Anyway, let me get on to all things Amberly. So, I should first start off and explain how we came up with her name, as we get asked this fairly frequently. JD has always liked the name Amberly (it closely resembles one of his fav bands, Anberlin, and he wrote a short story once with one of the main character's' names being Amberly). I always liked the name Willow, and Amberly grew on me when we discussed names for Liam, even before we knew he would be a boy. So, we had her name picked out even before her brother's (his took awhile to agree on haha). We decided to omit the second middle name for her, however. Her brother takes the cake for longest name, but only by a few letters (Liam Malcolm Orion Doupe).
Amberly will be FOUR months old in about a week. She has already grown out of her 0-3 month clothes and can even fit into some 6 month clothes (she's in the upper percentile for weight and length, apparently) and those lovable, chunky thighs of hers can be difficult to clothe at times. :) She is beginning to teeth (her bottom two teeth will be the first ones making their debut). Even though it bothers her some days, she is still overall a very mellow, happy baby. She is holding her head up really well (she has been since about a month old actually) and I think she'll be sitting up on her own before too long! I'm hoping she'll hold off on the crawling for awhile though...
She loves to give big gummy smiles, babble (and screech-her newest discovery) to anyone who will listen. She loves attention, watching her big brother, having mom carry her in the Ergo on walks (she falls asleep within 5 mins usually). She adores bath time, mommy singing to her, listening to daddy read during baths, kicking her legs with extra vigor when she's excited about something, and grinning at herself in the mirror. She is currently trying to learn how to turn over from back to tummy (she's got the side-to-side rolling down like a champ!). She also loves to purse her little lips and make tiny raspberry sounds, but doesn't know what to think when we blow big raspberries on her belly. She loves her rattles, teething toys,and basically anything she can grasp onto with her sweet, chubby little hands. It's been so fun to watch her discover the world around her and become more interactive, and also remember similarities/observe difference between her and Liam at each stage (not that I remember everything-because, mom brain). :)
My favorite thing lately, was when JD was able to bring out the CUTEST belly laughs from Amberly, by lightly dropping a stuffed bear on her. We made sure Liam wasn't around, so as not to get any ideas! I have been trying for weeks to find Amberly's funny bone, and would get a few little giggles here and there (I did find a few extra ticklish spots!) but nothing like the gold her daddy brought out. Baby's laughter truly is one of God's greatest gifts to us all, isn't it?
Here's the video, if you would like a smile or giggle today:
As for sleeping, Amberly is a pretty good sleeper overall. She usually wakes no more than 1-3 times a night to nurse and then falls right back asleep. She takes about a 40 min-1 hour nap in the mornings and on good days, a 3-4 hour afternoon nap! I know this longer nap period won't last forever, so I'm enjoying it while it's here. :) She is also great at falling asleep with any kind of motion-in the car, while being carried, in the stroller.
We love our girl so very much, and can't wait to see what the next months hold!
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