haley grace: she's growing up!

i was reading in a book from Marla that after 1 month, babies start to 'mirror' your expressions. the book mentioned smiling & sticking out your tongue. so, trey has been sticking out his tongue at haley to see if she notices it.

here's the "play by play": sunday nite, trey was holding her on his shoulder, and he pulled his head back to look at her. next, she pulled her head back/up and looked at him. he stuck his tongue out at her, and low and behold, she stuck hers out back at him!! he got SO excited / tickled that it worked, and has been doing it a lot since then. i have not had any luck, but saw her do it once with him. it's so cute! no pics of that, tho.

she's started making a pouty face before she cries & even generates little tears now! i keep missing the photo opportunity for it, however.

she's also starting to really see things. she loves lying on her play mat & staring at the little toys and kicking them. she's batting at things with her hands too & her eyes light up when she hits them. it's adorable. her neck is getting even stronger and she's constantly picking up her head when we hold her and even when she's in the car seat & stroller.

she's trying to hold her passie in but often ends up knocking it out of her mouth. when it falls out she's starting to find her hands and managed to suck her thumb a few times. she even held her bottle for a few seconds the other day. little miss independent!