Monday, January 31, 2011

Four Months and Growing STRONG

Well, Berit has made it four months without being eaten by German Shepherds or abandoned on the side of the road by her parents.  We are both very glad about this since she's become a lot of fun.  It is hard to remember when she didn't have a very demanding opinion on something.  I can already see what her teen years will be like...


She is in the 75th percentile for her height and weight: proof that exclusively breastfed babies don't starve!  I am pretty darn proud of myself for that.  Actually proud of all of us.  She is a stupendous eater, although the reverse cycling can be exhausting, and Pete is a saint for packing her up for downtown field trips every day he is off work.  We expect we are looking at a future basketball, rock climbing, muy thai fighting, running superstar.  Certainly she will love snow, the outdoors and her GSDs.  She now regularly works out in her johnny jump up and einstein saucer, growing those porkpie thighs into legs of steel.  If only I could say the same about myself...


She has found her hands, sometimes just a thumb but usually more and she has "floating" teeth which are causing her some discomfort as they rise and sink without cracking through her gums.  

Lately her favorite thing is upside down. I can't blame her as the change of perspective would do us all good.  It's particularly entertaining when she whips her head back to expose me while nursing.  What a kid!

Good chubby thighs on those strong legs.  We think she will walk without crawling:
why waste time when there are things to explore?

Berit does a superb job of getting ready with momma in the morning. The typical routine is to start with the bouncy chair in the bathroom while I shower, then the Bear showers, then I get her dressed, then I get dressed and she eats and off we go.  Here she is with Auntie Bre Bre's wonderful blanket, waiting to go to nursery school.

She loves her johnny jump up so much!  Lingo appreciates the convenience for diaper checks.

Could she be any cuter??


Oh wait, yes she could!

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