We have been having lots of fun with Mattie the past few weeks. We celebrated our first family thanksgiving. Mattie did really well and we enjoyed getting to see everyone.
Mattie is rolling over all the time now. She loves flipping over to her belly and pushing up. Her other new thing is sitting up almost on her own. She has great head control and loves looking around. I love how observant she is - always looking around. Her eyes follow us when we walk away or go into another room. She also is pushing up on her legs really well. Such a strong little girl! Here are a few more pics :)
Had a great photo of Mattie tonight and it was too cute not to share. We are enjoying our time with our little girl and are looking forward to our extended Thanksgiving break. She is growing so fast. We had our four month checkup last week and she did great with her shots. She cried only a little bit and was smiling right after. She weighed 14 lbs. 6 oz. and was 25 inches long. She is still in the 75th percentile on growth for height and weight and is doing great. She is doing something new pretty much every day now. This week's highlights are continuing to roll over, reaching for food, almost sitting up on her own and laughing and smiling all the time.
This past weekend was a busy one for the Horton family. We had a lot of Mattie firsts also. Friday night, we awoke to a very upset little girl. She was very congested and did not seem to be feeling well. So, we got the nose spray, humidifier and crib wedge out and tried to make her as comfortable as possible. By Saturday morning, she was back to her old self - thank goodness. We were glad to see she was doing better, it was pretty sad to see how miserable she was during the night. Her little wimper/cry was so pitiful!
Saturday afternoon, Grammy and Grandpa Horton came to town with the BIG orange grill for our tailgate. George left early to help them set up while Mattie and I got ready to go. When we got there, the tailgate was in full swing and everyone was enjoying Dan's brisket, ribs, corn on the cob and other goodies. We had a great time and took shelter from the wind in the Harris' orange bus. George went to the game and Mattie and I went home to watch it on the couch and have a girl's night.
I stayed up to watch the Cowboys beat K-State in a nailbiter game. I was on edge the whole time - it was back and forth the whole 4 quarters. Right after the game got over we had a big earthquake in Stillwater. It was incredibly scary. The windows and doors were rattling and the whole house shook. I was on the couch when it happened and Mattie was asleep in her pack and play. It didn't wake her up, surprisingly. I wasn't sure what to do in that scenario. What are you supposed to do during an earthquake? I know stop-drop-and roll, I know where to hide in a tornado...But an earthquake? In Oklahoma? Let's just say I was pretty confused :)
So, this weekend Mattie 'celebrated' her first sickness (kind of), earthquake and.... ROLLING OVER! :) It was very exciting yesterday afternoon. She has been rolling onto her side for a few weeks now but finally took the full roll on Sunday afternoon. George and I were both there and it was so neat to watch her push herself. She was pretty happy with herself and is also pushing up really well with her hands. We are just so proud of her!
Here is another great video that Eleri took this past week. I am so thankful for a caregiver that captures these sweet moments while I am at work!
So, today, Mattie Gail Horton is FOUR MONTHS OLD! It is crazy to think that we met her only four months ago today. She is the light of our life and is such a joy to be around. We are having fun getting to know her.
Each week brings new discoveries and adventures. This week, she is talking like crazy. Squeals, shrieks, blowing bubbles, you name it. Mattie's wonderful caregiver, Eleri, took this video of her this week. See her in action for yourself:::
This week, we also celebrated little M's first Halloween. Thanks to her wonderful grandmothers we had two adorable costumes to put on! Unfortunately, we think Mattie is teething and it put a kink in our plan to have her put on both costumes. She got the first one on (Tinkerbell) - and it was so cute! We are going to bring out the other adorable tiger costume this weekend for the K State game tailgate since it is ORANGE and BLACK (the best colors :))
