First swimming lesson, horses, a doctor's appt.

We had our first swimming lesson this week! It wasn't the most beautiful day we've had this spring, but the jacuzzi was warm so we went for it. Lainey got to wear her super cute bathing suit that Grandpop Tom and Uma Dawn picked out for her. We wanted to make sure we got her in that before she outgrew it! Lainey loved the water. She was fascinated with the bubbles and all her toys as they went swirling through the water. She even put her own face in to taste the bubbles. You can see her in her Daily Lainey video swimming with Mommy. I dunked her once after blowing in her face and she took it pretty well. She was startled at first, but recovered quickly. If there is one thing I can pass on to my kids, it is that I want them to be good swimmers. My Dad dunked me early and taught me to swim almost before I could walk.


We also introduced Lainey to horses this week. Our good friends, Will and Laurén live in a guesthouse on a boarding stable property. Laurén has a horse out there named Shiloh that she is using to give riding lessons. When Shiloh poked his head out of his stall, I let Lainey get a close up of him. She was entranced and smiling. Shiloh then sniffed her arm and she giggled. I think Mommy may have given Lainey the horsey bug. It's too bad Daddy says she can have what ever she wants, except a horse. Good thing Grandma Lisa still has one that we can go see and ride someday!

Lainey has also really taken an interest in Freddy. She watches him walk around the house and wants to pet him. She also thinks it's pretty funny when he barks. That's another of the recent video updates on her website.


We had our four month well baby visit on Monday and Lainey is doing pretty good. She is small for her age, in the 20th percentile for her weight. She is just under doubling her birth weight, which supposedly kids should do by four months old. She is 12 lbs. 14 oz. and 24.5 inches long. Her doctor isn't worried about her though because she has always been in the 20th percentile since birth and is doing all the things she should be doing. She is sleeping from about 10pm to 8am now. (Woo hoo!!) And nursing every 2-3 hours during the day. She is rolling from her tummy to back which Dr. Pham doesn't expect until six months. She has good head control and she is very strong. We got one more vaccine (DTaP) and she seems to be tolerating it well. She has a small, red lump at the injection site, but it doesn't seem to bother her. I think it has more to do with the nurse's injection technique than the vaccine itself. We will be getting a different nurse next time.

Tomorrow we are going to the zoo with a good friend of mine, Sasha and her little girl, Kaylan. I am very excited because I think Lainey is at an age now where she will probably respond a bit to the animals. It will be a short trip, staying about 3 hours or so, but should be fun! Expect a zoo update soon! With that, I leave you with last week's "Mr. Bear Picture".