Happy 4 Month Birthday Dalia!

So, Dalia turns four months old tomorrow. She is currently being licked by Zoey and in turn petting her. Wouldn't you know it, the camera batteries just died. Oh, well. In any case, here are some of her milestones and a few of her newest photos (unfortunately, some are blurry).

• She weighs 14 pounds, 8 ounces
• She's 26 inches long and has a head circumference of 17 cm (what does this mean?)
• She grabs and holds objects with one hand and sticks everything in her mouth. She is experimenting with non-baby toy options such as spoons (see photo), little cutie oranges, baby carrots (not eating them of course), fingers - always fingers, and my hair. She is quite obviously beginning the teething process.
• She can push up on her tummy and has rolled over once. When I went to get her out of her crib this morning she was scooting around on her back by lifting her legs up and pushing them over to one side.
• She has quite a vocabulary, with sounds like la, da, ah and, her favorite when whining, mamamamamama with pout included. She is practicing her intonation and mimicking ours. She smiles when we say "Dalia". She laughs when we dance with her and when I kiss her naked tummy. Laughing often includes squealing. She loves to be naked so we can't wait until summer. (We can't wait for summer for other reasons as well, namely that winter sucks in Portland.)
• She is a great eater and sleeps around 5 hours straight every night. We go to mom and baby yoga classes often and she almost always sleeps and is a total angel.
• She likes her baby carrier and LOVES to be held. She is such an active baby and wants to be on the move all the time. So much for sitting around on the couch.

Enjoy!