Happy Thanksgiving

I hope everyone had a happy Thanksgiving. On Thanksgiving day we went to see Gammy and Pappies awesome new house (they officially moved in today) and then went to GG's for turkey dinner with Mommy's family. Then on Friday we had a fondue party at our house with Daddy's family. Here's a video of Krystiana and I playing together:



On this Thanksgiving, I am thankful for...

• Daddy for always making me laugh and smile


• Mommy for feeding me and comforting me all hours of the day (and night)


• Lots of family to love me and play with me


• Mama kitty for choosing our house to have her kittens so we can watch them snuggle and play on the front porch


• Malorie the Monkey for going everywhere with me and entertaining me


• Mr. Lion and Ms. Giraffe that talk to me and play with me on my jungle gym

I Rolled Over!

I did it, I rolled over this morning from my back to my tummy. I was practicing in my crib this morning at 4am and then during my morning play time I pulled it all together. I was playing on my gym mat and wanted to play with the crinkly paper and rings, so I rolled onto my side to reach them and then I just kept going all the way to my tummy. Mommy didn't catch it on video, but she did get an after picture:


Unfortunately I couldn't figure out how to roll back over and I hate being on my tummy so I had to cry for mommy to help. I've been practicing and know that I have to throw my arm, but it's hard to get that initial push. I'll keep trying and have it soon. Then I'll never have to do tummy time again!!

4 Months Old

I'm 4 months old today and this month has been all about learning to use my hands. At the beginning of the month, I still kept my hands mostly in fists and batted at toys. Then I started grabbing things that were close to my hands like my blanket during naptime and my onesie while my diaper was being changed. Then one day while I was playing on my gym mat, I was batting at the giraffe and figured out that if I opened my hands up, I could actually grab his legs! I tried pulling the leg down to my mouth but it was attached to the bar too far away. Since then I've learned how to grab objects that are handed to me, reach for toys laying around me, put all of them in my mouth, and move objects from one hand to the other (especially if it's in my left hand, I try to move it to the right one). And most importantly I figured out how to get that thumb in my mouth, yippee!!

I've also been getting much stronger this month and even though I hate tummy time, I finally did it enough that I can prop up on my arms and hold my head up to look around. I just figured this one out the last couple times and it makes tummy time so much more enjoyable. I haven't quite figured out the rolling over thing yet. I can do it if mommy and daddy start the roll for me, but otherwise I'm usually content to just stay where I'm at.

I played with lots of friends this month. Krystiana and I play together 2 or 3 times a month. Mommy also started monthly play dates with Kaila Lewis and her mommy Sarah. And mommy found Ali that she took water aerobics with when I was in her belly and we met her baby Jack. I love hanging out with mommy, but it's nice to meet other babies and their mommies sometimes.

My sleep has also gotten much better this month. I sleep for 12-13 hours at night, waking up just once or sometimes twice to eat. I take all of my naps in my crib now and daddy was able to pack up the swing. Now there's room for more toys in the living room!

Oh, and I almost forgot we got some new pets this month. A stray cat had kittens in our front yard. They are so cute and their big enough now to come out and play. I grabbed one's tail the other day. Mommy and daddy are still trying to decide if we get to keep one or not. There's 4 and one goes to Krystiana's house and 2 go to Gammy and Pappie's. I tried the "Krystiana's parents let her have a kitty" line but I don't know if it's working yet.

Here's pictures from this month:


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4 Month Appointment and Happy Birthday to Gammy!

Yesterday (11/5) was my 4 month doctor appointment and Gammy's birthday. In the morning we went to my doctor appointment and I was showing off for the doctor. I was talking and smiling the whole time and showed her how good I am at playing with my rattle. She said I was a beautiful and healthy little girl. Here's my measurements on the growth charts:


The doctor was impressed with my hand control and socializing. She said that my ability to transfer a toy from one hand to the other and the way I socialize (noticing strangers and looking to mommy and daddy for reassurance) are typical of 6 month old babies. She said that we need to work on my naps during the day, I should be staying awake for longer periods and taking longer naps rather than my current 1 hour awake, 1 hour asleep all day long. She wasn't worried that I haven't rolled over yet, she said that babies used to roll over by 4 months but that's when they slept on their tummies and used those muscles all the time; now babies roll over a lot later.

I had to get the same shots as my 2 month appointment, but it wasn't so bad. I whined a little bit right when the nurse poked me, but daddy quickly cheered me up. I felt pretty normal for the rest of the day, but I did sleep a lot that night. I slept from 7pm-10:30am, only waking up once to eat at 6:30am. Oh and in case you were wondering, I decided to be nice and kept everything in my diaper this time. Here's a picture of me waiting for the doc:


After my doctor's appointment, daddy went to work and mommy and I went to lunch and shopping with Gammy and GG. I was really good all day and spent most of the time entertaining everyone. I sat in my stroller and smiled and squealed, shopping was just so much fun! We went to the mall and looked for some new skinny clothes for Gammy because she's doing so good on her diet that her clothes are all baggy. I have one hot Gammy! =) Mommy doesn't have any pictures on her camera from lunch, so she'll have to get one from Gammy and post it later.

Happy Birthday Gammy!

Happy Halloween

Wednesday was my first Halloween and I got to dress up like a pretty, pretty princess. We went trick-or-treating at GG and Grandpa Grant's and Gammy and Pappies. That's all I could take because there was so much driving in between. I slept on the way home, but don't worry I guarded my candy the whole time. I know mommy was eying it.

The weekend before Halloween we also went to a pumpkin patch and got some cute pictures with cousin Krystiana. I can't wait until next year when I'm big enough to carve a pumpkin and eat some candy!



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