First food

Mead tried rice cereal for the first time this weekend. She did okay... as you can see from her expression, she was a bit surprised to find something in her mouth.

Ah, the joys of messy meals! Time to bring out the bibs!!

Water slide

Pool time increased in it's excitement... by adding a slide into the pool.  Check out the sheer joy on Laine's face!

Craft time!

A friend recently told me about this website that gives craft ideas for toddlers and kids.  Being that I am creatively challenged, I checked it out and started using some of the ideas.  Here's Laine's first creation: a garden picture with colorful flowers made out of coffee filters and food coloring.  Check out the site - there's lots to do!

Water baby

After all these pictures of Laine enjoying herself in the pool I figured I'd give a shot of how Mead passes these sunny afternoons... She and I enjoy ourselves under the umbrella most days.  She even has some cute bathing suits, though she doesn't really get them wet!

Beauty Queen

This will be one of those photos that we just look back on and laugh...  How beautiful!!

4 month check-up

I took Mead for her 4 month check-up today.  She looks good overall, and Dr. Mathews said she's a bit ahead of schedule to be as mobile as she is (rolling both ways, grabbing feet, etc.)  Maybe we've got an early walker in our future!  Part of her mobility was attributed to her small size.  

Mead weighs 12 pounds, 15 ounces (25% for weight).  She is 24 1/4 inches long (25-50% for height), and her head is 41 1/4 cm (50% for head circumference).  She's not tiny, but she's not huge either.  Honestly, I'm enjoying my sweet pea being little for as long as I can.  We're thankful she's healthy and look forward to starting her on solids soon.

Love those feet!

Mead has recently discovered her feet.  Here's a bit of the progression of her infatuation with them.  Oh, that we could all be so flexible!