Fifteen Weeks Old

It has been quite a momentous week around here.


My biggest news first: I have now learned to turn over from being on my belly to my back.  Mommy and daddy put me in my play-yard/bassinet on Thursday night and then watched as I lifted myself up and turned half-way over to look at the mobile over my head.  I didn't quite make the full turn as the siding of the play-yard got in my way.  But,  you should have seen the smiles on my mommy's and daddy's faces -- I love making them smile. :)
Then, on Friday, our friend, Ina Lee (no relation, but I still call her auntie Ina) came to visit mommy.  Well, mommy put me on my tummy on their bed, and I flipped all the way over to my back.  Of course, she spent the next 10 minutes with the camera and couldn't get me to do it again.  
Other exciting happenings this week: 
  * I'm beginning to drool a lot and mommy and daddy are wondering if this is the beginning of me teething - again, I have no  clue what they are talking about, but I am sure they will let me know when it happens. 
  * I had a great deal of fun on Wednesday at mommy's Bible Study group.  I took a long nap in their pack-n-play and then enjoyed visiting with the ladies for a while. 
  * I got to meet one of mommy's friends from Georgia, Neil Barley, who flew in to Chicago to attend a wedding with his wife.  Although I threw quite the fit on the way to the airport (mommy is wondering why I seem to dislike my car seat so much), I did finally calm down and took a short nap on our way to lunch. 


Please continue to pray for my mommy - she continues to wake up too early in the night (most days it has been 3:30am this week) and cannot go back to sleep.  She is getting really tired of this trend and cannot figure out how to reset her body clock.

Mommy had me try on this winter outfit but I was not a big fan
so she did not make me wear it

In the midst of changing outfits

Playing with my new bath toy

Daddy waking me up for my "dream feed" -
my last feeding of the day, usually around 10:15pm

All bundled up to go outside and get the mail

Fourteen Weeks Old

According to mommy's books, I am no longer an infant.  I guess that is because I am now in my fourth month.  And, I hit another milestone this week - I graduated from Size 1 diapers.  I used the last one and am now wearing Size 2.  Mommy and daddy were so glad that I used up the whole box of Size 1 before moving on.  Now they just need to figure out how to keep my poopy diapers from leaking all up my back (this has been happening for a while now - using Size 1 or Size 2 diapers doesn't seem to make a difference).  Although I do enjoy getting to wear a few different outfits each day when this happens. :)

I seem to be getting more and more into a rhythm although mommy is learning that I change things up about the time she has things figured out.  This week, every other day was a great day with me keeping to our schedule well and eating/sleeping well throughout the day. And, the odd days weren't too bad - just not quite as predictable.  The time change hasn't been near as bad as mommy was expecting - most mornings this week I slept until about 6:30am or 6:45am.  But mommy sure doesn't like the time change with it getting dark so early - mainly because I am beginning to like to skip that 4th nap after my 4:30pm feeding - and we cant go out for a walk or anything like that b/c it is already so dark.  So she is trying to find new activities for me to do in the late afternoon.  Any suggestions??

I  am figuring out this talking thing - and my mommy and daddy love to hear my voice.  And, I love talking to them several times a day.  

Please pray for my mommy - although I am sleeping until 6:30 or so, she is still waking up around 4:30 in the morning and can't go back to sleep.  Then she falls asleep while talking to daddy in the evenings.  She would really love to be able to sleep until I wake her up in the mornings.

Here is me looking super cute and chatting it up this week:

Look how strong I'm getting

And how cute too

I love bath time

And, I'm learning how good my hands taste too:

Thirteen Weeks Old

It's been a pretty fun week around here.  Monday was my first Halloween and mommy had a bit too much fun taking pictures of me during the morning.  In the afternoon, I got to help pass out candy to neighborhood kids - until I got hungry and we had to just leave the candy at the door with a note for the kids to just take one. 
  Then Tuesday was a beautiful day so mommy and I took a blanket outside and played in the sun for a bit - I look forward to doing that more - although mommy says the cold and snow are coming so we may have to wait until the Spring. 
  I've had a couple of mornings where I slept all the way until 7:30 - and mommy and daddy were really happy.  But then I've had a few where 6:15 was my wake-up time.  Mommy cant figure out the difference - and she tells me she is a bit worried for this next week as that 6:15 will be 5:15.  Hopefully I'll figure out the time change quickly :)

ENJOY!

I love playing with this little fella on my car seat

Mommy put me in the candy bowl -
saying "Trick or Treat" -
I'm definitely a TREAT

Playing outside on a blanket with some of my toys

Daddy told mommy it was ok to post this video :)
   Be sure to turn up the volume and listen to what I do near the end of the video.  Mommy promises to remove this video before I am old enough to know better.

And a video showing my excitement over Halloween:

Twelve Weeks Old

   This week has been another good one.   Last Sunday, mommy left me in the nursery (only for about 20 minutes after she fed me) for the first time - I think it was harder for her than it was for me.     I definitely feel more alert and get to play a lot more during my wake times - so that is so much fun, for me and for mommy & daddy.   Mommy and I had a fun visit with her friends Jenny and Cindy (and cutie pie, Issac) on Thursday. 
  Several days this week, we've taken walks outside since the weather has been so nice.  Mommy always puts a hat on me to keep my ears warm.  And, she' always showing me all the things God created (trees, bushes, grass, birds, and sometimes even the deer).  Then she'll take me inside to look at one of her favorite of God's creations - she has me look in the mirror and see a cute little girl.
  I also enjoyed today (Saturday) as I got to watch football with mommy - especially since those GA Bulldogs beat the FL Gators.  Mommy is teaching me to say, " GO DAWGS!"

Pictures from my 12th week:

After a bath, with my daddy

I am getting super strong!