Sleep and sleep patterns

Not much has changed for Alyssa over the pass few months. She was still sleeping relatively well. She started to learn to paddle on her tummy when we were in our trip to visit grandma in Asia. When we got back home she continued to progress. The progress was slow compared to other children and it seemed to have worried the nurse at the health clinic. To be honest it worried me a little but then I thought over on what other parents have been saying about their kids, it calmed me down a little. A week after that incident she started to crawl on her own although very clumsily.

Today 23rd July, she has caught up with most of her milestones. She started dancing a week ago and we manage to catch that on video! Then she started to wave goodbye, show hand signals if she doesn't want her food anymore, bobbing her head for approval and shaking it for disapproval. She also responds to claps on television. For example when the Ellen DeGeneres Show starts and audience are clapping, she'll join in the fun and turns to smile at me for approval or praise :). It's quite refreshing to see how she's growing and am thankful for such a sweet girl (although she can be quite a handful every now and then, what baby isn't? ;-)).

Alyssa still enjoys her naps although it's getting less each day but they can range from 0-3 times a day and each could last from 30 mins -3 hours even! She sleeps well in the night if it's not too hot or too cold. She does wake up and yelp if she is out of the blankey and wants to be covered. It happens once in a while so it's not such a biggy.