Tuesday, March 11, 2008

Rolling Back to Tummy

Alyssa has been working very hard at rolling over. A couple of weeks ago, she was rolling tummy to back, and last night, she rolled back to tummy. All weekend, I thought she would do it, but she would get to her side and just chill there. She'll probably be a side sleeper later as she looked so relaxed in that postition.
Last night, as soon as she figured out that all she needed to do was flip her big 'ol heavy head over, she did it! After she did it, she rolled back over as well. She's going to get dizzy if she keeps going back and forth like that.
She was so proud of herself, that she fell right asleep just a few minutes later.

Sunday, March 2, 2008

Video of Alyssa Rolling Over


Rolling over is beginning to be second nature now...

Friday, February 29, 2008

Alyssa Rolls Over Front to Back

Today, at approximately 4:30pm, Alyssa rolled over for the first time! She had a great day playing hookie from school. She talked all day. I was running out of things to talk to her about.

She played on her Einstein mat for over an hour just yappin' away. She also had a dirty diaper, so I was expecting her to become fussy at any time, but she never did. After an hour, I decided it was time to change that diaper.

We came back to the mat, but I had her in my lap. She rolled her head forward like she has been doing this past week, so I put her on her tummy on the mat. Somehow, she got her arm underneath herself and started moving. At one point she got on her side. At that time, I called Mike upstairs.

We both cheered her on to see if she would continue the roll. She kept going back down to her tummy and then back to her side. She got really quiet for a couple of minutes, no talking.

Then, all of a sudden, she was on her back!! The look on her face was priceless. She looked very confused. We were clapping and cheering and she looked very confused and like she wanted to cry. Then she just smiled and started talking again like nothing had happened.

It was great!! It's a once in a life time moment on a once every four year day... figures...

Monday, February 18, 2008

Alyssa Giggles for the First Time!

Tonight, at about 6pm, Alyssa giggled for the first time! We were in the bathroom making faces at ourselves in the mirror. According to wakeboarding rules, you never really achieve a new trick unless you can replicate it four times... it took a few minutes, but she did it four times.

She also just giggled with Daddy while playing on the couch. It's such a soft, cute sound. It was even more funny hearing the giggles in the middle of her hiccups!

Saturday, February 16, 2008

Alyssa Turns 3 Months Old

Alyssa turns 3 months old today. It's been a very busy week. She started daycare last week, and she did very well. She went back on Monday, and at 2am, we were awoken with a cough. By morning, that cough wasn't sounding very good, but she had no Fever and was smiling and happy, so off to daycare we go.

I asked who was sick that got my little Alyssa sick. She said all the babies had some kind of drainage and congestion... great...

Alyssa played hookie Wednesday and Thursday in order to get a little better. The cough still sounds pretty bad, but no congestion as it's all broken up. We have to suction the nose 2-3 times a day, but still very playful and happy as you can see from all the pictures in the posts below.

I took to the doctor's to weigh her on Friday so we could have an official 3 month weigh-in... So, last month she was 9 lbs 9 oz... you would think she would be in the 10 pound range, but she completely skipped the 10's and went straight to 11!! She's officially 11 lbs 0.5 oz and 22 3/4 inches long. Boy is she growing!

I woke up this morning with a very red throat and the sniffles so I am getting what she has. Mike and Dallas Grandma and Grandpa are not sick... We'll see how far this daycare bug spreads.

The doctor confirmed that she doesn't want Alyssa on food until her 4 month appt on March 17. She will also increase the Zantac amount based on weight. She's still only eating 3-4 oz at each sitting, and only 2 oz at 9:30pm. Even with all the spitting up, she managed to gain plenty of weight, which is good. She's not just fitting into some of her clothes, but she's outgrowing them also!

I might be biased, but she's the cutest baby ever!

Alyssa Turns 3 Months Old

The "EASY" button is looking smaller and smaller next to her as she grows!