5 Months!

Leah turns 5 months today!

She doesn't have a check up this month so I don't know what her stats are, but she's definitely getting bigger and bigger everyday!  She's such a happy baby and loves to socialize with other babies and people.  We go to Gymboree twice a week, and she has so much fun there.  She cracks up with all the singing and games.

I started her on rice cereal today which she seemed to like.  I don't know if she ate it because she just wanted something in her mouth or if she really liked eating "solid" food.

She's starting to get some separation anxiety and gets a little fussy when she doesn't see me.  I finally found a daycare I like and she'll start next week.  I'm so nervous!  I can't wait to get that first week over with.  I hope she does okay!!

Kate Spade Event

Joy was hosting an event at the Kate Spade New York store at Americana, so I invited Crystal along to check it out and support her.  Of course, snacks and drinks are always an added bonus to go.  :)  I texted Crystal that morning to confirm we were still on for tonight, and she totally thought it was on a different day!  She was such a trooper, and even though she wasn't prepared to go, she still met up with me after work.  We had dinner at Granville Cafe before the event and then headed over.  Joy looked super cute and it was a fun event.  Crystal bought her diaper bag and I bought a blouse.  Yay! 

Photos are courtesy of the Americana Facebook page

Easter Weekend

He is risen!

Easter weekend was jam packed full of activities. Saturday my parents hosted an Easter lunch. Uncle John, Joseph's Family, and Jeff's family all came down. Since Alyssa was the only kid there who could walk, she got to get all the eggs from the Easter egg hunt and color eggs by herself. Everyone took turns passing Leah around (a nice break for mom and dad :). Sunday, we went to church and then headed back to OC to Matt's mom's house for lunch. Again, Leah was the hit of the party, and everyone took turns playing with her.

High Rolla!

Leah finally rolled over from back to tummy today! She had been able to go from tummy to back for a few weeks now but couldn't quite figure out how to go the other way. Her arm would always get her stuck. Today after Gymboree, I laid her down in her jungle and the next thing I knew - she was on her tummy! It was so cute. I rolled her back onto her back and she immediately rolled onto her tummy. Matt was home from work already and got to see this first as well. It's so exciting to see her developing! Good job baby girl!

4 Months!

Leah turns 4 months today!! She's a size 1 diaper and coming in at 24.8 inches (73%) and 13lb 7.5 oz (50%). She so alert and interactive now. Her eyes will follow me as I walk around the kitchen. She responds to me when I'm talking and she laughs hysterically when she sees herself in the mirror. She smiles when other people, even strangers, smile at her, and she babbles all the time. She also finally became a great sleeper! I had to do a little bit of nap training to get her to nap longer than 30-45 minutes. The most she cried though was probably 7 minutes. Sunday night we put her in her crib to sleep for the night for the first time. After 2 nights, she slept through the whole night (8:30pm-7:30am)! Woohoo!

She rolled from her tummy to back at 14 weeks.

She's trying really hard to roll from back to tummy.

She has started to grab at things. And today she even helped me turn the pages of her book when I was reading to her!

Mirror, Mirror on the Wall

Leah loves looking at herself in the mirror.

San Diego

Matt had a work meeting in San Diego, so we decided to make a trip out of it for the weekend.  We stayed at the Grande Colonial La Jolla.  It was a really cute, historical hotel right next to the beach.  The only tough part about the hotel was to get to our room we had to go down stairs!  We had to coordinate everytime we left the room how to carry the stroller, baby gear, car seat, etc.

Friday, Matt went to his meeting during the day.  I walked around La Jolla with Leah and sat by the pool.  That night we met up with Jim, Jennifer, Ryan, and Jules for dinner at a Mexican restaurant.  It was really yummy and Leah did great chilling in the car seat.  She's become so good at going to restaurants.

Saturday, we went over to Jim and Jennifer's house for lunch.  Karen and Florence also came down.  It was a nice relaxing day to just hang out and have everyone get to spend some time with Leah.