Happy Halloween!

Happy Halloween Everyone!
Just quick update-we are now sleeping through the night!!!  yayaa!  :) 1st night: 30min, 2nd night: 5min, 3rd and 4th night: all the way through!!! 
Lots of love
~Mama Bear

First Night

People!  That was the most terrible thing I have had to hear in a long time.  So, just to catch up, we are starting the nights where we do not go in to her room when she wakes.  Trust us, we WILL go get her if she is hurt, sick, or any other issue that is not regular fussiness.  She only wailed for about 30 minutes, but it was the longest 30 minutes ever!  After that, she self-soothed herself back to sleep and slept until 7 am.  :)  Hopefully tonight will be better.  Surprisingly, the Bird did not wake up and join forces with her.  Whew!

Also, MAJOR milestone this week...Sweetness will stay in a sitting position when we set her up!!!  She can hold herself upright for a fair amount of time!  Mama and Daddy can't hardly believe the progress a week or two will have on a baby.  Time is certainly flying by too quickly. 

And I finally figured out how to post stuff!!!  yaya!  Enjoy.  Lots of Love

~Mama Bear

holding her own bottle...my little Precious is too big!

Just a quick note of development...My little turkey held her own bottle in her mouth all by herself.  Grandma Ju Ju let her have it while she was feeding Granddaddy and she fed herself.  Daddy Bear said Monday night she grabbed the bottle from him, pulled it out of her mouth, put it back in when she was ready.  Five months just doesn't seem long enough for such achievements!!! 

Let me also mention Little One LOVES LOVES LOVES bath time.  She splashes, kicks, and  splashes, kicks some more.  It is sooo funny to watch.  We get the biggest "kick" out of her BIG kicks!  The girl is going to be a swimmer/water baby just like her daddy.

This week we breaking down.  The time has come to let her cry herself to sleep.  Little Bit is still refusing to sleep through the night, so Mama and Daddy are buckling down.  Mama needs sleep...zzzzz....Wish us luck people...The tough gets going when the going gets tough.  The process will commence Thursday until it is over...  :-/

Still trying to post the videos.  Have not had much time lately, so will attempt this weekend.

We love you all
~Mama Bear

sweet sounds

Hello Family and Friends!

I couldn't wait til Sunday for the next update.  Sweet Baby Girl makes the cutest sounds on earth!!!  She has figured out how to make raspberries. This morning I woke up to Baby talking to herself and blowing raspberries.  I cracked up.  It is the cutest, funniest sound ever!!!  When I walked into the room she was rolled over on her belly just blabbering away. 

Also, she is now mimicking our movements.  Daddy will be a little further away from us waving at her.  She stares, then her little arm begins to raise slightly.  Each time it happens Daddy just is giddy with excitement.

We set up the jumper from our good neighbors in the doorway.  Daddy dances with her!  Music plays and her little feet jump, bump, and dance!

These are the sweetest moments of our life.  We did video the dancing.  I am going to try to figure out how to upload it soon.

~Mama Bear

Little Miss Busy-body

Good Morning All!

Baby Girl is all over the place now that she has figured out how to move and groove on her own!  She rolls and rolls and rolls.  In the blink of an eye she has rolled off her mat after something of interest.  Her toys can longer escape her grasp!  She also loves to kick her feet so her heels bang against the floor.  I think it is a combination of the sound and the feel of her feet as she pounds those feet. 

She now will lift her hands up indicating she wants to be picked up out of her exersaucer.  Grandma J. has been practicing this with her!  It is too cute.  My sweet baby will hold her arms out to Mama and Daddy showing us she wants us to hold her...

Also, Baby girl tries to raise her self up into a sitting position.  She has not quite mastered the skill, but sure is practicing!

Finally, the Angel gives hugs.  She wraps her little arms around our necks and smashes her face into ours.

These are the most precious moments.  We are excited to share this with you.  Until next week with a new adventure!

~Mama Bear

Rolling Over and Sitting up!

Baby Girl decided she had had enough of this lying on the back mess!  Sept 28 2011 Daddy and Mama were laying on the blanket with her when she rolled over!  She has done this before, but we believe it was on accident and she didn't realize she could do it consistently.  Now, you turn away for a second and she is on her tummy!  Yay!!! 

Also, Little Bit is able to remain in a sitting position for 30 seconds or longer!  She enjoys the new viewpoint tremendously.  As it happens, we do have several photos of this phenomenon.  Heehee! 

Every milestone reminds us how quickly she develops...soon we will be sending her off to college.  Until then, we will savor every moment. :)

~ Mama Bear

Getting Started

Amazingly the ease of motherhood took me by surprise.  I cannot believe my Baby Girl is 4 mths old.  As the saying goes "Time flies!" Even more so when you have a baby.  So true, so true.  Mommy decided to start a blog of all her changes as well as show her growth with pictures.  Facebook as proven to be too distracting.  I hope to maintain this blog weekly with updates, pictures, and new milestones.  We love you all and hope you enjoy!

~Mama Bear