well, i had another big week last week. i had a 6-week check up. i weighed in at 10 lbs. 4 oz. i knew i was getting bigger because some of my clothes don't fit anymore! when he tried to bend my legs to check my hips, the doctor also commented on how strong my legs are! i have been working out a little, mostly doing squats on my mom and dad's laps, i gotta start getting ready to walk! my gums have been bothering me a little, i don't think i'm teething yet, but the midwife said that my gums can start bothering me pretty early because the teeth are starting to grow and come up in my gums. this growing up is pretty tough sometimes.
i work out my arms by trying to put my hands in my mouth at the same time my mom or dad are trying to feed me. it's surprising how strong i can be! i'm not just trying to hold my head up, but trying to move it from side to side,too. occasionally i accidntally head butt my mom when she is burping me, it shocks us both!
my parents finally took me to church this past sunday! i guess it was good...i slept through the whole thing. my mom said they introduced me during the announcements and everything! another baby had her first day at church, too, but she is only 2 weeks old! my parents are really slow!
we didn't take any big trips in london last week, but we did go to the park on saturday. these pictures with the leaves are from then. my dad makes such a mess! it's hard to tell from the picture, but my hair is changing too. it's thinned out a little, has turned a little lighter, and is getting long. last night my daddy was even talking about my needing a trim! it grows fast! but it still gets curly just after its washed, like in the picture of me having my bath.
i am starting to "talk" more. my mom says that my cooing is starting to sound more like talk, she thinks i am starting to mimic actual speaking intonation more...and sound a little less like a character from star wars! i still make a fake cry like noise when i want mom or dad and sound like a horse when i yawn, but i'm adding to my vocabulary.
my sleeping is getting better. some nights i sleep for 6 hours in a row! plus i am going to sleep a little bit earlier on some nights. i don't do it all the time, sometimes i still like to keep daddy up late and wake momma up in the middle of the night. but who can blame me, they are great! :) and i love spending time with them.
i am really starting to be able to focus my eyes. i'm not just looking at the obvious stuff, like the brown shelves and pictures on our white walls. i'm looking at everything...including the people next to us on the bus! my favorite thing to look at are the dragon fly lights my dad hung in my room. they are awesome...i love looking at those guys!
mom and dad keep talking about "coming home" in a few weeks. i don't really know what that means, but i am starting to get excited because they are. next week mom and i are going to the embassy so i can get a passport. i have to get passport photos and everything! that will be an adventure!
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Lyv, do not let mommmy and daddy cut your hair yet!!! I am a stylis in a children's salon and I love to cut hair when it's needed, but you are only 6 weeks old. You may have the silly mohawk going on for awhile. You may even rub it all off in your crib one day. Regardless of how it looks while you are still unable to even sit up in a stylist chair. Now if that hair is still wild and crazy by the time you are 6-8 months old, then they can give you a little trim. Half the fun of babies is their cute, but crazy hair. This is the only time you can get away with it.
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