19 Weeks Old

This week, Delaney's great-grandparents, Nona and Bumpa, were leaving for Florida. Her aunt Elizabeth flew in from Denver with James, and everyone got together to send off Nona and Bumpa for the winter. At first, Laney was a bit overwhelmed with everyone paying attention to her, but it didn't take long for her to warm up to all of the attention. She was fascinated with her cousin James. He's able to sit up, crawl, and do a million other things Laney can't do yet. It was so fun watching them play together! It was also Laney's and James' first Halloween! They were a couple of crazy animals...

Not sure about all of the attention:

But she loved seeing Nona and Bumpa:

Her first time in a jumper:

Hanging out with James:

Happy Halloween!

Mommy's little lion cub:

Laney and James, the cutest little zoo animals ever:

 First Winchester Family Halloween 2013:

Had to post a close-up of this adorable little monkey:

Spending time with Aunt Elizabeth and talking to Papa:

Pretty in Pink:

My new favorite (ridiculous) picture:

18 Weeks Old

Last week, Laney rolled from her tummy to her back. It was very exciting for me, but I think it scared her a little bit. She cried pretty hard. She was unable to roll from her back onto her tummy, though, because she had trouble rolling all the way over her arm. This morning, as I was watching her on the monitor as she struggled to find her pacifier in her crib, she rolled from her back to her stomach for the first time! I went upstairs to turn her onto her back. By the time I got back downstairs, she had rolled onto her tummy again. She's unstoppable!

And speaking of struggling to find her pacifier... Cute little miss Delaney has a habit of waking up every single time her pacifier falls out. She only gets to have her pacifier when she goes to sleep, and she's addicted to it. She can sleep 10-12 hours at night (yay!), but only if the pacifier stays in her mouth. She still can't figure out how to put it back in her mouth by herself, so it's Mom to the rescue! Some nights I only have to get up once to put it back in her mouth, but most nights I'm up 10 times...15 times... 402083098 times... to find it and put it back in. Next week, her papa will be away on a road trip so it's the perfect time to lose the pacifier cold turkey. Her pediatrician said it's also the perfect time to start sleep training. Wish us luck.

I wasn't prepared for cold weather! I dressed her in all of the warm clothing she had before taking her outside on a walk with Cash (haha)

Toes in the mouth! Our little yoga baby:

Tough day. :( This was taken right after her 4-month vaccinations (and I finally bought her a bundler so she doesn't look like a little hobo eskimo in mismatched winter clothes):

Visiting daddy at work! Her first picture in his stall:

He took her out for a lap around the rink, and she loved it!

Just being cute:

4 Months Old

At 4 months old, Delaney is now 13 lbs 8 oz (48th percentile), 24.5 inches long (61st percentile), and extremely cute (100th percentile). 

17 Weeks Old

Over the past two weeks, Laney Bear has started babbling quite a bit more and using her tongue to make lots of hilarious sounds, like blowing raspberries and making spit bubbles. When I'm driving and she's sitting in her carseat, I can hear her constantly talking to herself and making adorable little noises. It's the cutest and funniest thing to hear her entertain herself with all of the new sounds she's making. She has also just discovered her toes. If I hold her bare feet up, she's fascinated by her little wiggling toes and grabs her feet to get a closer look at them.  

15 Weeks Old

This week, miss Laney has started reaching out for toys that are held in front of her. At first, I would put the toy in her hand for her, and then she would immediately try to put the toy into her mouth. Now she reaches her hands out and tries to grab it on her own. She hasn't quite mastered grasping objects yet, but she has come a long way in the past few days. You'll notice in these pictures that she LOVES putting her hands in her mouth.

Not quite sure about wearing a hoodie:

My first attempt at grocery shopping with Laney in the carrier. She calmly enjoyed it for about 5 minutes, then cried the rest of the way through the store. (I think she was just tired, and she can't rest in this thing):

Hand in her mouth...

...hand in her mouth...

...hand in her mouth:

14 Weeks Old

Taking care of this little baby keeps getting better and better! Thursday night, Delaney slept through the night! For me, it was probably the most incredible night in the history of sleeping. I woke up at 7:02am, quickly checked on Delaney to make sure she was still breathing, and then celebrated with a happy dance. I brought her downstairs to make a bottle (she was obviously starving after not having eaten all night), and Brad was already up making coffee. He couldn't believe the great news! I think she was beginning a growth spurt, because she went on to sleep approximately 20 of the next 24 hours. Even if she doesn't sleep through the night again for awhile, I just really appreciate it happening this one time.

 The morning after 8 straight hours: 

Trying on her 3-6 month clothes:

Out for a stroll:

Learning how to hold onto toys and put them in her mouth:

Ready for Fall!

 Family day at the pumpkin patch:

3 Months Old

After switching Laney Bear to a special formula, to call her a changed baby would be a huge understatement! I'm still amazed by how much she smiles and loves to play and how little she cries these days (knock on wood). She is such a joy! As for her sleep routine, right now she usually eats her last meal of the day around 9-10pm, and she wakes up once to eat around 3:30-4:30am. Then she's up around 7:30-8:30am. It's been incredible getting so much sleep! Last week, she had a moment where she almost rolled over. Her left arm was the only thing standing in the way of a full roll. Once she learns how to tuck in that arm, we'll have a cute little roly poly baby on our hands.