Growing up so fast!

I can't believe how much WeeKat is growing... we had to take her to the doctor earlier this week and she weighs 12lbs 9oz. Her baby chubbiness is already starting to give way to long gangly legs and arms!

Her new favorite activity (which she insists on doing every minute she's awake now, as she always does with any new skill) is walking around the living room while I hold her hands. I kid you not!! She holds her weight all on her own, I just balance her. She moves her feet on her own and sometimes gets excited and jumps up and down. It's a little odd to see such a little thing standing up so straight and kinda walking! Tim is convinced she's going to give crawling a miss and just start walking. I don't think that'll happen anytime soon, but she sure loves to walk around the living room. If we aren't doing that she wants to sit up and look around, she still needs balance for this too, but not nearly as much.

She's already showing major interest in watching us eat (which is a precursor for being ready for cereal and solids)- we still plan to try to wait until the 6 month mark for this, unless she really gets insistent and seems very ready.

Funny though- she's still not rolling over! She keeps getting almost there... and then not... so sitting assisted, laughing, walking assisted, talking, wanting to eat... not rolling over.

Goofy kiddo!

Other than that we're all doing well here in Lewis-land. I hit the 3 month breastfeeding milestone, which was my short term goal when I planned to breastfeed. We're doing great and still going strong, so 6 months- here we come! She still gets a little bit of formula at bedtime, but that's such a staple for her that we're going to stick with it. Kat is sleeping 8-9 hours a night peacefully- I think a lot of that has to do with her new Co-sleeper. Ever since we got it she sleeps better, and so do I. Best 30 dollars I ever spent, such a good deal!

Every day I see more and more of the little girl Kat is becoming, little flashes of her personality. Granted she cries and occasionally is less than pleasant to be around- she's a baby, that's how they work. But I've been around quite a few babies, and she honestly doesn't seem to cry as much or get nearly as upset as often. From what we see Kat is: sweet tempered, a huge cuddler, a clown (she loves making us laugh), very bright (intensely interested in all her picture books, hitting all the intellectual milestones way early, very curious natured), a little impatient but quick to settle down and cool off, independent (sometimes she wants us to leave her alone to do her thing), and just very very loving. I feel so lucky to be her momma, and am really curious how I managed to make such a cool sweet kid!

I truly cannot wait to see the little girl and then young lady she becomes. Granted I'm willing to wait, I firmly believe in enjoying every stage of her life. We may not have any more kiddos, so I don't want to miss a thing with this one if that's the decision we make. On that note, and with The Universe laughing at me for thinking I had any real control over that... lol

Signing off... time to go play with The Kitten!