Playing with mom

Rolling over now

New development...Gemma can roll from her tummy to her back. I don't know how she's ever going to learn how to crawl with her track record. Initially she would fall asleep the moment she was on her stomach, now she doesn't last more than 5 seconds before she rolls onto her back.

This past weekend, she had her first sleep over at aunt Elly's house. She did great! Got lots of love from everyone, and was missed terribly by me :( David and I had a fabulous weekend in KC, but it was a little strange going to bed Friday night and not having to go through the routine of putting Gemma to bed.

My absolute favorite thing these days, is going in to pick her up in the mornings. After a while of listening to her talk, I walk in to find her straining to look at the door, and then a HUGE grin the second she sees me. I just love it!

She is so much more interactive now. She loves being sung to, and her new favorite game is now "peek-a-boo"...of course.

4 Months

Gemma had her four month check up yesterday. She weighed in at 14 lbs 4 oz, and 24 1/4 long. Like Dr. Wheeler said, "she's definitely wider than high" hahaha. Once again she was a total trooper for her shots.

Looking pretty in her green for St. Patrick's Day

She has started putting everything in her mouth

She loves playing in her juperoo!

Giggles

Gemma worked really hard today...took two 3 hour long naps, went for a walk with Nanna and Mrs. Pam, had books read to her by mom, ate her cereal, and then took a long bath. What a life huh? No wonder she's so happy!

I would rather talk...

It is becoming increasingly difficult to feed Gemma these days. She seems to prefer bottles now which makes me really sad. Eating just doesn't seem to be one of her priorities, she would much rather talk.

Three Months of Joy

I have been wanting to post so many things but just haven't had a chance to sit down and do it. I'll try and sum everything up in this post.

We are really getting the hang of things around here. Gemma's bedtime is between 7:00 and 7:30. She's sleeping over 9 hours, and she's communicating so much better with her crying (either that or I'm learning how to interpret better).

She's still battling her cold, which has hung around for over a month now. Poor little thing! I'm getting a little frustrated with all the congestion.

She turned 3 months old last Sunday (Valentine's Day), and at her last appointment (2/19) she weighed 13 lbs 3 oz.

With some effort I can get her to giggle out loud now, which of course I spend most of my time trying to get her to do. Melt my heart!

Oh yeah...and we got her ears pierced :)

She is such a sweet little girl!!!

I had all three girls this morning...notice they are all dressed alike...I thought it was so cute, especially since it was accidental.

I took Gemma up to Questec to see everyone and she got wiped out. I think her hat might be a little big for her hahaha.

Just chatting away

Sick again

I've been told that the videos haven't been working. I apologize, I'm not sure why that is. I haven't had the time to sit down and figure out what's wrong but I will soon enough.

Baby girl is growing up so fast. It hasn't even been three months yet and I teared up yesterday while I was looking at pictures we took during her first days of being home. That's really saying something...I'm not usually the sentimental type. She is so incredibly special! There are all kinds of things she does that just make me melt. I have to say though, one of my most favorite things is to see her with her cousins. Ariya and Silas both jump at the opportunity to hold her, and it's just the cutest thing. Ariya of course is not very good at it yet, but the second I walk through the door she immediately wants to see Memma. Silas is a total pro with her and she instantly lights up around him. Where he learned how to hold a baby I don't know, but he knows his stuff.

Unfortunately, she has another cold. She's so congested and having a hard time sleeping. This morning she woke up to eat at 7:00 and then proceeded to throw up in my bed. Lovely! I hate not knowing what to do to make her feel better.

I took this picture shortly after she threw up. I guess it made her feel a little better because she went right to sleep, so I went ahead and let her take a nap in our bed. Pretty sweet!