Toys & rolling over!

Gracie flipped over from her tummy to her back unassisted for the first time today! She was having trouble getting her arms in the right position to allow it, but she did it and was quite pleased with herself. She can go from her back to each side, but not all the way over yet, all though that seems easier, so it will probably happen any day now. She's mastered switching toys from one hand to the other, and using both hands to bring objects to her mouth. She's not quite interested in teething rings yet, but she's definitely mouthing a lot of things. She keeps gnawing at her hands, and she's found her thumbs. We're trying to break her of that and give her her pacifier instead. Up until this poing we've only been using pacifiers to put her to sleep, because we didn't want her to get too dependent on them, but now we'd rather her suck on them than her thumbs. In a few years, we can take a paci away, but not her thumb.Her favorite toys are still brightly colored or contrasting colors that crinkle, and her very favorite is a pink poodle with black and white crinkle skirt. She takes naps with it and it can always get her attention. She's starting to be able to entertain herself on her playmat and with toys in her swing, which is not only important for her development but allows me to get a few things done! She will take a face over a toy any day, though. She's fascinated with smiles and laughs and noises, and loves to explore faces with her hands. She imitates noises really well, and concentrates really hard when you make the same noise she does, hehe. She's just getting so big!

3 months old!

Wow time is going by much faster now! Gracie sleeps in her crib most of every night, and only wakes up to eat once or twice. She's napping well during the day (although not on any sort of schedule), and loves to play with her toys! She's grabbing, lifting and starting to mouth (safe) objects. She smiles so big, and is really starting to giggle out loud more often. Her latest joy is going outside! The other day I took her for a walk in her stroller without the carseat for the first time so she could look around and see everything, and she did great! She watched birds go by, and was cooing the whole time! She loves to be carried out to the backyard, and is fascinated with leaves crunching under our feet. It's very cute. She's definitely getting bigger! Don't have a weight measurement since 2 1/2 months, but we're sure she's pushing 14 pounds! Not too big, just perfect. She's fitting perfectly into her 3 month clothes, and we find she has a bit more room in 3-6 months sizes. Overall, she's doing great, and we're so proud of our big girl!