4.5 months

So I thought I would give a mid month post because so many exciting things have gone on! First Delaney has been going swimming & she LOVES it. Shes a little water baby just like her daddy and me! Also since Delaney attends daycare on base and they are government funded they have to adhere to certain guidelines like at 4 months they start feeding the infants rice cereal UNLESS you have a note from the Doctor. So we had her 4 month appointment last Friday.. She weighed 14.8 lbs and is 26 inches long! Childs gonna be long like her Daddy! Anyway the doctor and I discussed it and there is/was no reason for Delaney to start the cereal so she wrote a note for daycare BUT I guess she forgot to put it in with the rest of my paperwork and so when Monday came I had no note and I knew that daycare would feed her the cereal so when we got there I asked them to please not feed her that I wanted to do it and video tape it so they said they would wait til today. So last night she had her first bit of rice cereal mixed with breastmilk of course, and she loved it! It was all over the place but we had a ball! She reminded me of a little baby bird craning her neck and opening her mouth trying to eat and of course she tried to hold the spoon herself. Ah another bittersweet moment... which leads me to the biggest news of all. Delaney is sleeping in her crib. The first night was the roughest and Delaney won the battle and actually wound up sleeping in the bed with me all night but the 2nd night she slept great. SHE slept great and I.. I laid there imagining someone breaking in Delaneys window and stealing her.It was rough but I managed and I think she got up twice and then every night since she has started off in her bed.. some nights.. okay most nights by 3 am she is in bed with me but we are working on it and its progress! 2 more weeks til we are Augusta bound! I am so excited.. nervous about making a trip like that by myself with the dogs and the baby but excited! I started dental laboratory yesterday and that marks 10 weeks left of school before externship. Holy Moly. Anyways see ya at 5 months!

4 months!

4 months! I dont even know where to begin! SO much has been going on! We had shots this morning and yet again she didnt cry. ( I didnt either ) Last Friday Delaney took her first trip away from home and we went to Texas to see Lauren Connor and Adam. She did SO great on the planes. The first 2 we took there she slept and then the first one on the way home she slept and the second she was wide awake for. But she never cried (THANK GOD) She did poop on both planes coming home and changing her was a challenge. The stewardess made me change her in the bathroom the first plane and that was just insane because I had to change her outfit too. The second plane was so small that the flight attendant was like just change her in my jump seat. So he held the seat for me while I changed her. Our trip was great. It was so good to see Lauren & Connor. He is such a cute baby. Hes very quiet and laid back too. & the trip didnt FLY by like they usually do, I was actually able to enjoy myself. As far as Delaney updates go I dont even know where to begin...
- She rolls all the time now from her belly to her back
- She can roll from her back to her side so I imagine it wont be long before shes all the way over
- She is reaching with a purpose now. She grabs anything she can and puts it in her mouth.
- She found her feet last Saturday, and yes, even those go in her mouth!
- She talks and laughs at anything. Seriously. It could be the wall and she will have a conversation with it.
- She has been napping in her crib so I think Monday night I am going to take the plunge and start putting her to bed in it :(
- She is in all 6 month clothing now & size 3 diapers.
- OHH!! Last week during tummy time she got up on her knees!!

Im not just saying this because she is mine but I seriously think I have the most perfect child. She is seriously the happiest baby ever. She is spoiled rotten and does want to be held all the time but I dont have a problem with it.. Mom will be here on the 30th and she is riding with me to Augusta. FINALLY. So hopefully June goes fast. I have senioritis (if thats possible in college) Next week I finish up my dental radiology and thats it. I have 2 lab classes and August 23rd I go out on externship and then October I am done baby! Shawn should be home around that time too. I cant wait... but then again I can because I dont want my sweet baby to grow up yet! See ya at 5 months..