The Squealer

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Alexis is going to be a squealer, I just know it. She is growing a lot more communicative, especially in the mornings. She usually gets up around 6:30-7:00 right now, and when she sees me first thing in the morning, her smile is huge! I couldn't ask for anything better. She is so happy in the morning when she first wake up. It's like she sees us ans says to herself, "oh, THERE they are. Hooray!" She also tends to get distracted when she's eating first thing in the morning; she'll eat until she's somewhat satisfied, but then she'll want to stare up at me and smile and she'll forget what she's doing...

She's 4 1/2 months old now and is the champion thumb-sucker. It's actually inhibited her rolling over some because she gets lazy and just wants to put her thumb in her mouth. Right now she spends lots of time during the day on her tummy, and her neck control is really improved and she's pushing up all the time, and yesterday she rolled over again after a few days of not doing so. ALSO, she actually roller over from her back to her front!!! It was so cool; she got herself on her side and then after a few moments pushed herself over. I don't know when that will happen again - it kind of seemed like a fluke, but I'll let everyone know.

So she sucks on her fingers and hand, and she makes all sorts of noises now. I'm going to try to capture them on video when Jason gets back with the camera. She's still sleeping through the night, which is great. Her typical day right now is get up around 6:30-7:00, take a 2-3 hour nap late morning until early afternoon, catnap a bit in the late afternoon and evening, and then go to sleep around 8:00-8:30. She's still eating well, and Dr. Mora is probably going to try her out on solids next month.

I really thought I had also included info about her visit with Aunt Jen, but I have not already. Anyway, she had a really great time and Alex definitely liked her! We did all sorts of stuff, including boat tours and volcano visits. Alex was great!