We started Sara on Solids!  Rice Cereal, ooh, ya.  And she loves it!  Well, the first time it was a huge novelty.  Every feeding after that has been not so interesting.  She hasn’t really wanted to eat it, to be honest with you.  She’d rather eat what we’re eating, and she doesn’t get to do that yet.  Though we pretend.  I drink out of  my cup, then i hand it to her and let her suck on the lip of the cup.  No allergies so far from the food though, so we’ll do veggies next! Then fruit.  It definitely gets messy!  Having Sara is so much fun!

Well, this seems to have been a very eventful week.  Sara has really done a lot this week, and Lj and I are pooped!  The Doc’s visit went well.  Sara is developing perfectly normal.  She is in the 90% for height and 80% for weight and her head is in the 75%.  Numbers are slightly down from her 4 month appointment.  Maybe she’ll continue to slow down growing so fast.  Sara has:

1)learned to get on her hands and knees and rock back and forward.

2)say “ba ba ba ba” which is so cute because she can’t do it without frowing, but yet she’s so happy when she does it.

3)had her first solids!  She loved them!  Rice cereal was all we did.  But she was so excited.  It was if she were to say, “it’s about time I get what the big people eat.” Lj and I just can’t break it to her that we don’t eat rice cereal. I haven’t mentioned her love for bottles. Big peoples’ water bottles. She can spot them from a crowd of toys.

4)officially sits by herself.  It’s great because she’ll sit and play so nicely by herself with a toy sitting in her lap.  She doesn’t even cry when she topples over, which rarely happens.

Sara continues to talk (babble) a lot and is one happy baby in general.

I’m hoping she starts to sleep longer, especially with solids.

Lj and I were able to get out and go see MI:3. It was so intense which was great because I would’ve fallen asleep otherwise.  We’ve just been going from one place to another.  Church tomorrow, and I bet we stay home for the rest of the day.

Well, it’s officialy: we have the cutest baby ever.

From one proud parent.

Well, I must give credit where it is due. In no particular order:

To Lj: Thank you for the amazing Mother’s Day Gift. It is the best gift ever. Truly from the heart and so creative and beautiful! I will remember it forever. I don’t know how I got so lucky to have you for eternity. It was definitely guidance from above that led us to eachother.
To My Mom, Sharon: you are an example to me everyday. I appreciate your sacrifices more than I ever tell you and I’m sorry I don’t tell you more often. I will always look up to you, for you are a great mother. The best.
To My Step Mom, Kathy: I appreciate your love and support to me, my dad and the family.
I learn so much from your quiet example which has been a big influence in my life. You are a main reason this family is a Remarkable Family.
To My Mother in Law, Mendy: I thank you for raising such a noble and righteous son who is so good to me. I am so blessed to have your influence in my life and my children’s. You are so kind and giving and a hoot to boot!
To My Sisters, Chelsea, Jennifer, Shayla and Heather (in laws count too!): You are so fun and great moms. Your children are so blessed to have you as their mom and I am so lucky to have your motherly examples right in front of me for I really look to you for your guidance in how you raise your children.

Alas, I am back! Thought I should update ya’ll on our latest and greatest! Well, Sara’s latest and greatest! In the earlier months, she learned one new thing at a time. Now, she seems to accomplish something new everyday. I’ll just highlight you on her latest and greatest.

Sara:

1)loves to stand up. She needs assistance, so our walker (thanks Syndi!) is invaluable. She can work it the best on the linolium, the kitchen, which means not very much room to move. I bet if she had a house full of hardwoods, she’d be all over the place.

2)has to have anything and everything in her mouth. It’s the cutest thing because she’ll often scoot around in her walker with her mouth and arms wide open as if to mean, “I want what you have. Give it to me and put it in my mouth.” It is quite cute. If you’re carrying her around on your waist, and Sara doesn’t have a binki in her mouth, watch your shoulder. She’ll often plant her mouth right over your shoulder and start sucking.

3)sees everything. Just a couple of weeks ago, you could sit her on the bed with phones, remotes etc. and you could give her a toy and she’d be fine. Now, she sees all of those untouchables on the other side of the bed. It’s cute because she’s definitely getting a mind of her own. She sees something across the room, she stares at it. She doesn’t fuss too much yet that she has to have it unless it’s right in your hand and don’t give it to her. For instance, I have a glass out all of the time with water in it, and whenever I drink, she wants to drink. She doesn’t really drink yet, she just gums the lip of the lid.
4)she is soooo close to scooting. She’ll stretch out her legs, even do a push up on her arms and feet, just hasn’t gotten the moving foward part.

5)officially laughs and giggles. It’s the cutest thing ever. She’s ticklish on her sides which will elicite a high pitched sound or two. She gurgles her spit in her mouth and even made the “da” consonant sound last week.

6)is learning to put her binki (aka pacifier, fofo) in her mouth. It is so incredible how much concentration she exerts in trying. She has done it successfully, but maybe only twice.

7)she scoots! Well, she can, but only goes maybe an inch or two. That’s pretty new though. Only in the past day or two.

Lj and I are good. It seems our life is work, baby and church. Not necessarily in that order. Last night, it was Sara, Sara, Sara.

Her sleep schedule:

Sara usually goes to bed and will sleep 6 hours before she eats again. Then it’s every 3 hours after that. She also takes 3 naps a day, though only one is for sure, her afternoon one.

That’s all for this week!