Peek-a-boo

Ok, I just had to add this picture...

The Exersaucer

Jane has a new activity!  I am so excited because I could tell she was getting bored, and I was running out of ways to entertain her while lying down or being held.  But now that her neck is stronger, her doctor said we should go ahead an start working on her legs.  The exersaucer is a big hit!  For now, she just sort of taps her toes and looks around and spins the rattle, but there is room to grow as she gets longer and stronger.  What fun! 

Getting stronger

Check out that head support!  Jane has been working on her neck and stomach muscles these days and is getting pretty good at holding herself up when carried.  Watch out for the occasional backward dive, though.  She is still learning about gravity!

Pink sun hat

We have had fun getting outside in the sunny weather lately. We are so thankful that the storms have passed and our family and home are safe.

Jane has started to notice Maggie this week and has even laughed at her a couple of times.  It is so cute! 

Rolling over to 4 months

Well, for Jane's 4 month birthday today, she decided to do a new trick... She rolled over!!!  I rolled her from her back to her tummy, where she stayed for a minute or two in a mini push-up.  Then she just swung her little noggin over and the rest of her body went with it!  It was so exciting.  Way to go, Jane! 

16 Week Milestones

At 16 weeks old, Jane has learned and changed so much!

Today she got sooo close to rolling over, and she is getting much more comfortable on her tummy lifting up her head.  (Notice her new CLOTH diaper!  That may be a separate post coming soon, as we try and figure out that whole system...)

Now that her neck is getting stronger, she can start to sit up a little, too!  (Thanks for the Bumbo loan, Curt and Sarah!)

Right now, she is lying in her crib making her new favorite noise.  She purses her lips and blows either air or spit bubbles.  It's not terribly ladylike, but she sure is proud of it! 

She has started grabbing and holding onto things much more now.  We are wondering if she may be a lefty, because she grabs and engages things much more readily with her left hand, although the right is catching up.  At first, she could only hold things that we put in her hands, but now she is reaching out to grab them!  They usually go straight to her mouth, but sometimes she pauses to inspect them first.  And sometimes she just skips the hands and lunges toward things with her mouth.

My favorite new thing is that she has started using her "lovies."  I know she's not really hugging them affectionately, but it sure looks cute the way she snuggles with them!

She also has started to hold onto us when we carry her.  She tries to get hold of part of our clothes or even my hair.  Again, I know she's not really hugging us, but it still feels like it. 

She also found her toes last week!  One day on the changing table, I noticed her grab her foot out of the corner of my eye.  I wasn't positive that she really had gotten it, but the next day she did it again, and now it is one of her favorite activities!

Another funny thing that she has actually been doing for a while now is that over the course of the night, she somehow manages to scoot across her crib even though she's swaddled.  She always moves down and to the left, so we lay her down in the upper right corner, and she still ends up squished in the opposite one by the morning!  Oh well... as long as she's happy!

I suppose we may need to get bumpers soon, but I'm nervous about the whole suffocation thing.  I've read mixed reviews on the "breathable" mesh bumpers.  So which is worse... bonking into the railing or getting squished by a giant cushion?  Thoughts?

Happy Easter!

 

Jane took her first official road trip to Memphis last weekend for Easter.  (The first was a last minute route change that brought us through town on the way back from Florida.)  She was sooo good and loved visiting with Fancy and Papoo. 

 

Saturday, Fancy and Papoo hosted a Sip 'n' See where Jane got to meet all her Memphis friends and family.  It was a great party and Jane was so agreeable!  She even got to meet her "namesakes," Jane and Elizabeth! 

Check out more pictures at Memphis Sip 'n' See.

Easter was a lot of fun, too.  Jane loved getting to hang out with her cousins, Walt and Cowan! 

They even helped her open her first Easter basket.  She loved the bunny!  

One of the best moments was that she did her first laugh that was actually in response to something funny.  Richard put this bow on his head and made a funny face at her, and she busted out the cutest little giggle!  She looked back at him several times and just squealed with delight.  It was so funny and cute! 

Check out more pictures at Memphis Easter.