Freitag, 31. August 2007

5.7 Kilos at 3 Months!

As of August 27, 2007, one day short of Danie turning 3 months, we again visited her pedia for a scheduled vaccination. Typical of every visit, the assistant weighed her and at 5.7 kilos, Danie's growth rides along the development graph quite perfectly! She screamed a couple of decibels loud when the needle pierced her left leg, then was silent after the doctor took it out.

She smiles a lot already, and coos at people in a very soft voice, quite the contrast to the very high pitched scream she's capable of when she's not in the mood. The crying-slash-screaming-as-if-ants-were-biting-her-intestines sound has even minimized all the more, I can even go so far as saying that she has gotten rid of it altogether. I mean of course she cries, but this time, the typical baby cries.

Every morning we make her stand on her legs, supporting her butt of course, to exercise and put strength in the legs.

Some tidbits:

She stares intently at the aircon!
She loves music (I think I forgot to mention this: before when she still was in her crying-slash-screaming-as-if-ants-were-biting-her-intestines stage, I'd take her near the stereo and have her listen to music and she stops crying. You can actually see her change her mind mid-scream and decide to not scream instead, quite amazing.)
She still loves her bathes.
She likes having someone stroke her legs.
She smiles more in the morning, especially upon waking up.
She likes Daffy Duck, she follows him around with her eyes.
She also likes the musical mobile her Oma bought her, she stays still when she hears the lullaby being played.

Some pics:









At the Doctor's clinic:




Don't let this fool you, she really likes Daffy Duck





More Pics in the room:























Montag, 13. August 2007

2 Months and Growing!

Danielle came out some 2.2 kilos and now she weighs 5 kilos as of July 31. So yeah, she has gotten all fat and chubby and super cute.

Her crying-slash-screaming-as-if-ants-were-biting-her-intestines sound has minimized.
She is slowly mastering the art of thumbsucking without any encouragement from anyone.
She stares at things very intensely as if she understands everything.
She LOVES taking baths!
She burps and farts like an adult and I swear, nothing sounds more satisfying!

Only her right dimple remains in her cheek, I haven't seen the left one for some time already. (Can dimples fade...?)

Anyway, some pictures although not in chronological order, kinda random...

















Playing dress up at 2 months:













Visit to the doctor's clinic for a scheduled immunization:














Bonding in the room: