MVJ Update

Oh my goodness gracious! MVJ is 21 weeks old today! She will be 5 months officially on Thursday! She's getting to be such a big girl and we are loving learning more about her every day! Here is an update on things she does/likes/doesn't like:

*Yesterday we found what it appears M has been searching for for a while ------> A TOOTH! MVJ has a little guy poking through her bottom gum. Finally some proof that she was teething (AJ!).

*MVJ is a rollin' fool, but still only tummy to back. When we put her on her back, sometimes she twists and cocks her head back, but no turning yet. When she turns from her tummy to her back, she sometimes gets scared and sometimes upset, but always surprised!

*MVJ has had two successful cereal feedings. We got new spoons and they seem to be working well. They're also longer, so they're supposed to be good for getting all the food out of baby food jars. We're planning on making our baby food, so I'm not sure how helpful that will be! Anyways, she likes to chop down and we can maybe even start her highchair soon -- she loves to sit up like a big girl.

*MVJ continues to love: her bumbo, bear and pig with skinny arms that she can easily grab, swing, being held, nursing, nursing laying down and falling asleep (stinker!), the camera, sleep, sleeping in her stroller, sleeping in her carseat, sleeping on the couch, sleeping in her crib (you get the picture)

*MVJ seems to be getting on a schedule. She'll go to bed right around 9 pm, sleep until around 4-4:30ish, sleep again until 7:30ish, watch the Today Show with Mommy, sleep again at around 10am, hang out until around 1 pm, when she takes her afternoon nap -- which can last up to 3 hours!!, then, depending on the afternoon nap, sometimes she'll take another brief snooze at around 6:30/7:00, then back to sleep for the night. YAY for schedules!!

*MVJ loves to chat -- and she loves to chat on the phone! : ) She'll just ooh and ahh, and purse her lips. It's so cute!

*MVJ also seems to have consolidated her bathroom breaks. AND, (knock on wood), she doesn't seem to be up for the game of peeing/pooping on Mommy or Daddy lately. Yes!

*MVJ likes other people -- but mostly from the comfort and safety of Mommy or Daddy's arms. She will flirt and chat with other kiddos and adults, as long as they are not too close, and as long as they don't try to hold her! Stinker!

*A few firsts in the last few weeks: going to a zoo, getting her toenails painted, attending weddings (and receptions), meeting tons of relatives, and of course her tooth!