Rhizome Postpartum Doula: Chelsea Dicksion

Ten months and you are no longer content sitting still (your brother either) and you’re always on the move. Crawling, standing, dancing. If anyone is eating anything you demand your own snacks. You have perfected the technique of coming to an edge and turning around so you can slide down safely (phew thankfully you’ve figured this one out). You can’t leave the cat alone, but you are realizing there is a gentle way of petting her. You have a new silly laugh that has appeared in the last couple weeks as though you have figured out the nuance of the sound Ha!. And it just so happened by accident that I put you in the same type of clothes as your brother wore on his 10 month birth day. #clementinelumineanothermontholder #10monthsold

Oh happy day nine month old little gem. You’ve been on the move for a bit over a month now and it’s fun to watch you attempt all kinds of exploration and mischief. You screech in delight and we are probably the loudest neighbors in the area. We adore you. #clementinelumineanothermontholder #ninemonthsold

You’re just about on the move and it’s delightfully frustrating to watch the day to day progression of the crawling phase. You are not there quite yet, but it’s coming. Keep moving. We can’t wait to see where you will take us. Sweet little gem 8 months has just begun. #clementinelumineanothermontholder #8monthsold

Your sweetness is shining brightly these days along with the frustration of not yet figuring out how to crawl. You sure let it be known when you want to be picked up. #thebrightestgeminmyuniverse @ University of California, Irvine