4 months & 2 1/2 years stats

I've been neglecting this blog a bit this summer therefore I decided to do a stats update. 

Ladies first - Miss Lily Anne turned 4 months old on August 3rd which also happened to be my parents' 21st wedding anniversary (happy anniversary Mom & Dad!).  She rolled over from her back to stomach (right side) on Thursday night.  See entire story in post below complete with video :) I'm so proud! 

Tuesday, August 7th, I took her to the pediatrician for her check up and shots.  I was still worried about her neck (she was diagnosed with a minor case of torticollis at her 2 month check up).  She still wasn't lifting her head up when on her tummy.  However she is 'sudo crawling' using her head as a 3rd foot (no joke!).  The other day my mom left on her basement floor to get something out the of the bedroom, came back and she was gone - around the corner seriously picking up speed.  It's hysterical to watch a baby crawl with two feet and a head but no arms ;) Based on that, our ped thinks she is perfect and she's just lazing and doesn't want to lift her head.  Then the very next day, she was on her tummy while I was getting ready for work and she was lifting her chest and head off the blanket - she showed me!  Then my mom said she did it all day and has continued to do it since then.  From now on, I'm going to tattle on her to our ped if she's not doing something in hopes she'll 'prove' us wrong.  Besides that Miss Lily Anne, is just the sweetest baby...she coos, yells (very loudly), smiles constantly, still nurses and is my rock star sleeper.  I know I'll never have another baby who sleeps through the night starting at 3 weeks (yes you read that correctly) therefore I need to enjoy it while I can.  If only I could get Jack to sleep in his bed through the night...

Speaking of Jack, my favorite boy in the whole world, will be two and a half on August 21st.  He got to spend the entire summer with his Mimi (and his sister) and boy did he have fun.  He had her wrapped around his little finger.  Mimi and Papa bought Jack a pool and sandbox earlier in the season and I would say he spent 99% of his summer enjoying one of the other.  Jack is a chatterbox.  We had our Parents As Teacher instructor come by the house last week and she was amazed once again at Jack's vocabulary.  We were told back in February, at his two year appointment, that he speaks easily like a 3-4 year old.  He's on a mermaid kick right now.  My mom introduced him to the Little Mermaid and told him that it was my favorite movie when I was a little girl.  We had to limit his viewing to only twice a day otherwise it would be on repeat all day long.  He'll ask me to sing the songs constantly and not always at home, for example he nearly had a conniption fit the other day in Target until I sang "Part of this World".  So I was the lunatic walking around Target singing "Look at the stuff, isn't it neat, wouldn't you think my collection complete..." and in case you don't know it's not a short song.  Another example was we were draining the bath water and Jack asked me where it was going.  I gave the logical explanation of "to the ocean" and his response was "with the mermaids!! can I go?"  Melt my heart I almost busted a gut right there :)  He's still my love bug and a huge mama's boy which I wouldn't trade for the world.

Because the summer has come to an end and my mom is leaving 'cue the tears!', I have to mention [yet there really is no way to describe it] Jack's love for my mom - it is so sweet and unconditional that I'm thankful he got this opportunity with her.  My mom (dad & brothers) did something for us this summer that I can never repay yet will forever be grateful.  Thank you.  We love you!

Lily Anne Rolls Over!!

Last night Lily Anne rolled over for the first time just one day shy of turning 4 months old.  Jack and I were goofy around and all of the sudden I look down and she was on her stomach - I missed it :( and I was actually home when it happened (my fear is I'll miss everything at work).  So of course I get upset and my mom says, just put her back on her back I'm sure she'll do it again.  And sure enough she did!!  Then mom said "aren't you going to film it" duh!! So I ran and got my phone therefore this is a video of the third official time she rolled over.  I am so proud :) Disclaimer: Please ignore my annoying high pitch voice!  Don't you just hate how you sound on camera especially when talking to babies and pets?