Amelia at 4 Months

Jen's interpretation of Lia's chatter:

Mom, I like playing with the kitty. Her tongue feels a bit rough on my hands, but I don't mind it that much. Do you think she'd mind if I grab her fur and tug a bit? Hmm... let's try it... Hey, I think she likes that!



Again with the flash, Mom. I know I'm always moving so you have to use it, but it's so distracting! I can't remember to smile with that thing always flashing at me. And that red light before the flash that glows in my direction? Simply mesmerizing...

You know, this rattle is a bit heavy. Isn't it too early for me to be lifting weights? I think I'll just drop it right here. Ah, sweet relief!  So tired... when's naptime again? Oh, and seriously, my tongue is so cool. Check out how far I can stick it out! Hey, my lower lip tastes kind of yummy... That's interesting...

Haha! You almost caught me smiling, but I've managed to elude the flashing light yet again!

It's bedtime.  Oh how I hate being wrapped up, but I know it helps me sleep better since I don't flail as much when swaddled.  Anyway, I'm so tired, I'm just going to let myself be wrapped like a burrito once more...  Goodnight!

Ugh! It's time for a change...

It's a dead rat!  It's a hairball!  No - wait - it's the results of my fourth "locks of love" haircut!

Now that Lia is here and my hormones are returning to normal, I'm shedding like crazy.  And Lia's getting grabby now, so my hair is getting everywhere, including in her tight, little, grabby fists!  I'm so ready to let go of these long locks, so here comes a new, chin-length haircut...

First "Official" Day at Daycare!

Lia apparently had a great day at daycare today.  Her daycare provider was excited to learn how great of a napper Lia can be.  Cat naps all morning, and then a 2 hour nap in the afternoon.  And still, here she is napping through our dinner:

So, I suppose I should start preparing myself for a lively night...

Welcome to 2011!

Well, the holidays were a bit busy for us.  We had two separate Christmases this year, so I have just now finally gotten pictures loaded onto my laptop.  Another reason that I'm a bit behind?  My hard drive crashed last week, but now I have a functioning computer yet again.  And for those of you who are scared for us, no, I didn't lose any pictures.  (I've been paranoid about backing up for a while now, and since I've had to reformat twice since Lia was born, this has been a good thing.)

Anyway, thought I would post a few of my favorite pics from the last couple of weeks...

Hanging out in the office...  Probably trying to decide if she wants to just look around or chew on something.  (Chewing and drooling have picked up since she hit the three month mark, so let's just say we're going through a lot of burp clothes.)

Opening presents while sitting on Daddy's lap during Christmas #2:

Naptime in a new, warm, and fuzzy sleep-n-play:

In addition to chewing on anything in site, Lia has started to even chew on her bottom lip a bit.  So far, no damage, but we're trying to encourage chewing on things other than body parts...like teething toys.  And we were playing "reach for the rattle".  Matt says he thinks that Lia is favoring her left hand...  We'll see!

Here we are hanging out at a game night at our friends' house.  Lia had been fussy all morning, but she cheered up when we went out.  I'm still hoping that she'll be an extrovert like me.