Now that we are up to date..

It is hard to believe that Leda will be 5 months on February 17th. I miss my little lump that spent all her time sleeping, grunting and eating. It is hard to believe how tiny she once was. People say how little she is now, but Leda looks HUGE to me and she is only 12 lbs, 12 ozs!

Some of the greatest moments with Leda since she was born are:

• When Leda was 1 1/2 weeks old she began to make a neighing sound like a little horse and this lasted for about 2 months. I miss that sound.

• Leda is the gassiest child I have ever met. I love when we are downstairs watching TV and she is asleep in her bassinet and you can see the noise bar on her monitor go into the red because she just let out a huge toot in her sleep. She is a very quiet sleeper, with the exception of her constant rumbling.

• I love Leda's smile. As much as I don't like her growing up there were a few exceptions I am willing to make and her smile is one of them. I eagerly waited for the day that it wasn't going to be a gas smile or a sleepy smile, but a real smile that was just for me. Now I get those smiles all the time and I enjoy every one of them. I get a big smile when she wakes up in the morning and Leda's newest thing is to try and engage me while I am trying to put her to sleep at night. She will stare at me and if I look at her she will smile and if I don't manage to resist her adorable charms she will coo and laugh. Should I be worried that she is trying to charm her way out of bedtime already?

• Another wonderful thing is Leda's laugh. I am still waiting for that big full belly laugh that I know I will hear one day, but I am loving how she is laughing and squealing right now. The video on here is my favorite video of Leda at the moment. The pig noise seems to be Leda's favorite noise to laugh at.