At church last week a friend (who is a doctor) saw me carrying her and this was our conversation:
Doc: So how old is she?
Me: 4 months!
Doc: Great head control
Me: Yes (smiling proudly as though I singlehandedly enabled my daughter to hold up her head)
Doc: So is she sitting yet?
Me: Umm no (telling myself - that's not for a couple months)
Doc: Rolling over though?
Me: Umm no (now starting to freak out - even though I know that some babies don't roll over and I suspect she'll be one of them because she shows no interest in it).
So what do you think I did right after I came home and checked the baby book to make sure it's ok that she's not sitting or rolling? Well, tried to force her to sit or roll over, of course. I was actually semi successful - she appears to be able to hold herself in a sitting position even though she's quite bent over (see pictures below). She HATES rolling over though. Dave's mom says none of her 3 kids ever rolled, so I guess I can comfort myself that once again, she's just like her daddy.
So what else has Annalise been doing lately? Let's see. Her first trip to the pool happened on Memorial Day. She didn't cry, but she didn't rejoice either. She seemed to tolerate it.
She had her first bite of solids on May 26th, while Grandma was visiting. Again, she was not delighted but not devastated either. She was very longsuffering and ate not one bite (spat it all out). She pulled some very funny faces. Luckily, she is now swallowing her small amounts of rice cereal breastmilk in the evenings.
It is fascinating to watch her grow and develop. What a miracle life is! Just think, we were all like this once. We are very grateful to be the parents of this little girl God formed and placed in our lives and hearts.
