Sensory Overload!!

Sweet baby girl… you are getting so active! You are talking all the time. All.the.time. And it’s loud… Grandma Culp asked if you ever cooed.. You tried that for about a day, and then you realized you could yell… and boy do you love to yell.

Oh hey there mama!

There are times that we can’t even have a conversation because you are talking so loudly. I have a feeling you are going to be like your mama. Oh boy, Daddy will really have his hands full then!

Your personality is definitely starting to come through now. You let us know when you are not happy, especially when you don’t want to go to bed. You scream and scream, and then give us the world’s biggest smile when we come to get you. You already have us wrapped around your finger.

You love love love to roll over. You can only roll from your back to your tummy. You don’t even try to roll back over anymore. You used to cry whenever you flipped on your tummy, but now you rather like it. You only sleep on your tummy anymore.

We do have to keep you off your tummy after you eat because you tend to puke up everything you just ate… all while smiling. We love your smile oh so much pretty girl. You always smile when we tell you that you are pretty. I think you are going to be our little princess.

You are starting to pull off your bows and headbands. We need to work on that. Your hair is just starting to come in and you kinda look like a boy if you don’t have a bow/headband on. You are so proud of yourself when you can pull it off- booger.

You still get really startled by…well almost everything. You hate sneezes and coughs. They are absolutely terrifying to you for some reason. If mama sneezes in the car it results in a full-blown meltdown by you. You are so scared. We feel bad, but at the same time it is really kinda funny. I know I am going to miss that little quirk of yours when you outgrow it.

Your facial expressions are hilarious. You love to dance around with Daddy, and just love our attention. You will yell at us if we are “ignoring” you. You are going to be a full-of-life little girl. I love you more every day!

Love,

Mama

Keeping up with a Roller!

You are becoming such a mobile little girl!! You learned on July 2nd how to roll over from your back to your tummy. You would freak out at first because you hated tummy time, but you are tolerating it a lot more now.

Right after you rolled for the first time!! “Save Me Mama!!”

When I lay you down on your back you flip over immediately 99% of the time. I’m glad you are excited to be practicing your new skill, but it creates a lot of pukey problems when you have just eaten. You spit up a lot for a little baby, but when you roll on your tummy it is amplified by 5 times. You haven’t figured out how to roll from your tummy to your back yet—and I’m in no rush for you to do so.

Speaking of a little baby… you are getting SO BIG. It makes me sad some days to realize that when you are fussing you just want to be set down so you can play with your toys. It was just a few months ago that all you wanted was to be close to me and to sleep on my chest.

You are so into exploring your world. Pretty baby!

Now when I pick you up you are looking around taking in every sight and sound. One quirky characteristic you have is that you are startled/scared of  every.little.noise. Seriously. Currently your strongest dislikes are: sneezing, coughing, and flushing toilets.

It’s a bit ridiculous, but I know you will soon outgrow this phase too. I already find myself trying to remember what it was like what you would sleep on my chest during the day, and realizing that you probably never will again.

You have the cutest little giggle. You have yet to do a belly laugh, but you will giggle at us- and at yourself in the mirror. You think you are pretty funny. One of my favorite things about you right now is the big big big smile I get whenever I get you from your crib. It doesn’t matter what time it is (even at 3:00 in the morning) you have the world’s biggest gummy grin. I love it. I love you so much.

I know I need to write more, and I am pledging to you that I am going to write once a week at least- you change too quickly not to.

You love your toes right now. You can fit them in your mouth…nasty. You love it though! You love chewing on anything you can get your hands on. You have two little teeth under your gums on the bottom. Thanks to this new teething you are now a drool queen in addition to being a pukey little girl. Thank goodness for burp cloths. Best investment so far.

I love you so much sweet princess.

Love,

Mama