So Fun!

As Brynlee gets one week older, she gets one week smarter, and one week more fun!  As I'm writing this, Brynlee is currently 15 weeks old!.......or if you're my husband and prefer to hear it in months, she's 3 1/2 months!

Just because Mommy and Daddy can't be serious.

Who would have thought babies are HIGHLY entertaining with some of the stuff that they do.  Now, I'm a teacher, so I know for a FACT kids are highly entertaining with the things that they say, how blunt and honest they can be, etc.  So, why would a baby who can't have an intellectual conversation with you be highly entertaining???

Brynlee is cracking me up daily and is getting SO. MUCH. FUN.  Just her discovering, her facial expressions, and the things that she's not intentionally doing.  She is such a little blessing that keeps me constantly smiling.  

We officially have a full blown giggler and laughter.  When she's nursing, she'll pull off, look up at me, and smile.  If I smile back and talk baby-ish to her, she'll give me an all out laugh.  The most PRECIOUS thing.  Ever.  Sometimes she'll give me a laugh if I plant multiple smooches on her on the part of her cheek close to her ear.  If I make a funny noise at her, she'll laugh.  She just smiles and smiles and smiles.  Each week, he social skills are getting stronger with her coos and smiles.

Here's a video of Brynlee laughing.  This was actually towards the beginning of when we were starting to get really good laughs.  Since then, it has only gotten better!

Smiling at Daddy!

I think Brynlee has also discovered her legs, how powerful they can be, and what they can do.  When she was a newborn, she HATED....H-A-T-E-D being cradle held.  Always wanted to be held upright.  Now that she's getting stronger in her neck, she can be held sitting up while supported.  But does she want to sit?  Nope.  She wants to STAND.  This little girl is always about a few leaps ahead in what she wants to do.  She supports herself on her legs very well.  She now kicks, kicks, KICKS so hard!  She'll pump her legs up and down likes she's "raising the roof."  It's so freaking funny.  Basically, it looks like she's attempting lower abdominal exercises.  I wish I had a video of it to show you what I mean.  She bounces and jumps up and down, frantically, when she's standing while supported.  It's like she's noticing she has these lower body limbs that propels her up and down.  I call her Ms. Hyper when she does this, and again, this little act makes me laugh.

Here's a video of her using her newly discovered limbs and kicking her legs like CRAZY in the pool.

She's getting so strong overall.  Just a couple of days ago, she has discovered she has the strength to try to slide out of her travel swing.  I call it the "swing escape."  Watch how she pumps, stretches, and uses her legs to inch out.

And here's the end product of the swing escape.  Little stinker!  Or what her dad likes to call her.....Little Stinker Butt.

Looks like someone is going to start needing to be strapped in!

Brynlee has gotten strong enough to now be able to sit in her Mamas and Papas chair (basically like a Bumbo) all by herself.  It has become a saving grace since she hates lying down, or even lying at an incline.  No more having to put her in that travel swing all of the time!  It's good, now, because she's learned to escape from it.  It's great for when I'm cooking and eating dinner so she can watch and be social with me.  She just LOVES attention and interaction.  She hates to be lonely and wants someone to talk to her, my little social butterfly!

My little dinner buddy!

Sitting up like a big girl!

She's doing a great job with her hand/eye coordination.  She's grabbing and reaching for her toys, or my hands.  She LOVES Mommy's hands!  But, she's definitely displaying a curious, little mind.  Here's another thing that is so fun!  Watching her be a little girl, playing with her toys and discovering!  So fascinating to me.

I love watching her just look at her toys with curiosity.

Of course, anything she grabs these days goes STRAIGHT to the mouth, even other people's fingers.  She'll attack my fingers likes she's attacking a cheeseburger.  Funniest thing to watch.

Overall, Brynlee continues to be such a JOY!  I'm LOVING watching her grow and her personality emerge. She's crazy about her mommy.  Almost too crazy.  Shows a lot of preference for me.  Won't take her eyes off me if someone else is holding her.  Sometimes even with Tyson.  If I move, her eyes glare and follow me.  Maybe it's because she knows I'm the food source, and she wants to make sure I'm not leaving her to starve.  Or, maybe it's because I spend every waking moment with her, OR!!! she just loves her momma! 

We've officially started putting Brynlee in her crib in her own room to sleep.  We started it at about 14 weeks, and it's going great!  She still wakes up at least once in the middle of the night to feed.  Can't wait until that stops.  She's a little unpredictable with that.  Some nights it'll be between 3-4:30 a.m., but then we get those every once in a while 1:30 a.m. wake up calls.  HATE THOSE!!! We still spend TONS of time doing tummy time, but no real deal rollovers, yet.  Actually, she did roll from her tummy to back ONCE while I had her on her tummy in her crib while I hooked up the monitor.  Unfortunately, I caught it at the tail end.  Ever since then, no real rollovers.

Brynlee has been coming to the gym with Tyson and me everyday, braving the heat.  We work out in an outdoor/warehouse facility type of deal.  She's been doing it since 10 weeks and has been such a good, little girl toughing it out while Mom and Dad do their thing.  Luckily, the "gym" has what is called, "Big Ass Fans." We also place cold, wet washcloths on her forehead to help keep her cool.  She seems to do well.  Gets cranky every now and then when she wants attention, but overall does pleasantly well.

Hanky Hat 2.0! (long story...for another time.)


Did I really birth a blue eyed child?!???

Anyways!  We're just chugging along and continuing to adjust to life as a family of three!  I still can't believe that we have a little girl.....  a 3 1/2 month old, in fact!  Time is flying.  She just lights up our world, little cutie!