The best laugh I've ever heard

We were getting Scarlett ready for bath time and she was not happy. Doug started shaking his water bottle at her just to get her to stop crying. Little did we know how much she'd like it. Scarlett loves to spit up on dada, which is why he appears shirtless in almost all the video and pictures. I am again hiding behind doug because she always stops laughing when she sees my phone. Distraction or camera shy? Maybe both.

3-4 Months

Our little princess turned 4 months today and she keeps getting cuter and more fun as the days pass. It's amazing to me how much she learns and grows in such a short time. I am absolutely fascinated with her day in and day out watching her develop and learn new things every day. She is still very cuddly and I take full advantage of it. I love to sit with her in my arms, rock her to sleep, and let her sleep cuddled next to me after her early am feeding. It is the highlight of my day. I love everything about being Scarlett's mama and feel so blessed every day that she chose us to be her parents. I started this post a month ago, but never quite got around to finishing it, so I am combining her 3 and 4 month updates together.

At 3 months Scarlett:

• Has greatly improved her hand eye coordination and can now grasp at things and brings them strait to her mouth.
• Had her baby blessing. It was very touching and beautiful. Doug did an amazing job.
• Drools all day long 
• Maybe teething (because of all the drool and chomping thats what I assume)
• Made it through her first cold. It was the saddest thing ever watching her with a stuffy nose :(
• Loves to put everything in her mouth, especially her hands, but her long fingers have been gagging her recently.
• Found a paci that she loves (the laytex nuk)! It makes us all very happy!
• Acts like she is going to start sitting up soon (when she is lying down she'll lift her head and chest off the floor and start trying to push herself up with her feet).
• Rolls over from her stomach to her back (still very sporadic about it and only does it when SHE feels like it).
• Laughs a lot now. Doug and I live to try to make her laugh. She never laughs at the same thing twice, so we are always trying new stuff to see if it makes her laugh. So far she thinks water bottles, dancing, mama playing peek-a-boo, and other children.
• Took her first trip to Sacramento to visit my parents while they were up there at the county fair.
• Still loves to scratch the pillow behind me while I burp her and claws at my shirt while nursing.

At 4 months Scarlett:

• Has become my favorite traveling partner and took her first Airplane ride to St. George, Utah
• Overcame her second cold and pinkeye :(
• Takes 2 2 hour naps during the day and a short evening nap. Usually sleeps 4-7 hour chunks at night.
• Pats my face and grabs tightly to my lips and scratches at my teeth when nursing.
• Rubs her eyes very vigorously when she gets tired.
• Loves bath time and baby massage.
• Continues to captivate us with her laugh as we try anything and everything to hear that giggle.
• Loves to be startled...she thinks its really funny.
• Loves to be facing out in the Bjorne and squeals with happiness when on a walk in it.
• Thinks the wind in her face is really funny.
• Still absolutely hates her car seat. It makes driving anywhere really fun.....
• Loves to pull her paci in and out of her mouth herself.
• Plays in her exersaucer (walker/playpin)
• Wakes up so happy.
• Talks more and more with a lot of m sounds and g sounds. I swear she is going to say "mama" any day now ;)
• Squealing and screaming have taking over her main for of communication. Its really cute.
• Is bashful and flirty (you look and her and call her name she'll smile and turn the other way, then you go to the other side and she'll smile and turn away), its really cute.
• Thinks looking at herself in the mirror is just the best thing ever!
• Loves to have her cheeks rubbed...and boy do I love to squeeze those chubby cheeks.
• Chews on anything she can get her mouth on.
• Becoming more and more curious and explores the world around her.

Sunshine Bear

 

Scarlett at her Blessing. Shouldve edited out my brother texting. Wish I remembered to take more pictures. Luckily my sister snagged this one during church.

 Baby Scarlett and Cousin Owen

 First day of church. 

 Loving all her new clothes and toys that Grandmother bought her in Sacramento.

 On our almost daily walk to target

 Just lovin on my cousin Brady at FHE with the Hansens

 Grandma got me the coolest shades

I love all my accessories and my auntie Heather!

Looking in the mirror

Dancing is so much fun!

Rolling over...at 21/2 months

Pretty little tutu

Scarlett's legs are too long for her car seat and her little feet stick out. So cute

Playing in her exersaucer. Such a big girl!

All wiggled out of her swaddle and giving her dada some love!

Such watching tv with dada

Going on a hike with Grandmother in Santa Rosa

Love her Paci

Waiting in line to board her first plane!

Getting ready for take off! She was smiling and laughing at all the passengers. Everyone just loved her! How could you not!

Good morning happiness!

Look at those buns!

Bath time fun! Look at rolls!

Trying to grab her toes

My bathing beauty!

Just having a little fun with the Hansen's dog Ellie

Giggles

This just in! I made Scarlett giggle yesterday for the first time! Well she giggles a lot but only while sleeping. Needless to say this is one of my happiest and favorite moments of my life! The video is unfocused and to the side because she kept getting camera shy/distracted when she saw my phone, so I had to try and hide it. Enjoy her sweet little giggle!

2 months old!

Scarlett June turned 2 months on June 22nd. I can't believe that we have been blessed to have her for 2 months already. Time sure does fly by fast. She gets cuter and more adorable everyday. She has all sorts of new tricks and I love to see what the next thing she's going to do is going to be. Every second of every day I feel like the luckiest girl to get to be Scarlett's mother. She brings so much joy and fulfillment in my life. She consumes my every thought and I can even remember what life was like before her. And I love it!

At 2 months Scarlett:

• Talks all the time (well baby talk, coos and squeals, and gurgles) - and really seems like she's trying to have a conversation back and forth
• Loves to scratch her fingers on what ever pillow is behind me when I burp her
• Claws and grasps at my shirt while nursing
• Has found her hands, and finds them fascinating when they cross into her field of vision
• Sucks very loudly on her hands - its the darn cutest thing ever
• Is 13.3 lbs and 23 1/2 inches long at her 2 month check up
• Is still in the 80% for weight and height, and 90% for her head
• Sucks on her big bottom lip all day long
• Smiles all the time, especially when she meets eye contact with you - it makes her extremely happy and giddy
• Is almost growing out of her 3 months sizes :(
• Finds baby einstein mozart to be fascinating one second and then horribly scary the next
• Still only fully giggles in her sleep but does do a really happy squeal now 
• Holds, grasps, and shakes her rattles
• Loves to stand up with her legs straight while we are holding her
• Makes her Mama's and Dada's day every time she smiles 

Oh Hello!

 Sleeping in her little lamb with reverent hands

So serious

 Scarlett's first swim in the heated Baze pool

 Scarlett's friar tuck balding pattern. Look at those rolls!!!

 Scarlett loves to sit on my knees like this and just push herself up and down

 Biting her big bottom lip. Its her new favorite friend

 Standing on Dada. I told doug to move his hands so we can tell she's doing it on her own. Thats why he looks so funny in these pics ;)

 Pouty face, about to make her even bigger pouty face when she sticks out her bottom lip. Wish I had a picture of that...its so cute!

  Scarlett took a really long nap and woke up looking at me half angry, half confused about what just happened. So cute!

 Why hello fists...Her other best friends

 Scarlett's first swim

 I love this bathing suit! Smile!

1 month old!

This is a little late, seeing how Scarlett is 2 months now, but I know I'll want to look back at each month post so I'm doing it now.  Better late then never right?
At 1 month Scarlett:

• Smiles her heart out and loves to get smiles in return.
• Eats like a champ and was 11.9 lbs at her first month check up - thats over 3 lbs in just 1 month!
• In the 80% for height and weight, and 90% for head. Our baby girls got some brains!
• Giggles all the time in her sleep and while nursing. I have yet to figure out what is so funny why she nurses, but she still refuses to fully giggle while awake.
• Loves to be in the baby bjorne, but oddly enough fights the sling until she finally falls asleep. I think she feels too restricted in the sling. 
• Loves to stretch out, especially right after getting out of her swaddle. I have yet to catch it on video but I promise I will, because it is the cutest thing ever.
• Likes tummy time, but just for a very short amount of time.
• Can follow you and other objects with her eyes.
• Can turn her head from side to side while on her tummy.
• Has held her head up from week 1.
• Loves sparkly things (like Grandma Hansen's crystal chandeliers - she thinks they are really funny).
• Likes the stroller, hates the stroller, likes the stroller, hates the stroller - its a love/hate relationship they've got going on.
• Loves to sleep in her little lamb swing. In fact I sometimes get jealous of the swing that it can sometimes sooth her better then me. And then I love it again. I guess the swing and I have a love/hate relationship as well.
• Loves to shower with her Dada. Hates to be bathed, in the sink, in her bath, anytime anywhere -hates it!
• Gives us warning sounds and noises before breaking out into a full cry. Kind of like "I warned you mama, now if you don't do it, I'm gonna have a breakdown!"
• Is the most beautiful strong amazing incredible loveable kissable baby in the whole world in my opinion.

 Week 1 holding her head up

 Like father like daughter

 Her little lamb swing aka my biggest competitor

 Tummy time

 So wiggly and so smiley. I couldn't get a clear shot but I kinda like how this one is fuzzy. It captures the movement and moment.

 Scarlett and some of her Hansen cousins. She's the sleepy purple one who slept through the whole photo shoot.

 Now there is a smile!

 Playing

 She quite often falls asleep with these teddy bear ears in her mouth. Its adorable.

 "WHOA! Look and my arms and legs go!"

First walk out in the Bjorne and her sun hat

 1 month old and just as precious as ever

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