Chatty M

It feels like Madeleine has changed a lot this past week because she has suddenly started babbling almost all the time. Anytime we put her on the nappy changing area, or on the floor to play, or even mid-feed, she just wants to talk, talk, talk. It really is so cute, but it does mean that she takes a lot longer to nurse. She was 15lbs at her last weigh-in (at 3.5 months), and thankfully, aside from a couple middle-of-the-night feeds during a growth spurt, she continues to sleep through the night. She is also becoming much more interested in toys (although they still can't compete with her own hands), and here she is noticing the little knitted bunny from Grammie Jean.

And the knitted teddy...

She has kept toasty warm in a sweater and scarf from Grammie Jean - the scarf also serves as an excellent drool-catcher.

Exhausted from all the pictures...

It's not the best picture, but we realized there haven't been many times when we take pictures of her bare legs and arms and their many rolls. The winter has been pretty cold, and she is almost always bundled in several layers. This weekend, however, we've had a dose of Spring, and we took advantage of the warmth to show off her chub.

Sockless! Spring must be on its way. She is almost always sucking on her fingers these days, with a constant stream of dribble falling onto her shirt or bib.

But today, she noticed that she has feet! She was quite intrigued by them - or maybe it was the cute black and white socks she had on.
She is full of smiles and loves certain songs, especially one we learned at playgroup about zoom zoom zooming to the moon. Her giggles are slowly becoming more common - they are so cute, and we are forever searching for new ways to make her laugh.
We got her visitor visa approved this week, which she needed to be legally allowed in and out of NZ. She and I will be flying to Canada in less than a month now, and I'm getting excited for the trip. We will have a total of two weeks in BC and three weeks in ON, and will still be back here in time to enjoy summer.