On Monday, December 7
th, Kevin and I (especially me) decided to give Gabriella more independence without me picking her up. At that time, Gabriella was too heavy for me to lift her up whenever I needed to take her. My back was hurting with my belly growing big. I couldn't take it anymore. Kevin and I bought a new gate to install at the top of the stairs. After we finished installing the gate, I changed Gabby's crib into a daybed. I was a little nervous and wondered how she would do on her first time sleeping on the daybed on her early age of 19 months old. I put two nightlights in the hallway and left the door open a little. At night, I was trying to think positive and knew Gabriella would do fine overnight. That first time, she was successful!!! She slept through the night and never came out of the daybed. During the night, she often cried or called for daddy or mommy, and we came up to her. She never came out of the daybed: she waited for one of us to go to her room to check her out. Kevin and I were so proud of Gabriella and were amazed how she had learned things quickly for the first time! What a relief!
In addition, I often lifted her into her booster seat in the kitchen to eat. I wasn't sure if she was able to climb into booster to sit on her own. I told her to try it on her own, and she did it successfully! Whew.. I was again so proud of her. She was getting to be such a big girl! I was excited and didn't have to worry about my back aching from lifting her throughout the day.
YAY!
