Foisy Family: Four and 2/3 Months Old

Zola continues to change every day! That being said, I know the saying is that kids grow up faster than you can imagine, but for me, it seems like we've had her forever. It feels like it's been a year, not five months.

Still her most distinguishing characteristic is her beautiful smile. She smiles all the time. Even when really upset, she will smile back at you if you smile at her.

Zola has begun to eat solids within the last week. We've given her a wide variety of foods: squash, peas, carrots, bananas, rice cereal. She seems to like it all. Of course, that's still just a tiny part of her diet. Zola also likes to chew on her tongue.

One little downside is that she can't seem to sleep through the night any more. Over a month ago, she could make it through the night, but now she gets up for a feeding once and sometimes twice. I guess her brain is just too darn active. To get enough sleep, we definitely need to get to bed soon after when she goes to bed.

Zola is "talking" more and more. A few times a day, she gets in a mood where she is "possessed", and screams and yells like crazy! It's not an upset noise, but rather her experimenting with her voice. She has said things that could pass for "ma, ma" and "I love you", but nothing super obvious or clear.

Zola is interacting more with the cats and dog, and they are interacting more with her. Nimbo likes to give Zola little kisses on the lips. Zola loves trying to grab the cats. Unfortunately, it's not a nice gentle stroke, but a rough grab, where she'll pull a nice clump of hair out of the cats.

Zola is now turning over from her back to her stomach, and vice versa. She is scooting a little, but not really crawling yet.

Peekaboo!