The Sensos: September 2014

Our baby girl turned four months old on Tuesday. I meant to go get her weighed, but never got around to it due to coming down with a cold/preparing for our America trip, but I bet she's more than 14 pounds now. She has been quite the chatterbox and loves babbling. She had a lot to say for herself for a few days in the middle of the night last week (which was not so great when mom and dad were trying to sleep). The greatest difference this past month has been how interactive she has become. She is so much more aware of her surroundings, grabs her toys and actually seems interested in them. Plus she has learned how to pull the music bar on her bouncy chair, which is what I now listen to nonstop while showering :)

She still rolls from her tummy to her back, but not very often - just when she's in the right mood. In the past couple of days, she's been very close to rolling from her back to tummy, but doesn't quite make it. Peek a boo is also starting to interest her a little bit. I played "where's mommy?' peek a boo for the first time with her last week and she was full of laughs. Though she still can't sit up on her own, we bought her a Bumbo and likes to sit in that with a tray full of toys, which of course end up on the ground after a minute. Standing up with a little support from us is her other favorite, but she still hasn't quite figured out taking steps yet.

Sleep-wise, she typically wakes up once, sometimes twice to eat then falls right back asleep. We've also been giving her a bath every night followed by a massage by mom and book read by dad. Speaking of which, we are going to baby massage classes, plus swimming and baby sensory. All are great and I think she really enjoys them all. My favorite is preparing her to go underwater for swim class so during bath time we say, Amélie - ready - go!, and then dump water all over her head/face. She takes it pretty well, but it's kind of funny and a little mean, but we want her to be ready when she goes underwater for the first time. Babies have a reflex to hold their breath until about 6 months when they are put underwater, but this exercise just emphasizes it a bit more and really prepares them.

Lastly, we cannot wait for our trip to America on Saturday. I can't say I'm not a little worried about the flight, but I'm just hoping there won't be any major meltdowns. I'm sure there will be a food and baby filled post about our trip when we are back.