"This little piggy went to the market" and other short stories

On Saturday Laneah discovered her feet. It was really funny because she was sitting on Jason's lap and she looked down and you could see from the expression on her face that she realized for the first time that she had feet. She started talking to them right away and pulled her socks off, played with her feet, and of course, sucked on them:)


She is battling her first cold right now, but it has been a very mild cold and she has been doing great. I took this video on Saturday. She loves when people sing to her, but she thinks it's really funny when you change all the words to a Doo or Duh type sound. This is her daddy singing to her and she has a couple cute laughs. Unfortunately I only caught the end of it so she isn't laughing as much as she was in the beginning, but it is still really cute.



I can't believe that I am going to be 27 on Wednesday. It sounds so old, but I don't feel old. And it doesn't help that Jason is always teasing me that I am older than him (a whole month and a half!) Anyway, it feels that each year goes by faster and faster. Does it seem that way to you? Oh well, what can you do but have fun? I am getting a massage at Roberts Andrew Salon and I am really looking forward to it. I want to try a Hot Stone massage, but it is more expensive and I want to hear from someone if it is worth the extra 20 bucks. Let me know if you or anyone you know has had one. But what I am really excited most for my first Mother's Day. The past three mother days were awful and I refused to go to church because it was so hard to see all those families, but this year is my year!!Yeah:) I feel so blessed to have such a sweet wonderful baby to cuddle with on Mother's Day.

Ouch!

Laneah had her 4 month check up yesterday. She weighs 14 lbs, 3 oz (60%) and is 25 1/4 inches long (75%). The doctor was impressed with how advanced she is and said that she was very healthy. Then she had to get 5 vaccinations: 1 oral, and 4 injections:( She did really good with the first two and she stopped crying when the nurse put on the band aids, but then the nurse gave her two more shots and I couldn't get her to stop crying until we came home. Poor baby! She is doing good though. She has a slight fever today and is more tired than normal but overall she is a trooper!

So each day it seems that she is making a new sound and she is non stop babbling now; I love it! The weirdest thing is that she is a t.v. junkie! I am not kidding, she is just like her father! If the t.v. is on, it doesn't matter what toys are around, her eyes are glued to the t.v.! She does love the Baby Einsteins dvds too, especially Baby Mozart. She is finally learning how to sleep on her tummy again. When she started rolling from her back to her tummy, we didn't sleep for over a week because she kept rolling onto her tummy and then would wake herself up every 5-10 minutes. It was awful, but she is sleeping much better now. I can't believe how fast she is growing and she continues to change each day!

Here are some pictures of her before her doctor's appointment yesterday. It has been really hot here so I have been able to put those cute summer outfits on her.

Flowers, flowers and more flowers

We have been trying to get Laneah used to being outdoors. She really likes flowers. We let her play with the tulips on in our front yard and she ripped one off and tried to eat it!








We put a pretty little flower behind her ear and she looked so cute.

Sounds and Laughs

Laneah laughs out loud all of the time now. The trouble is getting it on camera. She doesn't like the camera and every time she sees it, she immediately stops smiling or laughing and gets a serious look on her face. I swear that she can sense the camera because even when I hide it from her view, she knows! Anyway, her are a couple of videos of her smiling, laughing and babbling. The first video shows her rolling over from her back to her tummy and then she makes some sounds. Sorry it is a little shaky.

The only mullet I have ever liked

So my daughter has a mullet. I knew it was bad when Jason came home from work the other day and said "wow, look at her mullet... do you think we should cut it"? Her mullet is where her baby hair didn't fall out and it is darker and thicker than the rest and is right at the base of her neck. The rest of her hair is lighter and very sparse:) It is so funny I had to post some pics. And no, I am not going to cut it.

So in other news, Laneah rolled over from her back to her tummy for the first time today! And she did it twice. She is such a strong baby! She is really starting to like new things and anything that you wouldn't think was interesting is interesting to her. She loves, and I mean loves, water bottles. We drink Deer Park water and she gets so excited when she sees it. She coos and kicks her feet and smiles. It is hilarious. Jason often teases me and asks why I even buy her toys when she is so fascinated by items like water bottles. What a funny little girl we have.

Laneah with the Cherry blossom trees

It has been gorgeous weather here the past couple of days. I have been so excited for the warm weather so that I could go on long walks. And wouldn't you know it, Laneah doesn't like her stroller and she doesn't like being outside! But the weather was so nice so we took her for a walk in her bjorn carrier and she did better in that than her stroller. Still she wasn't happy to be outside or held next to a tree, but I love the cherry blossom trees and wanted a couple of photos of her with the trees while they were in bloom.

3 months!

I can't believe that Laneah is three months old already. She is so sweet and so much fun! She loves to smile all of the time now at people and at toys. She is starting to remember things and when she sees her favorite toys she gets really excited. She can track with her eyes really well. She likes to sit up and can do pretty well on her own if she is in a chair or on the couch. She loves to stand with our help and can stand for almost 10 minutes without a break. She makes lots of cooing sounds and likes to move her mouth around like she is talking. Her hair is starting to grow in (and up!) and she still has a little mullet in the back. But her bald spot on the back of her head is finally starting to fill in. She loves when I sing to her and her favorite songs are Twinkle, Twinkle; You are My Sunshine; and Old McDonald. She loves her daddy and they take long naps together and of course, watch lots of sports together:) She is just starting to get really chubby and it is so cute. Well enough of my ranting about how adorable my little girl is. I just can't get enough of her. She is perfect!

(We were just able to set a sealing date and we are really excited! We can't wait until everything is official! )

Laneah Rolling Over

Laneah first rolled over from her tummy to her back at 7 weeks, which is really early. Here is a video clip of her rolling over. It is really cute when she does it, but almost impossible to have any tummy time, because she immediately rolls over onto her back:)

Easter

Little Angel

At Laneah's baby shower, someone gave us this angel outfit. While my mom was here we decided to dress her up in the outfit and take some pictures. They turned out really cute so I thought that I would post a few.