4 Months Ago...

So last night I went to visit a friend in the hospital who just had a baby.  Her little girl was a whole pound bigger than Genni was when she was born.  Holding that little baby last night though, I had a hard time remembering Genni ever being that small (and she's only 4 months old!).  So today, I found some videos of when Genni was a newborn and thought I'd post a couple so that other people can remember how tiny she was.

I miss my little newborn baby.  But then she talks (which has gone from the cooing noise, to more of a grunt) to me and smiles at me and does so many cute things that she couldn't do 4 months ago, and I'm so happy that she's growing so well.  So here are a few recent videos of our baby.  Brandon really misses his little girl when he's at work, so these are mostly for his benefit.  I recognize that they might be kind of boring to other people.

Also, I've been trying to get the baby's room ready for her to start sleeping in at night.  It's simple, but I really like the way it has turned out.  Finding reasonably priced blackout curtains was a huge frustration for me.  I finally found some really cute ones from target for cheap, but after reading reviews and doing some research, found out that the lining releases some sort of toxic gas when heated that can cause birth defects and cancer.  Needless to say, I sought other options.  Then I found out that you can buy blackout lining!  So I found a tutorial online, bought some lining and cheap cotton fabric and made my own...for about $15.  They are far from perfect, but they were a bargain and really quite easy to make, and they match the room better than any I could find online.  I haven't hemmed them yet because we're probably moving this summer, so I wanted to leave them long so that hopefully I can fit them to the new room.  So that's why the bottom of them looks weird.  Anyway, here are pictures of her room, for anyone who cares.

She LOVES her toes!

And I LOVE those eyes!  She's such a sweet baby.