-Learned to sign "milk" while nursing! She did it the first time at 15 weeks, and then repeated it twice at 16 weeks and that's when I knew she was actually signing and not just playing with her hand. She won't be able to sign to ask for milk until she's older and develops object permanence (the knowledge that something exists even when you can't see it), but I am very excited at this first step into signing. I am practicing "all done" (sign for finished), "diaper," and "sleep." I expect her to really pick up the signs at about 6 months or so.
-Found her toes! She found her toes on a walk this week. I was lucky enough to have remembered to bring the camera on our walk and captured the moment. She thought they were pretty neat!
-We may have had our first tummy to back roll over today. It happened twice and I had to make her stop because John wasn't in the room. When he came back, she wouldn't do it again for him or the camera. But I am sure we will see that more often now!-She is sleeping through the night! I put her to bed around 10:00 and she is sleeping until 6:30 or so. She will then sleep with me for the rest of the morning until I get up. Way to go Lainey! We love that she's as good a sleeper as her Mommy! :) The last three nights she has been putting herself to sleep in her crib. She falls asleep in my arms and wakes up on the transfer, but doesn't fuss about it. The first two nights this happened she chattered and played by herself until she fell asleep. Tonight she just looked at me and turned her head to the wall and closed her eyes again. I ordered a Woombie for her last night. It's a sleep cocoon that mimics swaddling without the heavy blankets and with less restriction for their arms. It's a good transition tool to quit the swaddle and it won't make her hot as summer is rapidly approaching.
I think that's it as far as milestones go. Quite a lot of progress in so short a time! She's an amazing kid though. Not that I'm biased or anything. :) The only hang up we are having is the continued spit up. It has decreased significantly thanks to a light massage-type technique my Mom's friend Jane (a physical therapist) taught me. She said that Lainey's small intestinal rhythm isn't in place yet and so milk is backing up in there because it isn't being pushed into the large intestine. Because it backs up, it back flows through the pyloric valve and comes up as spit up. It's also not spending enough time in the large intestine and thus we get many blow out diapers. Both have improved with the massage and I am on a strict diet. No dairy, tomatoes, citrus, caffeine, lots of sweets, peanuts, and go really light on wheat/gluten. I am almost gluten free right now. It's a hard diet to maintain, but it will be worth it and now I'm only 10 pounds from pre-pregnancy weight!
John and I are truly enjoying being parents. It's an awesome experience and really makes me grateful that God entrusted us with so precious a gift. Thanks for being a part of our lives, near and far. We love you all! And with that I will leave you with this picture of Lainey in her dedication dress. It's a dress that was sent to my Grandma from my Grandpa's Aunt in Switzerland. Almost every girl in our family has worn it at one time, including me and my Mom. It's a treasured heirloom that I will be sure to pass on.
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