Our Growing Girl

Jenna turned 4 months old today. I thought I would jot down some things she is doing. Sorry about my lack of pictures. We are still getting settled and everything in a proper place.

*She still has a shock of dark hair, although it is lighter and sweeps to the side. Plus a nice bald spot in the back.
* She sleeps from 8pm- 9am straight!! Golly, I love her! She also takes two- 2 hr naps during the day. I love to hear her wake up happy and talking to herself before I go in and get her.
* She is so content and happy. She has a huge smile and it doesn't take much to get it out of her. She is starting to laugh consistently at things.
* She sucks on her two fingers on her right hand. (index and middle) I partly contribute this to her good sleeping habits.
* She eats well, about every four hours during the day. She still spits up, but not nearly as much as before. She fashions a bib most days just to save her from wet, stinky clothes.
* She is a momma's girl, but doesn't have a problem with new people. (Most of the time)
* She "talks" all the time and does this funny thing where she grunts and stiffens her arms and legs. Funny!
* She lets her brother kiss and hug her, mostly without complaint. He does do it a lot.

We love our little Jenna girl. She is such a blessing in our home and it's hard to imagine life without her. Have a very merry un-birthday Jenna!!

We Made It!

We finally rolled into Mountain View around 6pm Saturday night. It was a long 3 days of driving, but after 2000 miles, $600 in gas, and 2 nights in hotels, we were ready to stay a while. Jenna was a great trucker and I finally read "Twilight" front to back while Blaine drove the whole way. We were welcomed by family who was ready to help us unload our truck. It didn't take nearly as long to unload as it did to load it, but we did have 1 casualty (so far). A bottle of wood stain somehow tipped over and leaked all over our refrigerator and my fairly new sofa. It makes me almost physically sick to think about it. So if anyone has any tips on how to make a miracle (or getting stains out of upholstery) I am more than grateful to hear it. I hate moving! We wanted to give a big thanks to everyone who helped us out. Gail- thanks for coming over and cleaning my entire house. You saved my sanity. Manda for the lunch gift certificates and for always thinking of us. Christina for the gift and watching Jace for us so many times while we were packing. Sandy for freeing me of some crafts. I know you'll appreciate them. April for the clothes for Jenna. It was great knowing ya, even if just for a little while. For nine great guys who took time out of their day and from their families to help us load our life into the back of a 26 foot truck. It would've been impossible without them. Baslers- thanks for being great nursery leaders. Jace misses you already. I know I have missed many people who were great friends and examples to us. You won't be forgotten (I'll be blog-stalking!)
Also a big thanks to Devan & Jackie, Justin & Amanda, Brent & Collette (sorry we missed you), and Lori for being willing to help us unload. Dad for driving our car back for us with Jace. He had a great time. Hamblins for letting us stay with them until our house in TN sells. I love being by family!