Cornucopia

This past week has been a week of firsts. FIRST of all, Annika can hold her own bottle! My friend Lisa and I always look longingly at the toddlers in the malls, all quiet in their strollers with bottles propped on their lips, held by their own tiny hands. Annika is thsiclose to being one of those kids - at four months!

Then we put Annika in her high chair for the first time. It was an experiment - and there would be no food involved. She just seemed sad and lonely in her bouncy chair and kept looking up at the table. So we sat her in it, and wham! There was a happy kid - I think she was just super excited to be at everyone's eye level. I've realized lately how much easier it is to calm her down when she's either in our arms (duh) or proper somewhere that she can easily see our faces without craning her neck. Most of her current activities are on the floor - so Chris and I need to get down there more often lately to keep her happy. I like this highchair thing though - she's safe in there and sooooo cute!

She's also been amping up her motor and speech abilities. She has tried to roll again more often - she gets almost all the way there, the flips back onto her back super fast, and then is done with her effort. But she's once again interested in flipping over. Boo! She's also been laughing much more. It takes effort but she is quite fond of being held upside down (???) while having her feet kissed. It sounds complicated, but I assure you it is not.

Finally, her maternal grandparents came to visit this weekend. Annika has been developing stronger aversions to people, so we were a little worried, but it went great! She was excited to have all the attention all day long, and was an angel for most of the visit. Now, getting her back to her regular sleep schedule has been a bit of a struggle, but hey, you can't have it all!