Fiona's Newest Trick

Fiona has found her voice and now spends a majority of her waking time squealing, usually with her hands in her mouth. Sigh...of course she stops as soon as I turn on the video camera, but here's a taste of it.

Fiona also rolled over from back to front for the first time on Monday. The weather has cooled off some so we were in her room while I was rearranging her dresser drawers. She was on the floor playing. I had my back to her while I was organizing her socks. I turned back around and she was on her stomach! I couldn't believe it. Her right arm was still stuck under her, which enabled her to roll back onto her back, but it's a sign of how big she's getting. She hasn't replicated the feat. Yet. Before I know it she'll be crawling and my easy life will end. Thank goodness we have a pack 'n play in which to corral her.

Laughter Is the Best Medicine

Going back to work has been both good and bad. I miss Fiona terribly, but I also know it is good for both of us to have time away from each other. It also means she gets some quality Daddy time or fun play time with my cousin Megan. However, working is so much better if it means I get to come home to this...

So Sleepy

What happens when we play too hard.

Game Time

Yesterday was the start of a new NFL season (oh joy). Jeff is a huge Browns fan, so to honor the occasion, Fiona wore her Browns outfit (unlike Daddy). Unfortunately it didn't help the Browns win.
At least she looked cute! Thanks to Lisa, Jeff and Michael for the gift of the outfit. It may still be too big, but Daddy loves it.

Going to the Zoo, Zoo, Zoo

Koalas are my favorite animal. They have been ever since I received a stuffed koala as a gift when I was younger (4th grade?). This summer the Indianapolis Zoo hosted two koalas from the San Diego Zoo. So, for my birthday I asked to go to the zoo and see the koalas before they returned to California. Jeff even took the day off work so we could go as a family. They were very cute, but not very active. We had a great time walking around seeing all the animals (tiger, polar bear, dolphins, monkeys, giraffes, elephants, etc). Fiona enjoyed most of it and even helped me feed the Lorikeets.

The bright colors of the birds interested her. She also enjoyed watching the tropical fish swim around. We figure she was wondering how her bouncy chair fish came alive! Unfortunately it was too dark in the aquarium part to get a good picture. I can't wait until she's old enough to really enjoy seeing all the animals. This is how she spent a good portion of the visit.

But, her sleeping allowed us to enjoy watching the animals and put her in a better mood for when she was awake.

Spending the day as a family was a great way to spend my first birthday as a mom.

Welcome

I'm starting this blog so friends and family can stay up-t0-date on Fiona's growth. So many of you live too far away to see her on a daily basis. She's already changed so much in her first three months! Here's an overview of her growth thus far.

• Born May 29, 2008 weighing 8 lbs 11 oz, 21 1/4 inches long

• Since then she's gained about 4 lbs (she was 11 lbs 3 oz at her last doctor's visit on July 31st so I'm guessing she's at least 12-13 lbs by now) and a couple inches.


• Fiona is a HAPPY baby with lots of smiles for both Mom and Dad.





• She's gone from sleeping all of the time (she still sleeps a lot, just not all the time), to actively playing with her toys. Sometimes she'll play happily for almost an hour. Other times she cries as soon as she's placed on the mat.





• Fiona was baptized on August 17, 2008. Tom and Laura are her godparents. Laura is Jeff's cousin and she and her husband are responsible for Jeff and I meeting, so we felt it was fitting they be her godparents.
  

  

• She's started sleeping through the night (yeah!) in her crib in her room (yeah!) and can even roll over from stomach to back (if her arms are in the right position). She spends a lot of time with her fists in her mouth (please find that thumb!). She loves her blankies and rubs them across her face when she's tired.

• She's trying really hard to sit up whenever she's in a semi-reclined position (when she's in her bouncy chair or car seat)


• Fiona loves to be out and about. She holds her head up really well (for the most part) and loves to look around to see what's going on. This can be frustrating when I'm grocery shopping and she wants to get out of her car seat. Thank goodness for the Baby Bjorn!



• Fiona loves music which we discovered during the Olympics. Whenever the music would stop (such as during the gymnastics competitions) she would start crying. As soon as the music started up again, she'd stop crying. Thus we frequently have music playing in the background. It makes for a happier household!


• We think Fiona might be a swimmer someday. She loves to take baths and just kicks and kicks and kicks. She tries to taste the water and doesn't mind when it gets in her eyes. Whenever she's grumpy, we put her in the tub and happy baby appears! It's magic!

Check back soon for further adventures in Growing Up Fiona.