JINX!

I jinxed it. I knew I would. Dammit.

The 'sleeping 6 or 7 hours' thing didn't last.

For example, last night she ate at 9pm then again at 11pm. Then, she woke up at 3am to eat once more. But, after that, she made it all the way until 8am.

I mean it's good, but not great.

Oh well. It was nice while it lasted.

She's napping downstairs at this very moment.

She takes what I like to call "mini-naps" during the day. It's like, every 2 to 3 hours she needs to shut herself down for a recharge.

I like to pack those hours of awake time with as much playing and activity as possible. My goal is to wear that little girl out!

The mini-naps allow me to regain whatever sanity I have left. I mean, don't get me wrong. I love playing with the kid. I really do. But, there is only so much you can do with a 4 month old.

Mostly it's just cycling through her toys. Handing them to her one at a time so that she can learn to manipulate them with her hands. Then we'll do a little singing and dancing. We'll do a little "tummy time". We'll play patty cake with me doing most of the 'patty'. I read her stories and talk to her. We practice rolling over, sitting and standing. Watch the mobile. Bounce on the bed.

I'm pretty sure she enjoys it. She's always smiling and laughing at me. Oh yeah. She laughs now. A real laugh. She does it on a regular basis now. It is the cutest thing ever. I mean, EVER.

I guess one day, I'll be wishing once again for the cutie non-mobile KT days. But until then, it's "Katie is SOOOOOOOOOO big" for the next couple of months or so. I can deal with it.

I have to tell you that it is really strange to have one little giggle make your entire day. I guess that is what being a parent is all about.

Ooops. Gotta go. I hear the giant toy bee a-jingling. You know what that means? It's PUUUUUHHHHLLLLLLAAAAAYYYYY time!