Four months

WOW. Four months. AKA one third of a YEAR. She's getting bigger and better every day! She's a proficient and easy smiler, and is starting to laugh more and more. She can hold her head up really well while she's on her tummy. No rolling yet, but we're getting infuriatingly close. At her doctor's appointment today she landed herself in the 44th percentile for weight and 91st percentile for height!  She's still sleeping about 11 hours at night, with a solid one hour nap three times during the day. We're spoiled rotten!

Daddy time

Her little giraffe that she LOVES. She has a thing for really soft, fuzzy blankets - likes to lick them and rub them and pull them over her head. I like the giraffe because it feels like a fuzzy blanket but Natalie doesn't suffocate. :)

Playing with the toys at Aunt Michelle and Uncle Nate's house.

! Little legs.

Scary toy. She's not quite sure what to do with this one. She mostly just stares at it.

Compare: day we brought her home...(notice the rolled up sleeves)

now. She's a big girl! And she fits in her clothes!

Three Months

On Natalie: She's just the world's greatest baby. She is officially a formula baby, eating about 6 ounces every 3 hours. She sleeps through the night! We're talking 9 pm-ish to 8:30 am-ish!! HALLELUJAH!! She's outgrown all things newborn, and now rocks the 0-3 and 3 month clothes. She still is very much a daddy's girl, but she's got her mom's green eyes and brown hair and lips. She smiles at everything, and laughs if we're lucky. She rolled over TWICE! the other day, from tummy to back. She's growing up quick!

Two months

It's been an awesome 9 weeks. We've marked several things off the checklist, including surviving diaper rash, one road trip, going to the grocery store alone with the baby, gone to church for all three hours, and social smiling. :) (like that.) The proof is in the pudding.

 This lovely piece was a gift from a sister in law from Halloween. It is unfortunate, but she still works it.

 She likes her swing much more now that she's a little bulkier.

 Singing with Daddy.

 She's a dainty lady.

 Her favorite way to sleep. She wakes up with icicle hands. And she likes it.

 Her Thanksgiving outfit from Grandpa Brooks and Nana Shari. Not pictured: The large turkey on the bum.

 I think we'll keep her.

 Her mouth and hand have recently struck up a very friendly relationship.

I just like the tongue thrusting. She's cute.