Time Flies

I lay awake at night thinking about my blog....what to write, how to say it, the pictures to post, etc. But by the time I wake up I forgot exactly how it played out in my mind. *sigh* It always sounded so good too.

The time is going by to fast. I have teared up so many times this week at how big Jayne is getting. She was sitting in her bouncy seat last night at dinner and Jared said "remember how the toys weren't even close to touching her?" and now she is kicking them and grabbing at them. I love how she is developing and growing and exploring...but what happened to my itty bitty baby? This morning I noticed that she is standing better in her excersaucer...she can actually bend her knees and bounce now. And I think (stress "think") that her hair is starting to grow again. Its beginning to poof up on the top and there are random long stands on the sides. Too funny! I can't wait until I can put it in pig tails and put bows in it!!

Today is her four month appt. I can't wait to see her stats. Everyone has been asking us how much she weighs now and I can only guess. Jared says 12.5 but I think she will be closer to 13.6...but honestly we have no idea! She is also getting her second round of immunizations today. She did extremely well with her first set and I hope she does well again today. I hate that she has to get shots...but I especially hate that the nurses make us hold her down while they do it. As she looks into my eyes and cries, my heart breaks and I know she thinks its me doing it to her. *tear* I wont be a happy momma this afternoon that is for sure. There is so much controversy about getting your child's immunizations these days. Jared & I researched the shots, spoke with our pediatrician before we even had Jayne and even more so afterwards. We delayed the first one she was supposed to get in the hospital until she was 2 months. We felt it was enough trauma having just been born that we didn't want to add any more stress to her. But, ultimately we prayed over Jayne and gave her to God...asking Him to protect her and keep her healthy and safe. We felt it was better to give her the immunizations to protect her from all the diseases that are now on the rise...and leave the rest in God's hands. But that is just our opinion, and well everyone has one you know =)

I've been really trying to work on Jayne's day time naps...two days in a row she took a 2 hr nap both in the am and afternoon. I was in heaven. But the little stinker likes to switch things up on me and hasn't done it again. Currently she is crying in her crib after only 30 minutes of sleep...I am trying hard not to go in and grab her when she does this. She needs to learn that this is nap time or at least quiet playtime by herself...ha ha, try teaching that to a four month old! I promise I only let her cry up to 30 minutes but she will usually give up in about 15-20 minutes and fall back asleep. I do have to say she is getting better about her awake time too...she is actually content to entertain herself for about 15-20 minutes so I can get some chores done. But she loves to be entertained by us as well and her new favorite game that my mom started playing with her is "peek-a-boo". I swear the look on her face is like " ooh, that scared me...do it again!!!" Too cute!

I love this little girl with all my heart. It still amazes me how the love for her grows and grows. She is a constant delight and challenge. I love being her Momma and am so thankful (as I said yesterday) to have the opportunity to stay at home with her. PTL!!

- T -

PS- I live by spellchecker by the way (I type faster than my brain works!)...but seriously why won't it recognize the word "her"??? Drives me crazy...I always, always type the "e" before the "h" and have to manually retype the word every time. Ahhhh!!