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early morning chatter

early morning commentary from lindey magee on Vimeo.

she's going all high tech!

with a new video...we'll call it: ptv :o)

brought to you by her momma and the new flip!

she gets chatty from lindey magee on Vimeo.

...curious to see if it all works...this is a first for me...i'm out of my league for sure!

just her...being cute.

way cute!

 

at four months.

::::the roo sleeps 11-12 hours at night. no wake ups. beside me in her bassinet for the most part. she's down between eleven at night & one am, but i'll take it. today i woke her up at 11:40...it was just time.

::::i've introduced food with a spoon. although she's had rice-shakes for months (in an effort to keep her milk down; my little spitter-upper!) she sooo didn't like rice cereal with a spoon. neither did bennett. so, oatmeal cereal was a hit.

if you follow my roo, you know she has a tongue otta-the-mouth issue :o) that made for some messy meals, but mix a little applesauce in there & i saw her open her mouth like a little bird for the first time in her little life (actually her nana did when she kept her for me while i was being 'busy photographer' for a day this past week)

::::she's mastered sweet potatoes, applesauce, and squash. of all, the squash gets her the most excited. i've tried them all & all that squash needs is a dash of salt, lol...not too bad :o) next up is peaches...mmmm!

::::add 15 minutes to any walmart trip that includes my roo in her sling. "honey...come look at the little baby!" "have you ever seen such a thing?!" "she looks so content" "my daughter in law is pregnant, does that thing really work?" "is she new?" "she's so little!" "my grandaughter....(insert 3 minute long story here)" ...are we the only people in pike county to venture out of the house in a sling? and the sweet lady at my church "you need to get her out of that thing...you're going to damage her spine." :o)

i'm amazed each time we're in public with the attention that thing gets, but i'm spoiled to it's comfort & so is that roo. she likes her pouch. we will continue to use it!

::::her little self is getting bigger. she's a petite (read: a runt). ten & a half pounds at her 4 month check-up. i think she's perfect & she is healthy, so she is perfect! she's still in 0-3 month size, which means i'm getting my money's worth out of her clothes ;o) we recently graduated to size one diapers.

::::she's a hollerer. she likes to be loud! and she is loud. i can tell she has something to say & wants to get it across...she's going to be chatty once she's able, i have no doubt.

::::no toy is as entertaining as her own two feet. except maybe the 'noodle toy' bought with the walmart gift card pailyn won at the family reunion for being the youngest. that and her blanky or any article of clothing she can get into her mouth.

::::she can get her entire little fist into her mouth, although 3 fingers to chew & suck on seems to be her favorite combination. she quite possibly slobbers a gallon a day. if not more.

::::she adores her daddy's voice, her big brother's silliness, and her sister's attempts at startling her. she adores me when i have a spoon in my hand, unless it doesn't move fast enough toward her mouth.

::::she is sweet at church. she lights up & smiles at every. single. person that greats her. i think she really likes getting dressed up pretty-ly.

::::she is doing better this week about taking a decent nap by herself. you go girl!

::::she is loved!

she's in her bed

...some. lol. for the most part that roo is still in her bassinet beside my bed (why mess with a good thing?!) those 11 & 12 hour sleep stretches are invaluable to the both of us!

last saturday, i took p's crib basically apart in order to lower the mattress (fun, fun!) i've wanted that done since it arrived, but haven't made myself do it. (note to self: while it is nice that pottery barn has the furniture brought in & set up for you, you should at least oversee the project so that you don't have to rebuild in order to get the mattress the height you want it.)

anyway...now that it's lowered, pailyn's room is all-the-more-beautiful to me (that had bothered me a lot!)

 

here she is taking the new position for a spin :o) heck with the crib...those feet are the best, most entertaining toys imaginable!

 

she's actually in her bed now...it's 1am & she just won't give it up, so she got put into her crib & is squirming around in there hollering out every now & then. that's her new thing. hollering. she'll eventually take it to a crying/screaming fit or she'll tucker out & i'll find that she isn't at all in the place/position she started in.

one more, taken earlier in the day, for fun. her big sister masterminded this shot :o)

 

how darn cute is she!?

...and the screaming has begun.

her daddy's little girl

...that's what she is.

 

watching her light up when he walks in the room or when she hears his voice out of nowhere is just heart-melting material! chuck is an amazing daddy to heather & bennett...it's so warming to watch him with a baby girl. sweetness.

  

she loves him! they like to hang out in her daddy's recliner together & just chill.

 

and let it not go unmentioned that she's pretty much all about bennett too :o)

 

happy father's day chuck. we love you!

she sleeps

 

...as in, she really sleeps!

up until about 2-3 weeks ago, my sweet baby girl hadn't gone for more than 4ish hours tops without me holding her. day & night. it's been a long road getting here...lots of nights in the recliner with a snoozing roo on my chest (daddy had to get some rest...someone had to take care of the big kids!)

she got to where-at 3 months or so-she'd start off on her tummy in her bassinet & go a few hours before she'd wake up...either to eat or just because she realized she wasn't being held.

suddenly...she went through the night! as in 11-12am till 5ish or so...whoop pee!

then, about 2 weeks ago i was having to wake her up when i'd have getting-kidlets-to-school duty. then, when i didn't, i'd find myself waking her up to go on my morning walk with leslie. then the weekend came & i let her sleep. she's gone till after 10 every time...sunday i had to wake her up to get dressed for church & out the door we ran!

monday she went down at 11:45 and i finally couldn't take it anymore & woke her up at 12:25! i needed some lovin' from that little roo! :o)

so that's her story. she's her momma's for sure! if i had it my way, i could sleep till 12:25 too, but i sure can get lots done between 6 or 7 am and when she decides to open her peepers :o)

i'll continue to try to get her down earlier (although she's having none of that!) ...the roo is not a napper...i have to con her into a nap & then it might last 15 minutes if i'm lucky...occasionally, she'll snooze for a good hour, but that's rare. i'm just thankful for night after night of uninterrupted sleep & she wakes up slowly, but oh! so! happy!