B+C+B+C+B+C: Happy naked tummytime

Friday, June 6, 2008

Happy naked tummytime

Its a miracle... Brianna enjoys tummy time! I have no idea what happened. One day she whined and complained (or completely freaked out) when I put her prone.... but in the past few days, whenever we are doing diaper changes, she ARCHES her tummy up in the air and pushes with her feet. I give her a nudge to help her complete the flip, and then suddenly she is soooo happy to see the new view of the world!
But this only happens during diaper or clothes-changing time....
Maybe she just likes tummytime naked.

5 comments:

Debbie said...: Brianna is not unlike most 4 months olds. By the end of the 4th month, she should be able to lift her head up 90 degrees, laugh out loud(3 2/3 mo), and follow an object in an arc about 6" above her face for 180 degrees(from one side to the other). She will probably be able to hold head steady when upright, on her stomach - raise chest - supported by her arms, roll over (one way), grasp a rattle held to backs or tips of her cute little fingers, andd pay attention to a raisin or other very small object. The raisin following may happen closer to 4 1/4 months - depending on the availability of the raisin.; June 7, 2008 at 8:56 AM
Ashley said...: That is great that she is enjoying it. I have learned that on our next baby, I am going to put them on their tummy as much as possible during the first months. I think I waited a little bit long. Alli loves it now, but it was a struggle for her for the longest time. That is fun about Brianna.; June 7, 2008 at 9:09 AM
jocelyn said...: wow, "debbie and steve smith family" (which i'm assuming is actually just your mom) sure does know her stuff on what age babies should be able to do stuff! did she have a book right in front of her or is that just from raising 8 kids?! by the way, i love watching millionaire also.; June 7, 2008 at 11:56 AM
chelsea mckell said...: mom, youre weird. I love you to death.... but you really are quite odd. I know youre reading that off of a website or book and adding your commentary.
No raisins for Brianna. Choking hazard.
And dont tell me she is not unlike most 4 month old babies. She is completely exceptional. Havent I told you about her 3rd grade reading level achievement and ability to speak Latin? We are currently mastering cartwheels and dunking.; June 7, 2008 at 5:35 PM
Brandon and Kim said...: Weird how they all of the sudden love the tummy. C. rolls and rolls now back to front front to back and is making crawling motions on her tummy, which is kind of scary and Brianna is getting so big. They grow so fast.; June 9, 2008 at 8:35 AM

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"The Lord knows our bearing capacity, both as to coping and to comprehending, and He will not give us more to bear than we can manage at the moment, though to us it may seem otherwise. Just as no temptations will come to us from which we cannot escape or which we cannot bear, we will not be given more trials than we can sustain."
- Neal A. Maxwell

"It is a fundamental truth that the responsibilities of motherhood cannot be successfully delegated. No, not to day-care centers, not to schools, not to nurseries, not to babysitters. We become enamored with men's theories such as the idea of preschool training outside the home for young children. Not only does this put added pressure on the budget, but it places young children in an environment away from mother's influence."
-Ezra Taft Benson

“Perhaps there has never been a time when we had greater need to pray and to teach our family members to pray. Prayer is a defense against temptation. It is through earnest and heartfelt prayer that we can receive the needed blessings and the support required to make our way in this sometimes difficult and challenging journey we call mortality.”
-Thomas S. Monson

“Live the gospel as conspicuously as you can. Keep the covenants your children know you have made. And bear your testimony! Don’t just assume your children will somehow get the drift of your beliefs on their own.
-Jeffrey R. Holland

"We hold in our arms the rising generation. They come to this earth with important responsibilities and great spiritual capacities. We cannot be casual in how we prepare them. Our challenge as parents and teachers is not to create a spiritual core in their souls but rather to fan the flame of their spiritual core already aglow with the fire of their premortal faith."
-Neil L. Andersen

"Certainly there are times when getting the family together to read the scriptures does not stack up as a spiritual experience worthy of a journal entry. But we must not be deterred. There are special times when the spirit of a son or daughter is just right and the power of these great scriptures goes down into their heart like fire. As we honor our Heavenly Father in our homes, He will honor our efforts."
-Neil L. Andersen

President Hinckley admonished both men and women to be nurturers. He said, ‘How much more beautiful would be the society in which we live if every father . . . and . . . mother regarded [their] children . . . as gifts from the God of heaven . . . and brought them up with true affection in the wisdom and admonition of the Lord.’ ”
-Susan W. Tanner

"Children are like trees. When they are young, their lives can be shaped and directed, usually with ever so little effort. Said the writer of Proverbs, 'Train up a child in the way he should go: and when he is old, he will not depart from it' (22:6). That training finds its roots in the home. There will be little of help from other sources. Do not depend on government to help in this darkening situation. Barbara Bush, wife of former U.S. president George Bush, spoke wisely: 'Your success as a family, our success as society, depends not on what happens at the White House, but on what happens inside your house.' "
-Gordon B. Hinckley

“I give counsel to husbands and wives. Pray for the love which allows you to see the good in your companion. Pray for the love that makes weaknesses and mistakes seem small. Pray for the love to make your companion’s joy your own. Pray for the love to want to lessen the load and soften the sorrows of your companion.”
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“Reverent behavior is not a natural tendency for most children. It is a quality that is taught by parents and leaders through example and training. But remember, if reverence is rooted in love, so is the teaching of it. Harshness in our training begets resentment, not reverence.”
-Margaret S. Lifferth

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- M. Russell Ballard

“As parents, we should remember that our lives may be the book from the family library which the children most treasure. Are our examples worthy of emulation? Do we live in such a way that a son or a daughter may say, ‘I want to follow my dad,’ or ‘I want to be like my mother’?”
-Thomas S. Monson

“Security for our families comes from learning self-control, avoiding the excesses of this world, and being temperate in all things.”
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Friday, June 6, 2008

Happy naked tummytime

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