Roly Poly

Banks rolled over today!  We were outside taking our 4 month pictures and she caught me off guard.  She has been trying to roll from her back to tummy, but today she rolled from her tummy to back.  I was taking pictures, so I missed recording the first roll, but I was able to capture the second one. 

Be sure to pause the music below so you can hear the music on the video.

♥'s day

The best valentine I've ever had...

tummy time

Every day we have tummy time and Miss B has really been making progress this week!  She is starting to push up on her arms and roll over to one side...a little more each day.  Its so exciting to see her smile in accomplishment. 

Here is some footage from today!

it's all about the benjamins

Yesterday was money management day.  I made the trip to Wachovia to upgrade our personal accounts and to open a minor savings account for Banks.  It's never too early to start saving for college!  The minor savings account is free, with no threshold or minimum balance requirement.  I am the fiduciary of the funds, but Banks is the beneficiary.  I started it with $300 ($100 for each month of age) and our plan is to deposit $100/month for now.  In addition, we'll add any gift money that Miss B receives.  I'm sure that we will increase our monthly contribution over time, because at this rate, Banks will only have $21,600 (before interest and gift contributions) when she turns 18.  Definitely not enough for 4 years of college, but a good start!

so fresh and so clean

Banks loves her bath!  I knew that she would because when I was pregnant she cut flips every time I took a bath.  Bath time is 8pm and I truly look forward to it every night.  We have our bubble bath followed by a massage with lavender lotion, sometimes a story, then a bottle, and she is off to slumberland.  It is an hour in my day that I wouldn't miss for anything.  She is so sweet during her bath and massage, beyond cute wrapped up in her towel, and that smile always ends my day on a positive note no matter what.  When she is on the changing table she "talks" more than any other time of the day...as if to coo and gurgle "I had a great day - thanks mom!"

Feeling Fancy

We had another photo shoot...here is Banks in the hat that Fancy got her!

flower child