1.24.2012

Milestones

Lots of good baby stuff happening lately! Well, mostly. Here's the latest:

~ We'll get the embarrassing part out of the way first: Anistynn had her first major blow out!! It was all up her back... there was even some on her ears!! I had to position her just right so that I could clean up her and the pad (thank goodness for waterproof changing pads!!!) and right when I was almost done cleaning everything up, she peed everywhere, up to her elbows!! It was evident after that, that she needed a bath. So I got everything ready and scrubbed her good from head to toe. I got her dried, lotioned, and dressed, and then I cleaned up the pad and threw her outfit in the wash. It was crazy, but after that, I feel empowered! I did everything by myself (cleaning her up and giving her a bath for the first time by myself - usually Tony and I do that together). I'm getting the hang of this mommy thing!! ;)
~ On Friday, Anistynn rolled over for the first time! She was having tummy time and figured out to roll over from her tummy to her back. I caught a picture in mid-roll :) She can almost roll from her back to her tummy; she's super close... she gets all the way on her side but she just cant push over all the way yet.
~ On Friday, Anistynn and I also went out for a girls lunch with my friends, Dana and Lacey, and their daughters, Maddie and Laila. It was so fun!
~ On Friday evening, Tony, Anistynn, and I went to see Joyful Noise, which was actually a pretty cute movie.
~ Anistynn discovered herself in the mirror this past weekend for the first time on her own. She has a little play mat with a mirror attached and while playing, she caught a glimpse of herself and just kept staring. She eventually started talking and talking to her reflection - probably because it talked back!!! :)
~ On Sunday we went to church, went out to lunch with my parents, and then went and visited my grandparents. My grandma is getting worse with her memory so it's really important to me to go visit as often as I can. I  know she loves seeing Anistynn and my Grandpa just adores it. It really makes their day. Please keep my grandparents in your prayers; my whole family would really appreciate it.

So that's what's been going on..... Today we had a little bit of a scare. Anistynn rolled off the couch!!! It's only about a foot and a half off the ground but we've been watching her all evening to make sure nothing is out of the ordinary. It was ridiculous, it happened so fast. I set her next to me on the couch (laid her on her back) while I reached over to the end table to take a sip of my drink. I didnt even get off the couch. I saw a flash from the corner of my eye and she was on the ground on her tummy. I slammed my drink down and picked her up within seconds of her landing. She started crying so I just held her tight to me and walked around with her. She calmed down in a minute or so and then just cuddled with me. She seemed to be fine, but of course, as a mother, I was (and still am) worried to death. My sister, Lia, had an incident when she was little (as a lot of you know and remember) and so my mind always flashes to that. We called the pediatrician right away just to ask if there's anything we should look for in case something is wrong. They said that her crying right away was a good sign. She is still eating, smiling, talking, and moving as normal. She seems a little lethargic though. Tony says it's probably because she was startled and it's something that has never happened to her before. She has also spit up a couple times (more than her usual, which is very rarely, but not enough to be completely worried - she's still eating and keeping most everything down). So we'll just keep an eye on her for a while. You know I will and that I wont be able to sleep properly tonight. I'll always be checking on her! I guess this means no more leaving her ANYWHERE. Not that we really did before but especially now... She will always be in my arms, on the ground on her play mat, or in her bassinet or play yard. We just cant take any risks now that's moving and rolling so much.

I wanted to post a couple videos tonight, along with recent pictures. The first video is of her "telling us a story" while Valerie was in town. Th second is of her laughing out loud for the first time on video! It's soooo cute. What's really funny is that I was showing Josh and Lia that video on Sunday and Anistynn started laughing to herself laughing!!!! Crack. Me. Up. Seriously.

 




And pictures!

















ROLLING OVER!!!


Lunch with the girls:




My friend, Dana, painted the picture of the giraffes below. It's supposed to resemble Anistynn and I. It was sooo sweet of her and she is so talented! It's now hanging proudly in Anistynn's nursery :)


More fun pics:



















Anistynn discovering herself in the mirror:


And 2 of my favorites to end with:


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