Livia is 4 months old

Livia turned 4 months last week. Although we won't have her official stats until we go to the doctor on Monday, we know that she is much longer and heavier than she was at 2 months. She is still trying to roll over from back to front, though she is pretty adept at going from back to side (now that she is sleeping without the swaddle, she likes to roll onto her side as soon as I put her down on her back to sleep). She is doing much better with her nanny Shirley and really enjoys the time they spend together. Here are some photos from the past week...





A playdate with Scott (6 months), Abby (3 months), and Jacob (5 months)



Reading one of her new cloth books from Grandma and Grandpa



A Valentine's gift from nanny Shirley

February 2008

Some highlights from this month...

Last weekend Debbie came to town and it was great to see her. Debbie was our first new friend that we made in NC back in August 2001, but she and her husband Seth moved back to NJ a few years ago. Livia really enjoyed meeting Debs even though she looks a little shell-shocked in the photo below.





A couple of weeks ago we all went on another family hike.



A private concert for Livia

Happy Birthday Cassidy!

It's hard to believe, but Big Sister Cassidy turned 6 years old last week (or 42 in dog years, but she doesn't look a day over 35). The weather was unseasonably warm that day, so I spent part of it outside with "the girls". It seems like it was yesterday when we brought home our small puppy who chewed a hole in the kitchen wall and dragged the crate across the kitchen with her teeth. She has since mellowed out a lot, which is a good thing as I don't know if we could handle Cassidy's puppy antics at the same time as Livia's infancy. We didn't want anyone to think that we were too wrapped up in Livia's 4 month birthday to celebrate. We no longer live near the doggie bakery where we used to get cakes, but we did find a doggie cookie in the shape of a cupcake that was perfect. And although the video is dark, we wanted to share it for the acoustics. Unfortunately, Livia was already sleeping during our birthday celebration, but she can help sing to Cassidy next year.

Hiking with Big Sister Cassidy

For the past couple of weeks we have been watching Livia grow and change and spending more time outdoors with both of our girls. One of our newest ventures has been taking them out for hikes. Livia really seems to like the hikes..she sits in the Ergo (thanks Bob and Michelle and family) and falls asleep. Last weekend she woke up for the last half hour of the hike and just stared at the trees. Cassidy loves the hikes as well..she just would love to be off leash. Sharyn got some good shots but did not want to get into the pictures herself. As Sharyn was off leash herself, I couldn't get a good shot of her with the camera.

New Sporting Events: Turning and Sneezing

Livia is getting more and more active. She is desperately trying to turn from her back to her front...unfortunately - sometimes - the sneezes get in the way. She also loves playing airplane over her dad, but the last time we did it she spit all over me and it went straight down my shirt. Nothing like regurgitated milk to make you feel refreshed. I still haven't showered (neither has Livia).

Splashing

Livia has made bathing a more active sport. She loves to splash around...either that or she hates the duck and she is trying to get it out of the tub. I'm not sure, either we need her to get more coordinated, or we need a bigger duck.