Four Months

Hard to believe that time has passed so quickly.  Zoe is four months old.
It really is truly amazing how quickly babies learn and how much they progress and grow in such a short amount of time.   In the last week I have seen Zoe do so many new things, and show interest in stuff that has never seemed to interest her before.

On her car seat handle I have had a toy bird that vibrates when you pull the bird.  This bird has been on her car seat since the beginning. I use to think it scared her so I usually just slid it down to the side out of her view, but would occasionally slid it up again to see if her opinion of it has changed.  The other day I took Zoe shopping so I could return some items.  Upon entering the store the store clerk said, "Hi" to Zoe which immediately made Zoe start crying.  It was one of those moments where Zoe was locked in on me, and I think the store clerk startled her.  To distract her, and keep her attention while in the store I slid the bird up into her view, and pulled on it a few times to show her how it vibrated.  A little while later, while still waiting in line I look down to see Zoe grabbing hold of the birds feet and actually pulling it down towards her.  I gasped in my amazement. That was the first time I've seen her have so much control over her hands and fingers.   I've seen her grab hold of things before, but I've never realize how much precision she actually has.  Her fine motor skills impress me daily!  Motor skills are important for a future artist ; P 

I don't recall which hand she actually grabbed the bird with, but if I haven't mentioned it before I think she is going to be a lefty.

During Zoe's third month of life she also learned how to flip herself over from back to front.  I have been expecting Zoe to achieve this skill for some time now, because she has been showing interest for months .  Yet, some how it still caught me off guard    I laid her on the floor for just a brief moment while I was getting something done, and when I looked up at her she had just flipped herself over.  She probably thought I was one crazy lady with all the hooting and hollering that I was doing.  I was just so proud of her, and wanted to let her know.

It is funny when babies learn new skills, or at lease Zoe,  it seems as though she can't stop doing something once she figures it out.  Almost every time I lay her down she flips herself over.  At Zoe's four month visit the other day she decided to show off her rolling skills to the doctor.  She flipped herself over and then raiser her head high showing off how strong she is.

I had originally planned on using this outfit for Zoe's  newborn  photos, but she was just too small.  I had to wait until she grew into it.

Zach's not very happy with the way I dressed her up for these photos.  He wants me to take more four month photos in a different outfit.  What are your thoughts?