January 21-27, 2007

• We are rolling!  Lana surprised us one night when we went in to check on her before we went to sleep, and she was sleeping on her tummy.  She had rolled herself over and was snoozing!  Now she's rolling all the time.  We're having to be much more careful when she's on the changing table, couch, etc.  And we've learned that our little girl doesn't gradually learn to do things.  One day I'm wondering if she'll EVER _____ (fill in the blank: roll, sit up, bat at objects) and the next day she's doing it completely.  She's such a funny kid. 
• Lana thought the snow was fun at first, but she didn't love being layered up.  She got gradually more fussy as we played outside, until she was finally wailing.  As soon as we got her inside and stripped all those layers off, she grinned! 
• God answered my prayers when he gave me a baby with Dan's personality: laid back and relaxed!  (I knew I didn't want a little one as high-strung as I am!)  Well, our chill little baby has recently become intolerably whiny and fussy.  We can't put her down for a minute.  She usually loves being in her exersaucer or jump and go, but now she is whining unless we're holding her.  Other moms are telling me that it's probably because she's teething and that it is just a phase.  I hope they're right! 
• We have an outside baby!  During this fussy period, we've learned that the ONLY thing that will calm her down is taking her outside.  She just loves it!  We've put a bird feeder on a tree in our "backyard," and we've got all kinds of birds coming to feed.  She could watch those birds for hours.  It's really neat.
• Lana is now realizing that when she can't see us, that means we're not there!  We can lay her down in her crib and she'll smile and laugh, but as soon as we walk away, she screams at the top of her lungs.  It's almost comical!  We'll duck down beside her crib, and she'll scream until we pop back up.  She doesn't care much for peek-a-boo anymore!