Good luck aunt Sarah!

Jill got this present from her aunt Sarah when she was born. For a while the stuffed animal was too big for her to play with, but now Jill is developing an interest in it. Perfect timing to wish aunt Sarah good luck today!


Big kisses and a big smile from Jill!

Welcome Noor!!

Today we got the happy news that Noor was born! We are also happy to hear that things are going well with mother and daughter. Jill can't wait to meet Noor!

Congratulations to Sabine, Erwin and Teun from all of us!

Formula and other food

Right now Jill gets Similac for her formula. I decided to give her this instead of the more familiar brands here like Nutrilon and Frisia, because this it is a brand that is also for sale in the US. So after our move we can just continue giving her this. However Sean's mom told us that Parent's choice is just as good but half the price. Don't get me wrong, price is not a decisive factor, but I was shocked about the prices of formula in the States. Similac here is 8,95 euro per can, in the States $21!!! And if Parents Choice is indeed as good but only $11 per can.... hmmm. Also Jill will be close to 6 months when we start buying formula for her over there and she shouldn't be super sensitive about it anymore and will also get nutrients from other food by then. So I have to give it some thought and ask the pediatrician during our last visit with her over here if I could switch brands like that.

Last time we went to the pediatrician she told us we can start giving Jill some blended veggies and fruit if we want to. Also the late evening feeding of 11 pm can be dropped once a baby is 4-5 months old. Sean and I talked about it, but we decided to not switch her feeding schedule right now. We move in less than 4 weeks and she is doing so well on formula and her current schedule of feedings at 8, 11.30 am, 3, 7 and 11 pm that we don't want to risk messing her up. The jetleg will most likely affect her for a little while already and with one feeding less like the pediatrician suggested it will be harder to get her back on a "normal" schedule. A practical factor that made us decide to wait with veggies is the fact that we don't have a blender here. Sean's parents bought one for us in the States so we will start this there too. Babies technically don't need any other food until about 6 months anyway, but since most parents like starting with other food she suggested we can if we want to, but we don't have to.

So decision made, we will start with the messy food when we get to the States, I am looking forward to it though. It has got to be so cute to see her eat of a spoon (and have most of it disappear on her bib, face, floor etc.)

Here is another nice close up of Jill taken by Sean while she was "talking" to me.

Baby Bourne instead of Baby Bjorn

As of today Jill has 2 passports, one Dutch and one American one!
Doesn't she look cool and proud!

Dad, can I have a pony?

We are making fun of the fact that some day in the future Sean will get the question: "Dad, can I have a pony?". It would be hard to resist those beautiful sweet eyes.....

So we already had a practice session to see if Jill actually likes horse riding. I guess we shouldn't encourage her too much, but I have to admit it would be really cool to go riding with my daughter some day.

The dog in the picture is my parent's. Now that they are on vacation we have him to take care of. He is a bit older and sweet, but most of all big, so perfect for doggy riding.

Practice

Jill tends to tilt her head to the left when she sits up. So we started to practice sitting up more by herself to improve her strength.

We also mentioned it to the pediatrician during our visit to her on Tuesday. She didn't seem to be to worried about it, we just have to do some exercises to make sure we train both left and right side. Jill also had her 4 month shots at the visit. Luckily she is done with them now for a couple of months, because both her and I don't like the shots. She cried and screamed again and Sean was with us for support this time, which helped. During the day she just slept a bit more but didn't seem to be affected by them in any other way.

So see here the result of practice session 1 "sitting strait".

Jill 4 months!

Today Jill is 4 months old. She continues to do very well and is a very sweet and happy baby. She is also very active and definitely lets us know what she wants! But that is ok, that's our Jillie-Jill

Right now Jill is taking her morning nap, but later I will post some pictures of our 4 month old girl!