Four Months Old!

Mila had her four month check-up today and got another great report. She is now 11 lbs., 13 oz. and is 23 3/4" long. That puts her at the 25th percentile for weight and the 40th for length, which is right in line with her growth chart. Many people have commented on how strong she is, and today her doctor commented that she's at about a 6 month muscular development stage!

She's still very amused by her feet and had a great time with her little foot raddles this weekend.

It didn't take her long to figure out she could also pull them off to find her toes.

The pacifier has never really interested her and her thumb isn't quite good enough... she prefers the entire fist!

Tummy time!

Mila was entertained by her cousins over the weekend. Ally came to watch her on Saturday while we went out for the evening. Then, Peyton and Dylan stayed with us on Sunday while their mom and sister when shopping. They all love her very much and were a big help!

Happy Valentine's Day!

The infamous spit bubble hanging off her lip...

Grandma Blessington and Aunt Kasie came to visit yesterday. Mila was her smiley self and put on a little show for them! She was content as ever as we ran our errands. Grandma pushed her in the cart around Target and tried out a few toys. She ended up getting the classical music and silly sound fish. I think this will keep her occupied for quite awhile.

Sitting in her little seat with ber best bud Ellie.

Say what?! It's the 2010 Daytona 500 today?

She can hardly contain her excitment...

Three Months Old

Mila is three months old already!

She loves to sit up and keep an eye on the action. This weekend, she discovered that she could see her feet while sitting and was determined to chew on her toes! She just folded herself in half and those toes kept her occupied for quite a while!

How 'bout those toes?!

Mila may have a good grip with ther hands, but her toes are just as strong! At bath time, we have to pry the towel out from her toes before we can put her in the water. And trying to wash between them poses another challege!

Trying out her new bathrobe was fun. She thought it was nice cozy and didn't want to let go of the sleeves when it was time to get in the water.

Mila found her stomach muscles recently and is always trying to sit up. I put her in her Boppy with just her head propped, and to my great surprise, she sat straight up! It was such a fun moment because she was laughing and smiling when she saw my shocked reaction!

Then, she got serious when I got the camera!

Watching the fish swim in circles must have worn her out!

There's an aquarium attached to the crib on the right.

12 Weeks and Growing Fast

Mila has grown so much in the past few weeks! Not only in size, but in personality. She's been much more vocal and is engaged with patterns and textures.

Daycare has been going really well. My heart just melted the first day I picked her up. She was full of smiles and was cooing and giggling. She's got a few new friends that just love her to pieces. Clair (2 yrs) always greets me at the door and says "Mila's here!". I tell her I hope so, because that's where I left her!

She's still fascinated with her fists. Lately, she's been trying to eat her bib and just loves to hang on to her pink elephant blanket buddy (Ellie). She's got quite a grip!

She's also gotten incredibly strong! In the past week, she's really found her stomache muscles. She keeps trying to sit up on her own and acts like she's doing crunches. Crazy girl, doesn't she know she's too young for that?

Can you guess what else she's found? I think she's got that tongue out more than she's got it in these days!

 And a little update on bath time: She actually likes being naked now and has fun in her little tub!

Last Day Home With Mom

It's hard to believe that my time at home with Mila is has come to an end! Tomorrow, I will be going back to work full-time and Mila will begin daycare. We had originally planned on making this move on Monday, but the Iowa Court System intervened when they called up our daycare provider for jury duty. I think it was fate, because I really loved being home these extra few days.

We took a "test drive" with daycare last week and it went really well. Her daycare provider's name is Jeri and she just fell in love with Mila off the bat. There are four other kiddos with her and they seem to be great kids. Although it'll be sad to leave her, I know she's in great hands and that she'll be waiting for me at the end of the work day!
Here are some photos from this morning... she's just so happy and lovey when she wakes up.

Not so sure about being naked this morning.

She's holding her head up strong!

Happy New Year!

This January 1st brings us to a new year, a new decade and the start of a new month with Mila. She's officially two months old!

She loves to "talk" and is still smiley and bright eyed as ever. We go in for her two month check up on Monday, we think she's around 10 pounds now. She's really filling out and is getting some of those adorable baby rolls on her arms and legs.

Mila's cousin, Ally, came to stay with us this week. Ally has four younger siblings, so she's a pro when it comes to babies! We had a great week and it was nice to have her around to help out and keep us company.