Some highlights of the last month...
March 12th was our first trip to the zoo. We had a nice time with Sasha and Kaylan. Kaylan is so cute. I think both girls enjoyed the goats in the petting zoo the most. Lainey didn't really pay attention to much other than the goats and the macaw parrots. They were brightly colored and easy to see in their habitat. Here's a picture of us in front of the bears. You can't see the bears, but they are back there somewhere. :)
March 26th: Lainey also attended her very first baseball game this month. We went to watch John pitch, but he ended up not playing in that game. We've since been to a couple of Daddy's games and Lainey can be quite talkative when Daddy is out there. We just hope she's not too much of a distraction for him!
Here she is watching the game and holding herself sitting up!
Here's Daddy and Lainey at her first Spring Training game.
March 31st: Lainey is five months old! It's gone by so quickly. This day was also particularly big in terms of baby milestones. It's the first day that Lainey rolled from her back to her tummy. She did it in her crib sometime in the night while swaddled in her Woombie, so that was a little scary. We quit the Woombie cold turkey that night. I was too nervous to have her rolling without having access to her hands to roll back. Lainey is now a rolling champion! Just the other night while we were on Skype with John, she was flip flopping back and forth. She wants to crawl so much. I don't think we'll be able to contain her soon. Also on March 31st, Lainey peed on the potty for the first time! Some of you may think I'm a little crazy, but I've been reading about what is called "Elimination Communication". It's basically a diaper-less way to help your child to toilet train. It's a form of potty training that is common in other parts of the world. I don't plan to do it full time and we are not going diaper-less, but every pee in the toilet is one less diaper to change! Since that first day, we have done pretty well. Up until we came to California, we were going on the potty 2-3 times a day. Not bad for such a little one!
Here she is from today. So proud that she just rolled over!
At some point in the last few weeks, Lainey began to say, "Mama". It started as baby babble... mamamamama. I don't know if she was referencing me specifically or milk because she only did it when she was hungry or tired and she pairs it with the sign for milk. However, I always respond to her when she says it and now I think she is really using it to get my attention. For example, during dinner tonight she said it and I looked at her. She just smiled at me and went back to playing with her toys. I took some video of her rolling tonight and will post it to facebook. She says "Mama" in the video. John will have to get it up on our website when I get to Texas in a few weeks.
I think that just about wraps up the last month or so. I will try to do better with updating the blog, but I can't promise anything until after we get settled at our new apartment in San Antonio. Lainey and I will be driving with my Mom and getting to Texas on the 22nd. It's going to be a long drive! Lainey and I are currently in California visiting all of the family before we head out on the road for a baseball summer. We are excited to be back in the game after such a long rehab for John. He feels pretty good and we are hopeful for a great season!
Thanks for reading and we'll see you soon! I will leave you with one more photo... Lainey in her springtime onesie outfit from Pawpaw John... making what I call her turtle face. :)
