Today Annabelle had her 4 month appointment. All went well (including two shots... boo). She is 14 pounds 1 oz. and in the 57th percentile for weight. For height, she is 25" and in the 74th! Our little girl is healthy and definitely growing!
I'm proud to say that we are still pumping and Annabelle is still receiving breastmilk. Every day that ticks by I remember that all the work is worth it. We even have a freezer full of milk, so that whenever we decide to stop, there will still be milk for quite awhile. My first goal is still 6 months. We'll see where we are from there.
This weekend we took a trip "up north" to the cottage. Joel bow hunted and we just relaxed in the cottage with Aunt Anna, Amanda, and Brinley. Annabelle was entertaining us all with her giggles and her new trick, blowing raspberries! The second one is funny and yet, not so cute! :)
She also rolled from her back to her front yesterday for the first time!
We're actually home for a few weeks now before the holidays have us travelling again.
Monday, October 25, 2010
Thursday, October 14, 2010
so much change
Change is not a word that comes easily to most people. And in some it strikes fear to their very core.
I thought I was good with change.
Until a 4 month old taught me the true meaning of change. As in every day. No two days look alike. She grabs her toes and squirms around in her crib. She eats at different times and sleeps through the night (hurray!). She grows out of new clothes (and diapers) all the time. She loves to sit up and look around and take in the world. She sucks her thumb and pulls out her pacifier (hurray again!).
Her cheeks are rounder and her thighs are ticklish. She responds to touch. She knows what her bottle is and is on the verge of pulling out of my hands.
And she's only 4 months old. The changes are coming quick now and I have to be on my toes.
Some women I know say "I'm so fluid - I mold to anything you put me in." Probably my most important lesson in being a mom. Things always change. Just when you think you have it figured out, she's on to something else.
Thank you, Annabelle.
I thought I was good with change.
Until a 4 month old taught me the true meaning of change. As in every day. No two days look alike. She grabs her toes and squirms around in her crib. She eats at different times and sleeps through the night (hurray!). She grows out of new clothes (and diapers) all the time. She loves to sit up and look around and take in the world. She sucks her thumb and pulls out her pacifier (hurray again!).
Her cheeks are rounder and her thighs are ticklish. She responds to touch. She knows what her bottle is and is on the verge of pulling out of my hands.
And she's only 4 months old. The changes are coming quick now and I have to be on my toes.
Some women I know say "I'm so fluid - I mold to anything you put me in." Probably my most important lesson in being a mom. Things always change. Just when you think you have it figured out, she's on to something else.
Thank you, Annabelle.
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