Alexandra is now rolling over both ways - I learned this when I came to find her asleep on her tummy in her pack and play while we were staying at the home of some dear friends during the power outage. My girl is a tummy sleeper - I would say she is sleeping 75% of the time on her belly. I absolutely love this picture with her little butt up in the air!
Well, this isn't really anything new - Alexandra has been propping herself up on her arms while laying on her tummy for some time, I just don't think I have posted a picture of it on the blog. Here she is playing on her activity gym playmat, and is reaching for her favorite toy...a little red barn with pull toys attached that makes all the barnyard noises. This child reaches for this toy everytime it is within a few feet of her!
She likes it, she really likes it! Yes, we are making the slow adjustment to solid foods...we started Alexandra out on some rice cereal last week and she tried oatmeal cereal for the first time tonight. Despite what it looks like from the pictures above, she really does seem to enjoy it! She opens her mouth wide and reaches for the spoon every time - I really think she would try to feed herself if I would let her!
Here are some of her in the exersaucer I referenced in my last post - no, this isn't a milestone, but it does show how well she is holding up her head when upright. Unfortunately, these aren't the best pictures - I could never get her to look at the camera, she was so mesmerized by all the toys and lights on the saucer!
Alexandra really is doing great, she is such a joy and is the love of our lives. She is blowing raspberries (who would have ever known this is an actual milestone??), and we try not to get tickled by the fact that she usually blows her raspberries when she is mad. She is sleeping great - 7pm to 7am with only one feeding anywhere from 2am to 4am - at least when her teething isn't too bad. Yes, teething - it sucks. Alexandra puts everything into her mouth to try to soothe her little gums! She is also doing much better at daycare - they finally started using the schedule I use with Alexandra on the weekends, and she is taking 3 naps a day for a total of about 3-4 hours of sleep. She is 23 weeks old today, and I find it impossible to believe that she will be 6 months old on November 4th....time really does fly, and she is growing up everyday in front of me, much to my chagrin!
Here are a few extra pictures, just for fun!
In her pink Ralph Lauren tracksuit:
Mommy and A sharing a laugh and a hand hold on A's playmat:
Gotta love a girl who looks good in pink:
Hi Mommy!
4 comments:
she's doing so great!! isn't it incredible to see our little girls learn and explore something every day --- simply wonderful! we started with rice cereal too and then started blending veggies and chicken together for dinners
She is SO adorable - I need to see you both! Maybe this coming weekend?! I know we have GNO Friday but maybe we can do a quick playdate Saturday morning?
Your post brings back so many memories! It also reinforces what I already knew, I can't remember a thing! I can remember Colin going through the various milestones you mentioned but I certainly can't remember how old he was or even what time of year it was. Time does go by too fast, I'll agree to that one. The blog is a great way to record the various events. I've been trying to keep a scrapbook as well but I'm so far behind that I know I'm forgetting little details.
She's precious! I wasn't too surprised to read that she enjoys sleeping on her belly. That helps those with bad tummies. It was scary the first time walking in and seeing him face down though. My mom would go in and touch his back every day to make sure he was still breathing.
Enjoy every minute!
Thanks everyone!
Tina - I just finished watching your all's videos of Sophie (I love that name by the way, I was really pushing the name Sophia but my husband won out with Alexandra - which suits her best anyway!), they are SO sweet. She's an absolutely beautiful little girl.
Lavin - YES, we do need to get together! Unfortunately, Saturday won't work as we will be at Keeneland. How about Sunday?
Danielle - just read your blog post and it made me tear up. Everything you expressed in your blog really hit home. I can't get over how big Colin has gotten, it seems he has gone from baby to little boy overnight!
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