Peek a Boo!

Carolynn and I stayed the night at mom and dad's last night since Brian's out of town for the week. This morning it was 18 degrees out, so we decided to stay for the day.....brrrrrr. We had such a fun day! How wonderful to be so close to family. (Thank you to mawmaw and pawpaw for dog-sitting Bonzo and Bevo so I could stay over!) Carolynn loves playing peek-a-boo and petting the kitties.

Carolynn has really been noticing the dogs lately. She gets so excited, and holds out her arms when she is close to their level. The other day, she was petting Bevo's face and just pulled his lower eyelid. It was like a cartoon-"boing!" Brian and I both grabbed her hand, he was a good boy and just let her abuse him. She cracks us up! In this video, you can see Bonzo is just looking at me saying, "Help."

She "goes after them" in her walker. Sometimes she hollers at them.

Bottle Baby

So, Carolynn has been a real stinker lately about taking her bottle. Over the Christmas holiday, we never gave her a bottle so when it came time for her to take one again....yeah right. She threw a fit for Brian a few weeks ago and then again for her maw maw last week. I decided I was going to have to start giving her a little bit out of a bottle everyday or so, since not accepting a bottle is not an option-mama's gotta go out sometimes! Today I heated up one ounce and she took it like a champ, even trying to put it in her mouth herself! Way to go Carolynn!

So, Carolynn just had her 4 month birthday on January 10th. As I was documenting the past month in her baby book, I was running out of room on the page listing all the new things she's done since she turned 3 months. Here is a list of all the new things Carolynn does now.

• Roll from stomach to back (usually over her left shoulder for some reason)
• Laughs
• Tries to, and sometimes does, put her pacifier in her mouth by herself
• Scooches to get toys while on her tummy
• Notices the dogs
• Reaches out to a person or to pet the dogs
• Plays by herself, and makes LOTS of noise!

                                                Here is a picture of her eating the number "4".

Just me being me...as a mom.

This past weekend, Carolynn and I visited with friends for lunch and shopping. We had such a great time! After leaving, I was thinking about how grateful I am for my friends and how I hope Carolynn can find friends that will encourage her and stick with her through the years. Jennifer told me once that her mom told her, "If you find one great friend in your life, consider yourself lucky." -So true!

My Cup Runneth Over

So, my first blog post...In the spirit of the season, I thought I should share what I am so thankful for.
This morning I woke up to Carolynn hollering at me over the monitor. No, not crying, hollering- "Aaah! Aaah!" She has found her voice and the last two very early mornings has woken me up with it. When I went in to get her, I said, "Good Morning little girl". She grinned that precious, toothless grin from ear to ear. Oh, what a little dear. I am in love with this girl.
After I fed her, we went in to play with daddy for a little while before he had to leave for work. Oh my, Carolynn loves her daddy. She was smiling at everything he said and did. She was "oohing" and making all her precious sounds. It's been fun to see Brian in this new way, a daddy. He is so great at it.
I keep trying to catch her on video "talking", but anytime I put the camera on her she just stares at it and stops whatever adorable thing she's doing. I will keep trying...
This morning, the old saying, "my cup runneth over" keeps coming to mind (I think it's from the 23rd Psalm). I am so grateful for such a sweet baby, and a great husband that lets me stay home to be with her and see every precious second. Carolynn has so many people that love her so much. I am full of thanks.