YOU GROW GIRL!

in a week, Annabelle will be 4 months old and she's growing so fast. we're about to hit the crazy months where things are changing every single day... sooooo excited!

a few updates on our nanner:

this past week Annabelle has been trying to pull herself upright from a lying down position. it's super cute. she's getting so frustrated everytime she tries because she's just not quite strong enough and not quite there yet. she looks like she's doing crunches. she tries to do it when she's hangin out in the boppy too. it's hilarious! the other day i decided to sit her on the floor and put the boppy securely around her waist and she sat up in that position for a very long time! so yay! shouldn't be long now and i'll have her sitting up all alone with no support from boppy, mommy or bumbo!

my mom thinks she is going to be a crazy soccer player or other sporty girl as soon as she is able to run. she has entirely too much energy and has to be moving or playing at all times... it's exhausting! and my mom says i should watch out because as soon as she's able to walk, she'll be running! the child NEVER EVER stops moving! it kinda wears me out! but, at the same time it makes me super happy to know her little brain is working so well and working overtime! she is a little over-indulgent. i mean i constantly catch her with two toys in her hands (one in her left and one in her right, just going to town shakin away) or one toy in her hands, but she has to have both hands, all 10 fingers and toes and her face smooshed up against the toy! she is quite a hoot!

she's getting a million times better with tummy time. she can hold herself up with her arms and she reaches for toys while on her belly.

ALSO... this morning she ALMOST rolled over from back to front! she hasn't tried from front to back because she doesn't prefer her stomach... but soon enough. she's been close to rolling over a few times recently, but this morning was the closest yet! i made sure to get it on camera at least. didn't have the video camera ready, but i did get it on camera. it's all happening so fast!!!!!!!!!!!!!! i have to have the video camera ready at all times from here on out. she's keeping me on my toes! it's crazy how excited i am about this... it's so sweet how much life changes when you become a mommy. it's so much stuff to capture and i love being home with her and being able to see it all happen first hand the minute it does. makes my heart smile :)

P.S. Today Opie and I pulled out the video of the first 5 minutes after she was born and her first bath in the baby nursery and i cried like a baby. she's already growing so fast... it's unreal! oh i'm so blessed!!!