sitting up and away from the back of her chair. It was a bit hard to feed her tonight because she was so focused on sitting up. And finally, on Sunday night, she started to open her mouth in anticipation of a spoonful of rice cereal AND swallow almost all of it on the first try!! Yesterday I added a bit of mashed up banana and she LOVED IT. We tried that a while back but she was so against eating this way, she couldn't even tell. So. Bananas. That's the key..

AAAAANNDD.... I leave on Saturday for sunny, beautiful, 70-degree, love of my life PHOENIX. I can't wait. :D