Five Months Ago

Five months ago tomorrow, little Sally was born.  Crazy how time keeps moving.  She had a doctor's appointment today.  Here are the stats:

Weight - 15 lbs 10 oz - 69th percentile
Height - 51st percentile
Head Circumference - 3rd percentile

So, she has a tiny noggin.  The doc's not worried because she's obviously not developmentally challenged.

A few things about Sarah:

• smiled - 6 weeks
• rolled front to back - 2 months (really since day 1, but very consistently at 2 months)
• laughed - she's subtle about this one - 3-4 months
• rolled back to front - 3 days shy of 5 months (2 days ago)
• scoots backwards
• slept from 7-7 last night - yay, baby!!
• very content baby - even when she was not sleeping well at all
• "talks" in a high, raspy voice
• wants to move move move
• has started lunging for things - books especially, and her sisters
• has very squishy thighs - I was in the mother's lounge at the stake center; a woman I do not know came in.  We talked for a moment, and then she asked, "Is she the one with the big thighs?"  Apparently, the word had gotten around.
• has very expressive eyebrows
• loves blowing rasberries
• does this thing with her lips - sucks in her bottom lip and then pushes it back out, making a little spitting noise - hard to explain, but funny and cute
• needs to see what's going on all around her - very alert and observant
• loves the pack - squeals when she sees me put it on
• recognizes the sign for "nurse" - gets very excited when I do it
• likes her momma best - She's been a momma's girl since birth.

Here's a very long (possibly boring) video of the Sal Bug:

Things I love

I love seeing my girls eat (drink) fabulous food!  And I love my girls!

Elaine's First Prayer

Laney said her first unassisted prayer this morning (imagine this in a hushed, very high voice):

Heavenly Father,
Thankful this day.
Thankful for these blueberries,
and nectar (agave nectar).
Thankful for mine oatmeal.
Thankful for Riah's oatmeal,
and Riah's blueberries,
and Riah's nectar.
In the name of Jesus Christ, amen.

"We have our first destructionary act . . ."

That's what Mike said as he handed me this book.  Sarah somehow got ahold of it.

This video was taken shortly before the incident.  (Notice the intact book resting just above her head.)

Oklahoma Fall

Fall time in Oklahoma means perfect outside weather!  It's been a lot less humid (like humidity in the 30-50% range, instead of 60-80% range) lately, with temps in the 70's and 80's.  I love it!

 

Milestones

The day my babies first wear jeans is always a bitter-sweet one for me.  Sarah has arrived.  Growing up:

Cuteness

Very pleased about her outfit.

"Cheeeeese!"

Very pleased about p.j.'s and slippers.

Growing Up

Mariah learned how to pump!  I can't believe I have a daughter that old.  I remember when I learned how.

"Cheese!"

Oklahoma City Zoo

While Grandma was here, we went to the zoo.  Our zoo has a fabulous Children's Zoo!  It just opened a few months ago, so this was just our second time there.  The girls loved it!

Elaine spent a lot of time watching this bird take a bath.

There's a great splash area!

Sally spent the whole time in the pack, either with Grandma or me.

We did venture out into the rest of the zoo, but I didn't take any pictures.

We Love Grandma!

My mom came to visit this week!  In addition to her spring (fall) cleaning my house, doing my dishes, watching our kids so Mike and I could go out, and TRAINING MY BABY TO SLEEP THROUGH THE NIGHT, we had lots of fun!

Elaine and Grandma were especially good friends.

When Laney found out Grandma was leaving, she said, "Grandma be right back!"  When I told her no, we wouldn't see Grandma for a long time, she asked to go with her.

Sally and Grandma bonded immediately!

I think I'm enough like my mom that Sally knew she wasn't a stranger.  She would often look back and forth between me and my mom, with this silly grin on her face.

Sally is actually one of the main reasons my mom came.  She had not been sleeping at night (or during the day, for that matter.)  She was waking up every 45 minutes to an hour, around the clock.  She didn't want to nurse (She was going from 6:30p.m. until 6:00a.m. without eating), but she was just not sleeping.  I was dying!

A few days before Mom got here, we moved Sally out of our room.  She now sleeps in the coat closet, thanks to my inspired sister, Marian, who brought me a bed that fits (all the way from Kansas!).

This is Sally sleeping in until 10:30a.m. the first night in her closet.  (She does great from 6a.m., when I feed her, until 9:30 or 10.)

So, while Mom was here, she slept on the couch next to Sally's room (closet), and we had a fan going in our room.  I didn't hear a thing until 6a.m., when Mom would come get me to feed Sally.  Mom did 5-5-5 (see Dr. Ferber's Solve Your Child's Sleep Problems) with Sal when she woke in the night.  The first couple of nights were not good--waking every hour.  But then, Sally gradually improved, until Friday night, when she went all the way from 7:45p.m. until 6a.m.!  (Last night, however, she woke up at 11, 2, 4, and 6.  We're hoping that's not a trend.)

Thanks, Mom, for saving my life!