Cass' Update

I was told that the blog needed to be updated in detail...so here it goes!

Selah continues to grow in so many different ways! She is wearing some six month things now. The 3-6 month outfits fit her best right now. She just seems to get longer and longer. I never think about how big she really is until we get around other babies. Then it is like she is huge!!!

She is a lot more interested in the things and people around here now. She gets really upset if she wakes up in a place that she does not recognize. She is also dealing with some seperation anxiety. If people hold her that she does not really know or recognize she gets really upset and won't calm down until Jeremy or I hold her. This is not a consistant thing...I think it happens more when a lot of people are around ( like at church ) or if she is tired.

Selah is "talking" a LOT more! She practices different sounds and levels of loudness. I am laughing becuase right now she is really being very loud. She will get real loud then stop and smile...I guess she thinks it is funny!!!

Her thumb continues to be her best friend. She LOVES it! She always has her fingers in her mouth but most of the time it is her thumb that is in there. If you hold her she will most likely try to get your fingers in her mouth along with hers! This will definately be a hard habit to brake. However, right now it keeps her sleeping through the night so I am not that stressed about it!

Selah has started to go to bed anywhere between 8 and 10 pm. Then she will wake up at 5:30 to eat and then sleep another couple of hours. She does not have a regular nap schedule. Sometimes she will not really sleep all day and then other times she will sleep for a couple of hours at a time. I can't really get her to take an afternoon nap and a morning nap. It seems that if she is going to nap she will do one or the other.

A couple of weeks ago we were at Grammy and Daddy Ben's house and she almost rolled over! She got the hip motion down and was half way flipped then she would start working her shoulders and got the top half almost flipped. However, she could not quite cordinate it so that both ends flipped at the same time. She is still working at it though. She has mastered the "on the back scoot", so we really have to watch her!

She is still very social. She does not like to be left alone very long. She likes for you to be close to her so that she can talk to you and watch you. She loves to sit in my lap and watch me work at the computer. She really likes the screen. She is not really interested in TV yet...which I guess is a good think since we are getting rid of our cable! For the most part, as long as she has a blanket or her Taggie to chew on and rub on her face she is happy. She loves to feel cloth on her face and to chew on it!

That is all I can really remember right now. We go to the doctor tomorrow so I will post a quick update on how that goes...I am sure she will still be off the charts!!!

someone else was supposed to do this...

Well obviously a lot has happened since the last post. Selah is now loving sitting up in our lap. She still needs support for her body but she holds her head steady. She continues to suck her thumb and laugh and "talk". She has also gotten a lot better with her hand eye coordination. Her big thing now is she is continually sleeping through the night 8 hours. Mama and daddy are LOVING that. I'll leave the details up to Cass. Till next time - see ya!

3 MONTHS!

Wow! We cant believe it has already been three months! She has grown by leaps and bounds since then. two weeks ago we had her check up and she weighed 15Lbs 4oz and measured 25in long!!! She looks like a toddler. OK so maybe not quite a toddler but she is bigger than most 4 month old babies we see. Over the last two weeks she has really started to expand her baby vocabulary. She has learned so many new sounds, thankfully all joyful ones. She has also become even more responsive and studies our faces more intently. It is so fun watching them grow up and gain stronger abilities of their senses.
Cass has her Lovable Cloth website up and running and is officially open for business! We went to Earth Fair last Saturday to set up a booth at their "block part" and were able to make a lot of connections with soon to be moms, grandmothers, business owners and others. Cass really felt it was a success. She also made two sales. We are hoping and praying that this business really takes off.
She has also started Pampered Chef to help fund the business. If anyone is interested, give us a call. :)