Happy FOUR months!

We ought always to give thanks to God for you, brethren, as is only fitting, because your faith is greatly enlarged, and the love of each one of you toward one another grows ever greater (2 Thessalonians 1:3)

HAPPY 4 MONTHS TO NAOMI! Our little princess is getting soooo big! There are mornings when I see her and think that she had an overnight growth spurt. Just yesterday, Richie saw her in the evening after works and said that she grew since than that same morning! Check out these cheeks!

When she wakes up in the morning, we do her baby exercises. Some of her favorites are "press-ups" where she holds my hands and does a sit up. Her head is no longer wobbly when she lifts up and she even tries to stand up. Mimi also "rides her bike" as I cycle her legs. Her favorite one lately is "swimming"! As she lies on her back, I place her arms in the positions "Monkey, Airplane, Soldier" while I sing a little song. Then I'll let go of her hands and sing the song and sometimes she'll move her arms around without my help =) She even coordinates her legs to bend as the same time as her arms. She looks like a little froggy!

Mimi is definitely a little water baby =) She loves her bath time, both by herself and with Mommy. Richie and I took her into the Watergate swimming pool last week to cool off from the lovely Summer heat. She has been swimming before, but this was the first time we took her for a dip at our place. Naomi was flapping her arms and flipping her legs like a little mermaid! We also celebrated Naomi's first Labor Day by hanging out at the pool again. Although we didn't go for a swim that day, there was a live band and a yummy bbq with perfect weather.

Yesterday, Mimi and I went to visit Jasmine and her cousins Andrea and Meleia. The 5 month difference in Mimi and Mia's size is getting smaller and smaller, but you can definitely see the changes in Meleia's development. Little Mia is crawling all over now and is already trying to take steps by using an ottomon as her walker! It's hard to believe that Naomi will probably be "in her footsteps" sooner than later =) I've read somewhere that the 3-6 months period is the "honeymoon" phase of having a baby because they are very social, but not mobile! I can still place Naomi in the middle of the bed and not worry about her rolling off, but it won't be long before I have to watch her every move! It seemed like only yesterday that I placed Naomi in a bouncer and her feet dangled. Now, when she sits in Meleia's jumperoo, she can tip-toe and hold her body upright =)