Ady's new milestones

Well, it has been a long road, but I think Ady has finally turned the corner for us. She is 16 weeks yesterday, and finally is almost a "normal" baby! We started cereal yesterday and she downed it like a champ!! She is still drinking about 35 oz of formula a day, so hopefully the cereal will help fill some of her empty leg!

She is sleeping so well at night...she sleeps about 10-12 hours a night (with a few wake-ups, but I just have to put her pacifier in and she goes right back to sleep!). She is getting better at napping, but it is still hard having her downstairs and keeping her brother quiet. I have been taking her up to her bed to put her down for a nap when Will goes down for his, but it hasn't been real successful so far. I am excited to let her cry it out and learn to sleep on her own!!

She is now rolling over both ways and smiling, laughing outloud and cooing like crazy. She is such a talker and loves to be talked to. She grins at everything! She also loves watching her brother play and be crazy.

We went for a walk today and it was the first time that she stayed awake (all until the last block before we got home) and enjoyed the walk and didn't cry the entire time. It was so nice for Will and I as well. We all had such a great time and the weather was perfect, a little on the chilly side, but great. When we got home, we left her in the stroller and Will and I got to play for about a 1/2 hour!! It was a great morning!

We are also making her room "girly" finally. Since the nursery is so neutral, we decided to add some pink and purple and make is cute. We found some stickers that you put on the wall and they are flowers and butterflies. It looks so cute. I also got her dolls out and put pink blankets on her bed. It is looking better, but I am anxious to make it more "girly!!"

I never thought this time would come with her and I know she isn't on the full upswing yet (she is still on her medicine, but we changed to regular formula and she seems to be doing okay), but we will take this much happier baby than the completely miserable one we had for the first four months!!