Anna is 4 months old today! In one way it seems just like yesterday, in another it seems like she's been with us all along. 4 months ago today....what a day. And we were blessed with a baby girl. Our Anna. What a ride it's been these 4 months! Many laughs, some tears, lots of hugs and kisses. Feelings of joy, overwhelming love, utter frustration, uncertainties, wonderful surprises. A million feelings wrapped up in one tiny little girl.
Where do I start? Anna loves her Daddy. She ADORES Brent. Just adores him. Smiles at him more than anybody and he always gets the biggest smiles. She thinks he's just wonderful and they are best buds. She'll have Daddy wrapped around her finger. Heaven help me when she's a little older....Anna and Daddy will be getting into all sorts of fun trouble.
As for me.... Mommy and Anna. Is there any greater feeling? I'm her comfort and she thinks I'm okay, too. :o) I could look at her for hours and smell her little head all day. I have no greater joy than being with my daughter. She's perfect in my sight, in every way.
We started rice cereal this weekend! Quite the milestone for Miss Anna. She has her own little bowls and spoons. I got the spoons as a gift for my baby shower and back then I thought, oh it will be a long time before I'll need these. And now here we are already. My mom and Scott were here visiting this weekend, so they witnessed the first spoonful. Anna made the funniest face and she spit most of it right back out. The second day she did better and even seemed to almost enjoy it!
Anna has turned into quite a good napper during the day. Who knew? A few weeks ago she started sleeping better and she usually takes 3-4 naps during the day. Anywhere between an hour and 2 1/2 hours! Now sleeping at night, there's another story. We still get up about twice a night, which really isn't too bad and is much better than before. She wakes up hungry as a hippo and after she's full, she goes right back to bed. In the morning she wakes up happy and smiley. Now it's not all roses here....we do have our occasional difficulties, but we're doing very well overall!
Rattles, mobiles, books, and music. Anna's favorite things! She shakes a mean rattle when she wants to. She's reaching for toys now, which is so neat. She loves her mobiles, especially her musical sunshine. She likes to listen to and look at books and she seems to like "Brown Bear Brown Bear" best at the moment. She does love her black and white picture books, too. We play her lots of music during the day. She has a lullaby Beatles CD, which is super cool. Brent plays her Bob Dylan and sings to her, which of course she thinks is the best.
Anna has rolled over a couple of times from her belly to her back. She's not a huge fan of "tummy time". She mostly groans and grunts as she balances on her belly. Sometimes she looks like a sky diver, balanced on her belly with her legs and arms up off the ground. She prefers to be on her back where she can wiggle and kick her little legs. And she loves, loves her bouncy seat right now. Boy, she just kicks and bounces away.
Last time Anna was weighed she was 13 pounds 13 ounces. That was a couple of weeks ago and I'm sure she's gained since then. She seems to get bigger by the minute! She's not my little tiny baby anymore. We are into size 2 diapers and a few of her 3 month size clothes are getting a little snug. Her legs are quite chunky and very cute! She eats great and her reflux is so much better, hardly a problem at all anymore it seems.
The best sounds in the world are Anna's squeals and coo's. She always seems to have something to say. We're waiting for the first real laugh!
We just adore our little girl and have had such fun sharing her with our family and friends. How wonderful it is to see her with her grandparents. What a special relationship with her grandma's and grandpa's. And they think Anna is pretty special, too!
We'll keep the pictures and stories coming! We're looking forward to spring, so we can get out and about more. Think of stroller rides and the first time in the grass!
Hope everyone is happy and well. I think of everyone so often and miss those who are far away.
Let's hope it won't take me too long before the next blog. But with baby, baby laundry, baby cereal, baby toys....you never know!
Love ~ Laura
