Superbowl Sunday

Well, it's Superbowl Sunday, but we're not watching football. Instead, we thought we'd post a little update to tell you what we've been up to (even though we haven't been up to much). Vita is doing well, and is settling into a nice sleeping / eating routine. In fact, she's been sleeping through the night (8 hours) since about 6 - 7 weeks. Thanks Vita! These days, Vita is becoming more and more interested in toys. I keep her favorite toy (a sun with blinking lights and music) in the car... because the car seat is prison to poor Vita, she just hates that car seat. Vita is beginning to use her hands a little bit more. She attempts to bat at things, and grab things. Most of her arm movements are still a bit erratic, but she's starting to get the hang of it. Also, she is trying a new technique to try to turn over. When she's laying on her back, she lifts her feet as high as she can, and then she swings her feet over to one direction. She ends up on her side, but not quite all the way to her stomach. She'll get there. In fact, I should enjoy this while it lasts, because she'll be mobile all too soon, and then just think of all the trouble she'll be able to find! Vita is talking (cooing) more and more these days. She likes it when we say H words such as Hi, Hello, Honey, and Happy. Sometimes she tries to imitate the sounds we make. We'll say "hello" and she'll say something that sounds like "hoh". It’s adorable. She makes lots of little random vowel and consonant sounds. Finally, she's been smiling more and more - and she frequently smiles back at us when we smile at her. Unfortunately, due to the half second delay on my camera, it's very difficult to get that smile on film, so you'll just have to take my word on it for now. Here's Vita checking herself out in the mirror. She loves mirrors these days! Mirror mirror on the wall... who's the cutest baby of them all? A sweet picture asleep in the bouncy chair. Here's Vita in our new baby carrier. It's just a long piece of fabric called a Moby Wrap... but she seems to really like it. This way, I can just "wear" the baby all day, and I have my hands free to do things around the house, or to type up a blog entry. The wrap feels like a little kangaroo pouch. Look how cute she looks, asleep in the Moby! OK, this is the last Moby picture, I promise. Her shirt says I love giggles. At the very moment I took the picture, Vita decided to demonstrate just how much she does love giggles. Here's Vita lounging in the Boppy pillow, showing off a cute demin mini skirt. Vita admiring some modern art. Yes you're correct Vita, that is Kandinsky's "Composition Eight". There's a little chair that infants can sit in beginning at three months. The chair provides a lot of support, so even if you aren't sitting up yet, you can sit in this chair. I got this on clearance for half price at Target. Yay, Target! Gee, I wonder why Vita doesn't like her new chair very much. All better.