Mavry Turns Over!

Mavry has been rolling over for a few weeks now.  We're not sure how many because when she first started doing it, we didn't think it was really a milestone.  We thought she was just losing her balance when we put her on her tummy.  I realize now that she had to be able to lift her head high enough to lose her balance, which takes some effort!  Her head being anchored to the ground is the only thing keeping her from turning over back to front now.  The rest of her body twists as far as it can go!

The first video is from when she was just lifting her head from side to side (when her newborn sleeper was still so loose even with a big cloth diaper!) and another where she's turning over.  Unfortunately, the date on my zumi camera was not set so I don't really know when the first two videos were taken.  The third is a recent one from Friday.  Don't worry - she's not always so sad when turning over. 

Mavry at 2 Months

Mavry had her two month check-up on Friday and is almost 11 pounds.  She has outgrown all of her newborn clothes and is well on her way to filling out the 0-3 month size with wonderful little fat rolls on the inside of her thighs.  She actually smiled for the doctor this time and impressed her with how she can roll over from front to back.  (The doctor had to see it to believe it and Mavry performed on command!)  I'll have to post a video of that soon.  She's moving around so much.  When I put her on the floor, she squirms off her little rug in no time. Her smiling and cooing has both of us totally charmed, but sometimes we catch her giving a big smile to the ceiling too!

Oops... I didn't put her in the same pose as her 5 week picture with Raggedy Ann.

Time with Daddy

Colin started wearing Mavry in the moby on the first day we came home.  She loves it in there.

He wears her "skin to skin" when he can. 

Mavry's more interactive now and loves it when people talk to her!

Mavry's Voice

at 6 weeks

at  8 weeks

Aunt Laura

I'm getting sorta caught up on pictures and posting.  I realized I hadn't posted any pictures of my sister Laura's visit! 

She came when Mavry was just five days old and left her husband and two little boys to stay with us for a week.  It was great to have her here to enjoy little Mavry and keep me company in those first crazy days.  Mavry was working on adjusting to life outside and Laura patiently helped bounce or hold her to keep the peace.  She was in attendance for Mavry's first sponge bath, helped with making her mobiles and lots of other stuff.  We also got to watch the first season of Downton Abbey every evening on her hulu+ which was a treat. :)  Hopefully we'll get to make a Texas visit sometime soon so that Mavry can meet her cousins, who asked to see her every time Laura talked to them while she was here. 

Grandparent Visits

Mavry got to meet both sets of grandparents in the last month!  My parents came during their spring break in the middle of March.  

Colin's parents came (on Amtrak from Arkansas!) and just left on Monday. Even though the visits were only a few weeks apart, Mavry changed a lot in between the two.  She smiles more now and moves around more too.  She's turning over from front to back some and can support her body in standing position with some help to balance.  She's also "talking" more and seems to have new sounds that she makes every day.  Grammy (Colin's mom) discovered that Mavry can hold superman position in the air - holding her head up and legs straight behind her.  The grandparents obviously think she's quite exceptional. 

Family Photos

We attempted these a few weeks ago with a tripod.  The results were a little less than what I hoped for, but still kinda cute.