Before getting into our weekly updates, I just have to say how much fun we’re having with our beautiful little girl.  Okay, now about our week.  Annabelle is a healthy eater and eats about 3.5 ounces of milk every 2 to 3 hours during the day.  She rarely spits up but we have noticed in the last couple of weeks since she’s found her mouth and tongue, she’s started to drool quite a bit.  It’s super cute to see her blowing bubbles with that little mouth of hers.

As for sleeping, our little lady has regressed a bit this week.  She’s waking up once or twice most nights and a couple mornings woke up at 6am and didn’t want to go back to sleep. Most nights she’s sleeping at least 6 hours before waking up though.  Naps can be a struggle at times and I think that has to do a lot with me going back to work and having a nanny putting her down a couple days a week and me or Dusty the others.  Some days are good though.

Today, in fact, was an awesome day.  She ate this morning, played for 75 minutes and then took an hour nap.  Then this afternoon she ate again, played for 75 minutes and took a 2+ hour nap.  This evening she ate again, played for 75 minutes and then is now taking another nap.  She’s woken up twice but we’ve put her back to sleep easily by rocking her just a little.  It helps that we’ve been at home all day, just the three of us.  I’m so happy to see her doing so well.  It’s crazy to see how consistent the 75-minute awake/play time is.  After right around an hour of being awake and after she’s eaten, she’ll start getting a little fussy and start yawning.  At that point I know it’s time to change her diaper if it’s needed and start getting her ready for her nap, winding playtime down.  I only wish it worked like this every day.

Her favorite toys are her mobile on her bassinet, her play gym (with the wind-up mobile that plays music and moves) and us of course, she loves talking to us.  She loves talking to the little snail that hangs from her bassinet mobile.  It’s so funny to watch her talk and giggle and smile to her little snail.  She has a few other favorite small toys that we play with but she really loves the ones that move and have lights.

Annabelle continues to grab at her toys and reach for us more and more.  It’s not that she’s purposefully grabbing for something but she’s well on her way to pulling my hair one of these days.  As far as moving, although she’s a mover and a shaker, she’s not quite rolling yet but she does rock back and forth quite a bit when she’s lying on the floor.

She’s the cutest little lady and although I loved her newborn stage (when she was so tiny and snuggled right up on my chest when she took a nap), it’s so much more fun now that we’re able to interact with her and really see her come into her own personality.

I love taking pictures of our little bean and trying to capture all of her different expressions.  Here are just a few more of our adorable little girl.