Heidi: "I'm changing Hannah into a mean witch."

Heidi has been pretending to change Brian and me into a prince and a princess today, but she said that she was going to change Hannah into a mean witch.

Sometimes Heidi says that she doesn't want a little sister anymore. I think she is still trying to adjust. Even though she says she doesn't want Hannah, I know that she still loves her because she tries to hug and kiss her so many times every day. Heidi's hugs are more like tackles, and her kisses usually push Hannah over. Sometimes Hannah tries to move away from Heidi when she sees her moving in for a hug or a kiss. :)

Hannah's Well-Baby Appointment

Hannah is 5 months old now, but had her 4-month well-baby appointment today. The doctor seemed surprised at how well she is sitting up without support and seems to have pretty good balance now. She doesn't look like she just started sitting up this past week.

Hannah also says "ma ma ma ma" and "bup bup bup" (and other noises sometimes, too).

Here's how she's growing:

Height: 27.75" (97th%)
Weight: 18 lbs 9 oz. (95th %)
Head: 17.25" (90th%)

She had one oral immunization and two shots in her legs. She didn't even cry for the first shot, but cried for maybe 2 seconds on her second one. She was so good! :)

Heidi's Diary

Heidi has been talking about diaries so much lately (and pretending that she has one) that I thought I would buy her one! We were at Fred Meyer today and I bought a composition notebook on sale for 50 cents for her to use as a diary. When we got home, she was SO excited that she really had her very own diary. She told me exactly what to write in it, so I wrote what she told me to say word for word. She also wrote some zig zaggy lines that go left to right across the page that look kind of like she meant for them to be sentences. She told me what they said, so I translated what she wrote in my handwriting just above/below what she wrote. Here's her first entry:

My mom bought my book and no boys are allowed to read it.

No boys allowed! This is Heidi's secret diary. No Boys! If a boy tries to get my diary, I'll say "Don't grab my diary!" Only girls can read my diary.

I played at the park today and Hannah played with the piano (a toy piano). We drove to Fred Meyer. I played in the play area. Mommy went shopping.

A sticker from Fred Meyer... (sticker is stuck to the page here)

No boys can read my diary. Trevor can't read my diary because he's a lousy boy.

Then, she drew a picture of a girl on the back of today's entry and said "This is a girl. She doesn't like boys."

I accidentally colored on her Mom

Today Heidi asked me if she could color on her Little Bo Peep doll with a magenta colored crayon. I told her "No, we don't color on our dolls." Then, I went into the kitchen to clean up a little, so I wasn't watching to see what she was doing. A couple of minutes later, Heidi said "Oops. I accidentally colored on her Mom." I told her that it could not have been an accident because she asked me if she could do it before she did it. I said this to her in kind of a mean, firm voice and her lip started to quiver like she was about to cry. She knew what she was doing.

Hannah: Chasing Toy Rings

Hannah has been having fun playing with the ringsthat go to the Fisher Price stacking toy lately. She likes to pick them up, drop them, watch them roll, and go after them... and then the cycle just keeps repeating itself. This entertains her for a little while. She can move pretty far across the room just going after the toy ring. I think the orange one must be her favorite because that's the one she seems to play with the most.

Hannah's Second Tooth

Hannah's second tooth broke through the gums yesterday (Friday). She now has two bottom front teeth. She's also getting even better at sitting up for longer periods of time.

Hannah: Sitting Up

Hannah has been trying to get into the sitting position for a little while now. She tries to cross her back legs and push up with her arms, but she just doesn't move her arms back enough yet to get herself into position to sit up on her own yet. She was getting Soooooo frustrated last night trying to get up into position, so I helped her. I sat her up on her IKEA playmat and I was surprised at how long she could actually sit there before losing her balance. She had both arms stretched out on each side. She still needs some practice, but she can sit on her own for 10 - 15 seconds at a time (it varies) before she loses her balance.