She loves to sit on the couch like a big girl, and when she does she kicks and kicks her little legs. She must have places to go and people to see! Her vision must be improving because she totally engages the tv now...she gets entranced by all the colors and the quick movements! I have been thinking that maybe we should get some of those baby einstein videos for her to watch. But sometimes I think those videos are overrated....
Grammy and Papa gave Maya her own little Tiny Bear's Bible as a dedication present. J and I gave our little niece Kenady the same bible as her baptism present last August. It is the cutest thing I have seen...it is soft and fluffy on the outside and the bible stories inside all rhyme. We have started reading to her and she loves looking at the different pages in her books. It will be so much fun when she gets older, because I am sure it will become one of her favorites since it is so soft and cuddly!
Her fine motor control in her hands is getting better and better as each day passes. We will put things in her hands and she actually holds onto them now! She hasn't quite figured out that they are actually in her hands, but it is neat to see her holding things now. I am starting to realize that she may become a thumb-sucker since she very purposefully has her hands in her mouth ALL THE TIME!
Baths these days are SO much fun! She LOVES it! She just smiles and smiles. Pretty soon she is going to be bigger than her little bathtub, that didn't look so little when she was just a wee newborn. And her swing is one of MY personal favorites. She can really entertain herself for some time now! She loves to look up at the mirror and the butterflies moving around above her. She just recently discovered activity tray and she just kicks and plays. She tries to sit forward because she is strong like that! Then, eventually she wears herself out and after about a five minute fussy period she puts herself to sleep. When she sleeps in her swing she tries to lay her head forward, so we always end up putting a blanket in front her between her and the activity bar. She usually falls asleep in the afternoon for a good 2 hour nap, which is the longest she naps for during the day. Otherwise, she normally takes quick cat naps lasting anywhere from 20-45 minutes. I would say altogether she is a pretty happy baby. J gave her the "high maintenance" label about a month ago...but I tend to disagree. She knows what she likes: to be held, nursed and entertained. What baby doesn't?!?! We still have on average 2 outfit changes in a day because she is just so good at "cleaning out the pipes." I have never used so much SHOUT! in my life!
She just recently started doing this thing where she puts her hands behind her head and it is the most adorable thing ever! We got home from a walk, and we always lay her down on the ottoman to take off her warm clothes, hat, mitties, etc and she was just relaxing with her hands behind her head...so I had to capture her cuteness. Let me just say that this week alone I had over 200 photos! Her life is definitely well documented! There is just something about being a parent and watching a part of you grow into a little person, with their own personality that you just can't get enough. When I post I always think to myself..."go easy on the number of pictures this time" but it is so hard! Each little expression is different and I want to share them ALL! She loves her hands so much that she started sharing them with us! She will reach for our faces and we try to "eat" her hands like she does and she just watches and smiles.
She definitely knows our faces and our voices and will watch either of us from afar. If one of us leaves the room and comes back in and starts talking, she will stop whatever she is doing and look to find us! It is pretty precious. We still haven't given up on trying to introduce the pacifier. And J learned this neat trick...her little thumb fits perfectly insde the pacifier....so one night we devised this plan of putting her thumb inside it so when she put her hands up to her mouth, she would get the pacifier instead....well you can see how well that worked! She is one smart cookie! So it is still a no-go for now. Whew...finally caught up! She turned 3 months as I was compiling this blog...oh where has the time gone?
what a precious little thing! they grow up way too fast! enjoy every day. My little Noah is almost 2. Can't believe how fast the time has gone.
ReplyDeleteAs for the fonts I used a tutorial on Kevin and Amanda blog. I noticed you had it on your favorite blogs to read. She has a pretty easy tutorial on how to change your fonts and several different ones to download and use. hope that helps!
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