Miss Marvelous?

So much happens in a week or two with a baby! I'm a little behind in my blogging. What's new with Laura? As Father B hinted at in the last post, she is showing signs of maybe not being a perfect child. For her first month, she was so easy to take care of and figure out. In the last couple of weeks, things haven't been as easy. Feeding isn't going as smoothly, and she's been difficult after eating - screaming and kicking over her gassy tummy. We're back to using the gas drops after every feeding.

She LOVES her pacifier - but to the point where it makes things challenging. (All you pacifier haters out there are thinking, "Mmhmm, it's a mistake!") At night she really struggles to settle without the pacifier, but then she wakes from her sleep when it falls out. This is not a fun game at 3 a.m.

Today was a pretty good day, though, so I am hopeful that things are turning around. I'm so paranoid about doing things that are going to establish problems and bad habits for her down the road. Is this a teacher thing? After seeing so many types of kids and behaviors over the years, I really know how I DON'T want my kids to turn out, and I'm nervous about doing something that is going to turn her into some kind of problem child down the road.

On a positive note, she is becoming more and more fun the older she gets. We get so many smiles and coos from her now. This week we've been listening to a lot of Raffi songs, and she really likes music and singing. Another favorite is whistling! She grins like crazy when we whistle. Laura is also pretty strong, and likes to hold her head up (although not on the floor during tummy time). She's also rolled from her back to her side, but I think the full rollover won't happen for a while. Hopefully this catches you up a bit on what's up with us! We'll have another update after the

weekend.