13 week stats

The queen of the babies is 13 weeks old today. I tried on the panda hat, and obviously should have sooner, because it barely fits.
Neely at 13 weeks:

She is still cuddly, and loves to be held, but also likes some personal space. She looks annoyed when we get in her face and kiss on her too much.

She tries SO hard to sit up if we hold her lying down in our laps. She has really strong abs and if she's sort of tilted up she can raise herself the rest of the way to sitting.

Has laughed, but most of our efforts only get smiles. I think she has too mature a sense of humor for us. :)

She's pretty good at grabbing things lately. She pretty much always holds onto my hands when she's sitting in my lap now. She also kicks at her toys, and is clearly trying to aim her kicks, instead of just random excited kicks.

She smiles instantly any time Paige or Cason come into her view. So cute.
She has another singer she loves, as much as she loves Otis Redding I think. Paolo Nutini. Neely's a soulful little lady. She loves these two songs: Coming Up Easy and No Other Way. I love her taste in music. Obviously she only hears stuff I like, but there's plenty she hears and doesn't pay attention to. But those two singers always make her happy.

She continues to be a special little angel girl.


It was so dang cold today. We had potato zucchini soup, which is awesome. It pretty much tastes like baked potato soup. I even baked some bread to go with it.
Paige pretended to hate it before even trying it of course, so then Cason pretended to be scared to eat it too.
I could tell he liked it, but he pretended not to because Paige didn't want it. Awesome.

Neely slept sweetly while I cooked.