Jane is almost 6 months! (posted by MARY)

Our little Jane is growing up too quick for me and perhaps right on schedule for Jeff. He is not a huge fan of the infant stage (0-6 months). He prefers them when they start to interact more and then really enjoys them once they reach 18 months or so. And then they turn willful and not so innocent at 3 - and then their "likability" fluctuates depending on the day, hour, and what they are doing. But don't worry he still always loves them! I hope this is an adequate representation of Jeff. He is out of town for a few days and so I decided to hyjack his blog.



Getting back to Jane . . . she is making some really cute noises which I will not try to replicate, because it wouldn't do them justice. She smiles so readily, but we have to catch her at the right moment to get the giggles. She is getting quite mobile with a combination of rolling, tummy rotating, and she is even getting a lot closer to crawling than I remember Sarah or Nathan getting to at this age. She gets up on her hands and knees and rocks back and forth until she lets go and allows herself to fall forward - this little maneuver gains a good amount of ground.

Last night I was lying on the floor several feet away from her while she played. Apparently, she decided that she wanted to nurse and made it over to me, before i even realized she was coming. I am not ready to have a crawler and Nathan is definitely not ready to have a crawling sibling!! Poor, little, defenseless Jane is not prepared to enter the battleground of train tracks and car lineups. I thought I would post some pictures of her, that I took over the weekend, before she collects battle scars from Nathan. Maybe, just maybe, Nathan will be patient and gentle, but I'm not counting on it. So here you are . . .

Oh, how I adore our sweet, lovable Jane. What would we do without you??