Monthly Milestones - 4 months

Gabby turned 4 months old! She continues to be the happiest, most content baby! She ate 6 oz every 4 hours and continues to sleep through the night. She weighed 15lbs and 9 oz when we went to the doctors.

Here are some things she did in her 3rd Month....

• rolled over from her tummy to her back
• started trying to hold her bottle
• started to giggle, although hasn't done a full blown giggle
• complete control of her head and I can now hold her on my hip
• sit up in her bumbo without slouching over
• swats at toys
• loves jumping in her jumperoo
• first ER visit. I got shingles this month and we thought she had the chicken pox. She did not have the chicken pox thankfully!
• started daycare this month. She is always so happy when we pick her up. We are also so blessed because they are continuing to cloth diaper her and keep her on her schedule, which has made for a very smooth transition.
• went to her first wedding that her dad performed! Hence the pictures above.

First Day of Preschool / Daycare

Digital Scapbooking done by my Mom this time! Thanks for helping me stay caught up on blogging!

Monthly Milestones - 3 Mos.

Gabrielle is now 3 months old

Here are some things she did this past month....

• she is now eating 6 oz every 4 hours and started sleeping 7 hours and now is up to 10 hours a night!
• She is becoming a better listener. She looks at you intently when you are talking to her and she smiles and coo's back at you as she is trying to have a conversation with you
• She can lift her head, chest and shoulders off the ground and enjoys being in her play gym. She also was introduced to the Bumbo this month since her neck muscles are stronger
• When she is on her tummy she has learned to scoot herself around her pack n play
• When laying down flat I've noticed she'll try to lift herself toward me
• She likes to hold onto things, a blanket, a toy or our hands
• Whoever she is focused on she'll follow them around the room with her eyes
• She likes her hands and especially sucking on them

Extolling Etsy

Have you been to etsy.com?  It is one of my favorite NEW websites! I started off just buying bows for the girls. One of my favorite sellers is Fray Baby Bibs and More. Look at these adorable matching outfits she made for my girls!!

Also, below the outfits are two pacifier clips for the Soothie pacifiers. If you've ever use those pacifiers you know it is next to impossible to find a pacifier clip for them because of the way they are made. Here is what she created to fit mine!

This seller has made me 2 wet bags and cloth diapers for Annabelle's Baby Alive. If you like her you should check out her facebook page. She has albums and albums of her creations!
 

Darling Drawing

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So our precious 3 1/2 year old drew me in church one Sunday.  I absolutely LOVED this picture! It reminded me of what I learned in my Art Education class, which is that kids draw your head large because that is what stands out to them and then they give you legs.  I also learned in that class that kids do not naturally draw stick figures, they learn from the adults how to draw stick figures. If a child never saw a stick figure they wouldn't draw one!

Marriage Challenge

I just found this today! I wish I could have found it earlier in the summer, but better late than Never! Anyone want to join me in the challenge? Check out...Completing Him Summer Challenge

This is a picture from our dating days.....

Pretty Piercing!

Today Gabrielle got her ears pierced! I've been wanting to get Annabelle's done, but Josh wants her to be able to decide when she gets her ears pierced. So we made a deal before I was pregnant with Gabby that the next child I would be able to decide when they got their ears pierced. I knew when we found out it was a girl that I wanted to get them pierced when she was 2 months old because that is how old I was when I got mine pierced.

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