August 15, 2004

Not our little baby sister anymore

Asia is growing. A few people who hadn't seen her in a few weeks didn't even recognize her. She's walking, talking. Her hair is getting longer and curly. A lot has happened in the past month. For a few days, she discovered biting. I felt so bad for Zach. She bit him something like three times in one day. And left marks. She didn't bite me. It was such a surprise to see her biting her big brother. And it wasn't a happy chomp. It usually happened when the two were fighting over something. Then you'd see Asia's teeth go for whatever was nearby. She got Zach in the chest and in the legs. But luckily, that only lasted a few days. I think she got the message that biting wasn't a good thing.
Asia also can't figure out if she wants to sleep in her crib or in a regular bed. A little over a month ago, she'd cry bloody murder and throw up if you put her in her crib. I think she associated it with this one day where I had to wake her up from a nap to go to the doctor for a checkup. She got 2 shots that day and had her finger poked for an anemia/blood count test. After that, no crib. I put her in a regular bed with a safety railing. But lately, she would wake up whenever she rolled into the wall or the safety railing. And a few times, she actually fell out because the railing doesn't reach the entire length of the bed. So I put her in a crib a few times and she would fall asleep.