Paloma Speaks Again and is Getting Louder!

Four Months Old

Paloma is 4 months old! Her 4 month stats are:

12lbs, 10 ozs - 29th percentile

24 inches long - 50th percentile

Her pediatrician said she is just perfect, and has hit all of the milestones she should have at this age. She blows raspberries, coos, rolls over from front to back, tracks fairly small objects with her eyes, responds to my voice, clasps her hands and holds objects, etc. I think she is a little more easy going than Milan was at this age. My only complaint is she is such a wonderful child, it makes it really difficult not to want a 3rd!

Paloma Talking

A week ago Monday, Paloma "found her voice". It began as a gentle cooing, but very quickly turned into this...

My Favorite Faces

I take a lot of pictures of my kids, and along with that comes a wide range of facial expressions I've come to recognize, expect, and simply adore. Here are a few of my favorites...

Milan's pre-meltdown face

The "I'm fully engaged in my meltdown" face.

Milan's post-meltdown face...makes me want to smother her in kisses.

Paloma's "Mommy come kiss my cheeks" face

Paloma's "Angelina Jolie's lips" face - one my my absolute favorites!

The beginning of her Angelina face, soon her lips will pop out.

The "I'm putting up with you Mommy because I love you" face.

The " you better hurry up because I'm done with this photo session" face.

Grandma's Visit

Last week we enjoyed another visit from Grandma. Milan and Paloma soaked in 7 days of good old-fashioned Grandma spoiling. Unfortunately, the visit only lasted a week and we were all very sad to see her go.

3 Months Old & A Potty Training Update

Recently, it's gotten pretty hectic in our household. In addition to the everyday mechanics of trying to raise two young children, Milan was hospitalized over Easter due to reactive airway disease. The doctors are not sure if this was an isolated incident or the beginnings of what could eventually become a diagnosis of asthma, but for now she is feeling much better.

I can hardly believe it, but Paloma turned 3 months old today. She is full of smiles and becoming more and more vocal each day. She hasn't officially laughed, but I expect that to happen any day now. I know she finds her Mommy's antics pretty amusing, and won't be able to hold her laugh in much longer.

In other news.....Milan is officially potty training! We are on day number 5. Days 1-3 were really rough (for me and the carpets), but she stayed dry all day yesterday and so far the first half of today! Getting her poopy in the potty is proving to be a little more difficult, but I won't go into all of those details! :)

She is SO proud of her Elmo underwear!

Just a few recent random photos.....

Family Visit

Last week my sister Catherine and her daughter Jenna were here for a visit. Not only were Milan (who adores Jenna) and Jenna reunited, but they also met Paloma for the first time. We had a wonderful week, but feel sad at how quickly it went by.