welcome to my pillow palace!

Olivia has got a section of the family room all to herself! It's padded along the walls for those times when she won't stop rolling until she hits her head on the wall. I went around the house and gathered up all the extra pillows I could find and made a pillow palace for her. We also had to put up a baby gate because the other day I was cooking and Olivia decided to roll all the way on to the hardwood floor to the kitchen!

Ready for the beach!

Today we went down to the Lake for lunch and a stroll. Jake and Olivia both love watching the boats and the ducks. It's a good thing I took these pictures before we left the house because I forgot to take any when we got there! Her little noggin is so tiny, everything is so big on her!

Sitting is soooo last week!

She absolutely will not sit on your lap anymore, she has to STAND UP! She doesn't like being still in any position. When laying down she rolls over or she scoots forward on her tummy, when she's in her excersaucer she spins around. Her greatest torture is having to sit in her car seat for more than a few minutes. I have a feeling she will follow in Jake's footsteps and be walking at nine months. Look out world!

Sound of the week

Not much to report in the fifth month. She's learning to use her hands more and she loves to stare at them in amazement. She also likes to stuff them in her mouth until she gags! It's hard to watch, but she will do it over and over again. Like everything else she learns, I know this will lose it's appeal and she'll move on to something else in no time. Her favorite sound to make at the moment is "aaaaahhhhh" with her tongue sticking out. She's done with the raspberries already...that was the messy one!

A rare moment

Jake was having a rare moment of interest in the baby. He usually doesn't pay her much notice. But on this day, snuggled up in their jammies, he wanted to give her some love.

so far so good

Well, our little peanut passed her four month check-up with flying colors. I'm beginning to think this preemie thing is not an issue! The real test will be when she has her developmental assessment at six months. We'll be taking her to a specialist at a children's therapy center which was recommended both by her doctor and by the hospital where she was born.

Here are her stats for now:

11 lbs 14 1/2 oz-10-25th percentile

24 3/4 in-75th percentile

She's still rolling, and getting upset about it. =) Like I said, it's a compulsion!

Rolling over...

...and over...and over. Six days before she turns four months old, she started rolling over and now she won't stop! It's like a compulsion, she can't stop doing it even when she's crying. She doesn't especially like being on her tummy, but she'll roll onto her tummy the second you lay her down on her back. Needless to say, naptimes are going to be lots of fun, at least until she learns to roll herself back the other way.

It's her first really big milestone and it's fun to watch! Now I just want to hear her laugh!