Inara's newest favorite things

I thought I'd do a short post (yeah right) about the newest things Inara is doing. She loves to sit up. Can't get enough of it. This is a challenge when she's drinking a bottle though. I almost feel like I'm feeding a newborn animal or something. Plus, she squirms ALL over the place when she's feeding. Needless to say, meals are a lot of work now. One reason she's so squirmy is because she has to see what everyone else is doing. It's really cute because I can see how she's absorbing it all in, but it's also frustrating because I just want her to be still and eat.

Today we went to storytime and she was really good and listened to the librarian as she read. I could tell that she was actually paying attention. This is no surprise because lately she loves when I read books to her. I try to read to her every day, so that she can start learning words. She is starting to show understanding with a lot more words. When I say words like dog or tree, she looks for these things. It's amazing how her mind and memory are growing every day. I'm in awe of this child.

Along with this, I am also doing a lot more animal sounds for her when we are reading books. Within the past week, she's started giggling every time I say an animal and the sound they make, such as a dog goes ruff ruff. This is actually how I kept her quiet in Target yesterday. Too bad I ran out of animals to do sounds of because she started getting cranky once I stopped.

The thing I love most about Inara's new interests though is her love of trees. When we go for walks or stand in the backyard, she gets ecstatic looking at the trees rustling in the wind. I pull a branch down so she can touch the leaves and she gets super excited and starts kicking her legs and giggles. It's hilarious! I love the fact that she loves to be outside though. I've noticed that since we've moved here I hardly sit her in front of the TV any more. Instead, we go for walks, read books and listen to music. I'm hoping she won't end up a TV junkie like me. So for the soon to be moms, a word of advice, spend as much time with your little one as possible because they start learning so quickly. Time is precious when it comes to a child. Don't lose one second of being with your baby. I tell Shawn I see changes in Inara every day, which is a blessing and sad at the same time. I don't want her to grow up so fast. I love my baby girl!!!