4 Months!!

This week we celebrated 4 months of baby girl!

It's amazing how quickly the time is flying by.

Baby girl, we cannot believe you have already reached 4 months old.

You have easily become our missing piece.

Your cheerful spirit brightens each and every day.

Thank you for your happy smile and your willingness to learn all day long.

You continue to be attentive and wide eyed.

Constantly paying attention to your Mama and Dad.

In the past month you have:

-continued to be a great sleeper. You go to bed around 8:30 pm and wake up a bit before 7:00 am.

-continued to wake up and keep yourself company for 15-30 minutes. Still talking to yourself, your hands, mobile and now your feet.

-found your feet. They are your toys that are always there and you always find comfort in holding your feet.

-continued to eat 6 times a day, but have slowly moved from every 3 hours to now every 3 to 4 hours.

-finally started to nap on a consistent basis. You are the happiest when you get three nice long 2 hour naps and one smaller nap. Your evenings are more fussy when this does not happen.

-still not napped well while running errands....just way too much to watch and pay attention to.

-started flipping onto your front and also from your front to your back. You now do this while sleeping too.

-continued to be comfortable with all family and friends who hold you.

-continued to flirt and smile when family, friends and strangers say hi to you.

-started to grab mama's hair, most likely because you like to have something in your hands for the majority of your wake time.

-continued to suck of your hands and fingers. You still prefer this over a paci.

At 4 months you weigh 11 lbs 6 oz.

Oh, and your drool is beautiful Annabelle. We just love every single bit of you. Thank you for being our joy. Thank you for your hugs, cuddles and smiles.

Graduation Time

Congrats Auntie Jenna!

We all had such a great time this weekend celebrating Auntie Jenna graduating from the University of California, Irvine.

Annabelle did better than expected with all of the busy happenings of the day.

Of course, with all of the action, Annabelle was way too excited to enjoy any proper naps. Thankfully though she exceeded our expectations on her fussy scale, most likely due to her loving Nana Carol who gave some good cuddle rest time during dinner.

Jenna we are all so proud of you and all of your accomplishments.

We wish you a fantastic time in Washington DC this summer.

3 Months

Celebrating 3 months of baby girl!

Last week we celebrated Annabelle and her 3 months of being with us in this world.

A month of new adventures while watching this precious baby girl develop into a person.

She surprises us more and more each day with her sounds and smiles.

Best part of the day is her first 30 minutes awake in the morning. She spends this time talking to her mobile, hands and blanket. We listen to her laugh and snort while keeping herself happy and cozy in her crib.

Walking in her room to say good morning is also the biggest smile we get all day.

Her realization that it's Mom or Dad is priceless and her joy can keep us happy all day long.

In this past month, Annabelle, you have:

-continued to be a great sleeper since you go to bed around 9:30 and wake up around 7:00. Some days you will wake up around 4:00 am and talk or whine for a bit before falling back asleep. This normally means that the next day is long for mama because she has been unable to go back to bed when you do this.

-progressed to 6 feedings a day: 7, 10, 1, 4, 7, and 9 (the approximate times you eat at each day)

-have become a much more efficient eater. Now you normally take 25 minutes to eat instead of the previous 45 minutes.

-outgrown most of your newborn sized clothing, though there are still some shirts and pants that fit better in the newborn size than 3 month size

-finally learned how to take good naps. You have started to take a 2 hour nap after you eat at 10am. This is only if you are in your crib. If we run errands you still only nap 30 minutes.

-still not been a huge fan of spending time on your tummy, but you love love love sitting up while supported and watching life from this position. Your neck can keep your head straight while sitting up now too.

-learned your high pitch squeal. Normally this comes when you are happy but this also pops out if your fussy times get real bad.

-just started to reach for things. First was Sophie, then Dad's nose and bottom lip. Now you reach and grab for everything with your right hand.

-finally started to pay attention to Ben, the cat. Don't worry though he still mostly ignores you unless you are crying then he makes sure the whole house knows you are crying.

-made your first long car trip, first stay in a hotel, and first lengthy time away from mama all in the same weekend. Uncle JJ married his beautiful wife Marie and of course we couldn't go on a trip without you baby girl.

-At 3 months old, you weighed 10 lbs 5 oz

Baby girl, we cannot imagine how lives without you. Your sweet demeanour and happy smiles can pull us out of any exhaustion or low day. Your energy level is higher than I imagined. You move and kick your arms and legs all day and even in your sleep your spin and move all over your crib. I love that you are entertained by simple shadows and watching outside from the window. If there is any action around you then you are wide awake and not missing a thing.

We love you so much baby girl and each day we love you so much more.