Sienna's first trip

Scott, myself, Sienna and my parents flew to Indianapolis last Friday evening to spend the weekend with my sister and Matt. This was Sienna's first plane ride, and she did AWESOME!! Seriously, she acted like she'd been flying her whole life. (All five months of it, mind you!) She only fussed for like 15 seconds upon departure, but quickly stopped when she ate or sucked on her pacifier.

At KCI... getting ready to board the plane

We had a great time with my sister, Matt, and his family. It was so great to just hang out and have time together as a family. We celebrated my mom's birthday and Matt's mom's birthday on Saturday night, and we watched the Superbowl on Sunday night. Matt and his family are HUGE Colts fans, and Scott and I have never liked the Colts.... for good reason! The Colts have knocked the Chiefs out of the playoffs in our past three attempts. Ugh. But we decided to take the high road this weekend, and we surprised everyone with our very own Colts t-shirts. Sienna even wore a Colts bib! :) Matt and Karla were surprised... they figured we'd wear our Chiefs gear or a Saints jersey!

The birthday girls

The fam at Scotty's Brewhouse

Sienna with Uncle Matt & Aunt Kitty

Sienna with mommy & daddy

Sienna with Nana & PaPa

Superbowl night at the Roy's

To make the weekend even more entertaining, Sienna started teething! Oh, yes. It was fun! She wasn't napping well (not unusual at home, though) nor sleeping at night well (very unusual). I just thought it was because she was in a new environment, but Sunday night was bad. She was up like 5 times fussing and crying. In the morning, she had cuts all over her thumb and finger from biting her hand all night. Poor baby!! Aunt Kitty let her suck on ice until PaPa could get back from the store with Orajel. She was much happier after we numbed her gums. We still can't see her teeth yet, so I'm guessing we're still in for a few fussy nights of teething. Woo hoo!

Aunt Kitty letting our little elf suck on an ice cube to soothe her sore gums

Reading a book with Nana on the plane ride back to KC

Johnny Jumper

A few weeks ago, we put Sienna in her johnny jumper, and she just stood there with a confused look on her face. Clearly, she did not understand what to do! Yesterday, I got it out again thinking she might 'get it', and she sure does! She loves this thing... hops around like a jumping bean and smiles the whole time. She is getting so big, and I love all the fun new ways she can play!

These videos are from tonight, right before bedtime. Normally, Sienna gets fussy before bedtime, but tonight I think she could have bounced another hour in the jumper.

Sitting up!

For about a week, Sienna has been sitting up on her own. She can sit on her own for about 15 - 30 seconds before tipping over. It's amazing how strong she is!! (EDIT on Feb 2 - She is now sitting up on her own for 5 minutes or so. When she's about to tip over, she can 'catch' herself and keep on sitting. Strong little girl!) So she's sitting up before she's 5 months old, but she has yet to roll over. In fact, she shows little interest in rolling over. She's perfectly content to kick around on her back or sit up and play with her toys. I seriously think she is going to crawl for 3 days before taking off walking and running. :)

Bath time has gotten more fun since she's been able to sit up. She loves playing with her bath toys... especially this star that squirts water and a duck that sprays water like a fountain.

Found my feet!

Sienna found her feet a couple days ago, and she's been infatuated with grabbing them ever since.

One foot...

Two feet!

In this picture, she looks SO much like her daddy when he was a baby!

Smiling at dad!

Sienna's Nicknames

We've got several nicknames for little Sienna. Some she's had since the beginning, and some are relatively new. Here are the most common ones we use.

Bee. I'm not totally sure how this one started, but I started calling her my little bee right after she was born. She sure is sweet, like a little honey bee.
Bee bear. A version of bee.
Sinna. Two syllable version of Sienna.
Sinna-bug / Sinna-bear / Sinna-bun. Renditions of Sinna.
Kicker / Donkey legs. Ever since she was little, Sienna has kicked her legs with great vigor. She even kicks her legs in her sleep.
Munchkin.
Sweet pea.
Punkin' / Punky.

House elf.

Post-pigtails

I took Sienna's pigtails out this evening, and her hair was standing on end. Scott snapped a picture that captures her crazy hair, along with a cutie expression from our little bee. :)

Pigtails and Hairbows!

Since she was little, I've occasionally put a bow or headband in Sienna's hair. After seeing my friend Molly's daughter, Sadie, with her cute little puffs, I thought Sienna should try some pigtails too. And they are so dang cute!!! Check 'em out. (Oh, this was also the first time Sienna glared at me. She was not too happy to have those pigtails put in her hair.)

Christmas with the Williams fam

On January 2, we celebrated Christmas with the Williams/Triplett family. We had a great time!! Susan challenged us all with our annual Christmas trivia, and Jenny swept the game. I normally do pretty well, but I bombed this year. Then we played our annual bingo game, and I think Scott did better than I did. Rare. Ha! After the bingo game, we bid on gifts with our winnings, which is always fun. Scott got a Chiefs snuggie, which I have been putting to good use. Those things are dorky, but they do keep you warm & comfy. Sienna was spoiled by her grandparents, aunts and uncles, again! She got a toy cookie jar (which she LOVES), a nativity set, books, new shoes, and some leg warmers. Sienna was so tired from all the festivities that she fell asleep in Uncle Andrew's arms at the end of the night. So precious. It was a fun, fun night!

Dinner with the fam! We missed you, Kyle & Hannah.

I love grandpa.

Sienna checking out her stocking with grandma.

Scott, myself, Grant, Melissa & Maddie.

Sienna's toy cookie jar... it gets lots of use around our house!

Styling in her new shoes!

Opening another gift...

Playing with Aunt Anne!

Asleep with Uncle Andrew & Aunt Jenny.

Another laughing moment

We had fun making Sienna laugh tonight, so thought we'd share with you all. We had just given her Prevacid, and she has to wait 30 minutes before eating and going to bed. So this time of night we always have to distract her from being tired and hungry. Some nights are harder than others, but we got her to laugh hysterically at us tonight. It was fun... and a work out!

Rice Cereal!

Sienna had her first 'solid' tonight.... rice cereal. Now, the cereal was more a liquid than a solid (1 T of rice cereal mixed with 4 T breast milk), but nonetheless she ate with a spoon! She didn't quite get the whole spoon thing, but I think she'll get in the swing of it within the week. It was pretty darn cute to watch her try out this new skill. :)

Getting ready for her first bite!

First bite. "Dang it, mom! I was hoping for some ice cream instead!"

In the end, she ended up with most of the cereal on her face & bib.

4 month pictures

I took Sienna to Target tonight for her four month pictures... better late than never! The photographer wasn't so great this time, but we still managed to get a few cute ones.

Sleeping through the night!

I can't believe I haven't posted about this sooner... Sienna has been sleeping through the night for the past 5 nights. My definition of sleeping through the night is that I can put her to bed around 8:30 PM, and I don't hear a peep from her until it's time to start the day around 6:30/7:00 AM. It's so wonderful to get uninterrupted sleep at night!! Woo hoo!! I'm relishing these nights until we hit a growth spurt or teething starts. :)

4 month check-up

We braved the frigid temperature, blowing wind, and mounds of snow for Sienna's 4 month check-up this morning at 7:50 AM. We bundled her up to keep her warm, since I think it was all of 5 degrees outside. Whew!

Anyhow, the check-up went well. She got 2 shots, and only cried for about 30 seconds afterwards. She was able to calm down A LOT faster than when she got her last round of shots. We still felt sorry for her, though! Sienna weighs 15 pounds 4 ounces (80th percentile) and is 24 3/4 inches tall (60th percentile). She's been doing quite a bit of growing over the past couple months. At her 2 month appointment, she was in the 60th percentile for weight and the 25th percentile for height. Whew! No wonder I've been feeling like she's been a chowhound lately. :) The doctor said she's hitting all her development milestones on-time, or even a bit early. She's almost able to sit-up on her own, which normally doesn't happen until 6 months. We are going to start feeding her rice cereal once or twice a day, which means she is going to need her high chair! I can't believe she is already going to start learning how to eat from a spoon. Wow. We are really loving this parenting thing!

Four months

Sienna turns 4 months old tomorrow... where does the time go? We've been having lots of fun with her lately.... so much fun that she has started to laugh! Scott does this silly voice and face (love that it takes us acting like idiots to make her laugh), and she just cracks up. Enjoy the video that captures the moment and her sweet little laugh.

Scott also has found a new way to carry our little one around the house... on his shoulders! Sienna seems to enjoy the view from way up high.

On December 30th, we went to Aliyah's first birthday party. Gretchen (Aliyah's mom) and I think that Sienna and Aliyah are going to be best buds one day because they are so similar. Big brother Caden wanted to hold Sienna. It was so darn cute! The last time Caden held Sienna was in the hospital, and she sure looks a lot bigger now!

I remembered to take Sienna's picture today on her chair, like I used to do every week. She's about 17 weeks and 2 days in this picture.... she looks HUGE next to these stuffed animals now.

As Sienna turns 4 months, I thought I'd do another "I love" list. She has acquired a few new favorite things in the past month.

Thumb. In the past few weeks, Sienna has traded her paci for her thumb. She still uses the paci to wind down initially for bed and naps, but it's her right thumb she sucks to go to sleep. It's so dang cute. We lay her down in bed, she smiles at us, we walk out of the room, and she starts sucking her thumb and is asleep in minutes. Precious.

Legs. Sienna has always LOVED to stand up, and that continues into month four. If Sienna is ever wiggly or a bit grouchy, you can just stand her up and she is totally content. In fact, she can pretty much support her entire body weight while standing up if you just help her balance slightly. She's a strong one.

Milk. Sienna continues to pack on the pounds, and she has the cutest cheeks as a result.

Laughing. As the previous video attests, she loves to smile and laugh.

Books. Since Sienna has started to be able to sit up really well lately, we've started reading books. She loves books with bright colors and textures she can touch.

Laying on her back. Sienna loves laying on her back to sleep and play. She protests tummy time. Roll her on her back, and she's loving life.

Stroller toys and rings. Since learning she has hands she can use to grab things, she loves her stroller toys and rattles. She has a caterpillar rattle that hangs on her car seat, and she loves playing with it while in the car.