My apologies for taking such a long break. It has been a busy few months, so I will take a moment to update you.
On September 7th, our beautiful Sara Jane entered this world, and nothing has been the same since. She has been loud and energetic since that first day. I love that she is going to be a girl who knows what she wants and lets the world know about it. It has been the greatest joy of our lives to watch her grow and learn. This past month in particular has been very eventful. She was four months old on January 7th and over the past few weeks, Sara has:
Started grabbing…everything. Toys, jewelry, hair (dog and human alike)…everything.
Really started talking. She makes all kinds of sounds and obviously enjoys listening to herself make those sounds. It is very common for her to wake up in the morning or after a nap and spend 10 minutes talking to herself in her crib. Eventually she stumbles upon a thought she wants to share with others and screams out for us to come get her.
Laughed! She’s quite stingy about this talent but it has happened (evidence below). Frankly, I think she knows she’s teasing us by getting really close to a laugh and then stopping, or even eeking out a small giggle. But she’ll erupt one day and I can’t wait because it is just the cutest thing ever.
Got her roll on! She is rolling over from back to belly, and usually gets mad within a couple minutes because she doesn’t like being on her belly. I guess that’ll just be motivation to learn how to flip the other way.
Started solid foods (just tonight). She had a small bowl of rice cereal, and in spite of the odd faces she made to begin with, and the fact that most of it ended up on her face, bib, and eventually her pajamas, I think she really liked it. Bear was also quite fond of the activity and was ready and waiting to take the clean up shift.
She also met an enormous amount of doting relatives (Aunt Cat, Aunt Sarah and Uncle Justin, the entire Franklin clan, a few of the Rosses, and her namesake, Great Nanny). She handled the attention like a pro. She also mastered a 13 hour driving trip. I was very nervous about that one, but she proved once again to be a very content little girl.
She loves music and being sung to. She also loves when we read to her, and thank goodness for cardboard books because Ms. Grabby Grabbingston loves to help turn the pages. John’s goal is to teach her some Italian and we’re also going to do some basic sign language. One sure way to get a great big smile out of her is to boisterously exclaim “Buon giorno Principessa!” (pronounced “bone jor-no prin-chee-pay-sa”).
She was a party girl on New Year's Eve with her best buddy Phinn. Thanks for the party dress Aunt Sarah!
We've also been enjoying some strangely warm Chicago weather by taking Bear for a walk every day. I think she's a big fan of walking!
We are loving every minute, and trying to just treasure them as they race past us. I will admit that I can’t wait to see who this girl grows to be, but I suppose I’m also glad to wait. She certainly makes waiting a lot of fun.
My aim is to begin sharing the fun stories of Sara here on a regular basis. Thanks for your patience!
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