Saturday 23 February 2013

daredevil

our little future olympic gymnast is 11 weeks old and tired of being a baby already. she is ready to start doing stuff!


Tuesday 19 February 2013

kitten has made so much progress this week i couldn't wait to post about it. last week, she was nursing at night in bed, looking up at me instead of sleeping. i was getting a little frustrated because it was way past her bedtime. i asked her why she didn't want to sleep and she gave me a wicked little smile so i smiled back at her and she started laughing! i laughed because that was the cutest thing i've ever seen and that made her laugh even more so we had a little 1 AM giggle fit together while colby slept peacefully next to us. yesterday, we were cooing and babbling at each other and she was just smiling away. i turned my head to the side and sneezed and she cracked up. i started fake sneezing and she laughed every time. when colby got home from work i tried it again and she laughed for him too. it's official, kitten is laughing!
another big development -- she's starting to figure out hands. we noticed yesterday that they aren't in constant fists anymore and it seems like she's stretching her hands and feeling her little fingers moving all the time now. today, i put her in her play gym propped up on the boppy where her hand would bump into the elephant rattle. she got excited about the butterflies, flailed her arms and bumped the elephant then got super excited about that and grabbed at it repeatedly. before i was never sure if it was intentional, but it definitely is now. she also likes to feel the crinkle on the flower toy my cousin rachel sent her. she's still very fascinated with the black and white contrast images in the genius baby book grandma sent but doesn't like the baby faces at all. she's not interested in mirrors but her eyes get big when i show her pictures of herself on my phone.


Friday 15 February 2013

10 weeks

our sweet valentine is 10 weeks old! she smiles constantly, even when she wakes up hungry with a 3 lb wet diaper in the morning. she loves baths, talking to walls, and aerobatics with dad. she got to go to the beach for the first time on valentine's day. the water was too cold and rough, but she got a little sand in her diaper and wore her sunglasses for the first time. she is just starting to notice sebastian and when he got too close she grabbed a handful of his fur and wouldn't let go. he didn't react so that's a good sign. she's discovered her hands and tries to suck her thumb with occasional success. and she is HEAVY. we haven't weighed her lately but every time we pick her up it's a surprise. if i had to guess she's over 11 lbs. that's pretty impressive considering she was just a tiny peanut at birth!


Sunday 10 February 2013

kittenwearing

i'm still 10 lbs over my pre-pregnancy weight and not quite back into my clothes. it is time to do something about that, so i bought this ergo sport carrier and i cannot wait for it to arrive so we can start hiking! isn't it cute? can you picture colby wearing this?
kitten loves the sling around the house, but i wore her down to cruz bay a few days ago and we were both sweating so much. this thing is lightweight, quick-drying, breathable fabric, vented to stay cool, and holds up to 45 lbs so we can both carry her in it for a long time. as soon as it gets here, i'm taking her on an awesome hike. i'm a little nervous about her frequent poo-splosions, but we'll cross that bridge when we get to it :)

Wednesday 6 February 2013

2 months!

our beautiful, perfect island baby is 2 months old today. she smiles non-stop, eats 4-5 oz at a time if we let her, sleeps 6-8 hours straight, and loves her dad almost as much as she loves staring at the shadow the ceiling fan makes on the wall. she's growing so fast and officially no longer fits in her newborn size sleepers. she still hates tummy time but she loves to "stand" and holds her head up and looks around. the other day i put her on the boppy for tummy time and she literally crawled over it. those long legs are scary strong. she's been giggling a little bit here and there, and once after she exorcist-vomited on colby, she actually laughed. we can't wait for her to start laughing all the time!