My sweet little girl is really no longer a newborn....she truly has a personality and is so alert and interactive. She successfully has slept ALL the way through the night 3 times (8pm to 7am) but usually just wakes up once around 3am. She is on a consistent daytime schedule of eating, playing, then napping. During our play times she loves to bear weight on her legs, bat and now grab at objects, and gaze into mirrors. The things she can do amaze me-we have a touch and feel book I have read to her since she was born. I have always taken her hands and rubbed them along the textured part of the book and now when we read it she feels the textures all by herself! This stage of her development is so rewarding because I can just see her absorbing the world around her....it makes those grueling first 6 weeks of life so worth it. David was holding her last night and I almost cried at how big she looked in his arms....she used to be so tiny....if only I could slow down time just a little bit!
This picture is a little old (Valentines day) but David went to a conference in Arizona for 5 days so I went to stay with my parents....although I missed David, I was loving being taken care of by mom!
Bella and her cousin Emily staring at each other.....uh oh, Bella's about to cry! (Bella at 9 weeks)
Bella really enjoys watching her finger puppets. (Bella at 10 weeks)
Reaching out to touch the puppet
Goofy girl!
Smiling at the toys on her play mat
Tuckered out after playing hard
Loving her reflection in the mirror
Bella also really likes bathtime-maybe it's because she is looking in the mirror again!
This past weekend my parents came down to babysit-David and I had a wedding to go to so it was officially our first night out alone together since Bella was born. When Bella was younger she used to choke everytime she was given a bottle so I was kind of nervous about leaving her with my mom. Also she tends to be fussy from 6 to 8 pm so I hate to leave a crying kid. But according to mom bella did great, she played and then took a nap in her sling and then successfully drank her bottle and went to bed without a fuss....thanks mom!! Now I feel much more comfortable about going out again in the future....my lack of ability to give up control should not suprise any of you!!
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