Lots of things to report!

It's hard to keep up with our little girl - Jessica has so many new tricks under her belt. Here are some updates from the past couple weeks:

1) As I already mentioned, Jessica cut her first tooth - now we can actually see the little white thing! And when she gets your finger in her mouth she has a pretty strong bite! (Luckily she has decided NOT to bite down while nursing)

2) On Saturday, Feb 24th Jessica started with real baby-talk...ba-ba-ba...it's sooo cute!! I'm still waiting for mama or dada to come though!

3) She has mastered her ability to roll over - we can no longer just leave her lying around or she ends up rolling across the room (kinda)! This has definitely allowed her to enjoy tummy time more though, as she used to whine with frustration whenever we would place her on her tummy.



4) Jess loves hanging on to her feet - especially while we're changing her (which actually helps with the cleaning part, but makes putting on her diaper more challenging!).



5) Speaking of diapers, she's up another size!! She's into the size 3s already - my, how fast she's growing!!

6) She reaches for EVERYTHING and of course, everything goes in her mouth! Here are some photos from a visit with Baba and Christine a few weekends ago. Maybe she's ready for her sippy cup?!



7) Last Wednesday, Feb 28th while I was teaching BodyPump Russ put her to bed for the first time with a bottle of formula no problem. I was happy but sad at the same time - it's hard to imagine one day she will no longer need me and my boobs. =)

8) She's on a growth spurt - ever since last Thursday she's been getting up in the wee hours of the morning for a full 45 minute feed!! Her 3 month growth spurt lasted 5 days, so I'm hoping this one has come to an end (she woke up last night at 5 am but put herself back to sleep)....I'm exhausted!!

9) March 1st was Dad/Grandpapa's birthday - Mom & Dad came to visit Jess as they just returned from a 3 week vacation in the Philippines & Vietnam. Because of the big snow/freezing rain storm, we celebrated on Sunday instead for lunch. Jessica's birthday gift to Grandpapa was a frame with these photos in it. It was a fun little photo shoot for us!



10) Jess' most recent trick is her bobble head - when she's lying on the floor she kicks her legs and bobbles her head from side to side. It's one of the funniest things ever!

11) We're off to Florida early Saturday morning (on my 31st!! birthday) - we're driving most of Saturday and hoping to reach TN for our overnight stay. Wish us luck...we're hoping Jessica is a good back seat traveller!!