4 Months and 2 weeks

Getting older, cuter and BIGGER all the time! Naomi has grown leaps and bounds in so many ways over the last few days, Mom and Dad are having trouble keeping up with it all! What also made her feel big was meeting her second cousin (Anna's cousin) that is 3 months younger that her - all of a sudden Naomi wasn't so little anymore, she was the big girl! Wow. And comparing the two (who look scarily similar might I add...) it also showed how much Naomi has learned in a few short months.

So what Naomi is up to now...wow, where to start? Well she's started solid foods a little bit. We've started giving her rice cereal to help her settle down to sleep with a full tummy at night, that's a big step! She's taken to it very well too, doesn't seem to mind the taste and swallows with little complaint, and not too much of it coming back out...

She has also gone from accidentally hitting things and seeing them move or happening to grab something when it was in the same spot as her closing hand to reaching for objects and playing with them. When she sits in her bumbo chair on the kitchen table when we eat she likes to push things around the the table, Mom's cereal box the other day and then the empty milk carton yesterday. All very entertaining to watch!

Along with this she has gotten her voice. It's not just cooing and making little baby noises, it's an actual voice making babbling noises. We'll see what actual word comes out first, suggestions have been made to her by a few people, there's pressure for "mama", "dada" and "grandpapa" (someone's been pushing for that one for a couple months now... :) ) but would also not be surprised if she starts with "more" like her dad or "Nanook, no!" as commonly heard from her mom during the day... We'll just have to see! But for now we'll be entertained by the happy babbles and much more common laughter.

Well Anna signing off for now while both Naomi and Nanook enjoy a nap...

PS: There's another album of photos on Anna's facebook now, the first two are now full so the third one is: http://www.facebook.com/album.php?aid=66138&l=cb5d3&id=722860770

Four months in one day

Got some cute bath time photos - with a little bit of help from Aunty Suzy! She caught this cute one with Naomi splashing and I got the one with Naomi zoning out staring at all her bath toys. Some fun time last night with daddy! Bath time is definitely getting to be more fun as she's figured out her hands and feet a bit more and what they do and has fun splashing and kicking in the tub.

She has also gotten better from her cold that she had a couple of weeks ago and gotten her weight back and then some. She's finally cracked the 14 pound mark! We'll have to see how much weight she's gained this week tomorrow...but getting bigger and bigger all the time despite mommy and daddy telling her to stop growing bigger... :) The "it's too small" pile of clothing is also getting rapidly growing...

Giggling is also a more regular occurrence, still not predictable at all and never when Aunty Suzy is in the room...Aunty Suzy's been visiting for a couple days and still hasn't caught a giggle yet! Oh well, we'll get there eventually.

Toys are getting much more fun too. She likes to throw them around and plays with more than just holding her rings, it's very entertaining. Almost reaching for toys now, but not quite. She's realizing more that it's her that makes her toys make noise.

Standing is a thing that has become a favorite thing to do too. If mommy, daddy or a visiting friend balances her she loves to stand up on her legs and look around. Every now and then she'll sit back down but then want to get back up again.

So that's all for now...Anna signing off while Adam gets some work done, Nanook rests on the floor and Naomi is blowing bubbles and hiccuping with Aunty Suzy...