Camila's First Thanksgiving

Camila celebrated her first Thanksgiving, and she was nice enough to let Fabricio and I enjoy the first 10 minutes of dinner before she started to cry and want to be held.... We had a great dinner (thanks Mom!) and it was nice spending time with family.

Here's a picture of Camila showing off the beautiful red sweater that Angie Q knitted for her. Isn't she cute!?

I don't know if this picture does full justice, but Camila is outgrowing her newborn clothes. Granted, we were able to keep her in them for 6 weeks, but I'm having a difficult time accepting that she's grown out of them. I keep trying to squeeze her into them. I guess it's time to pull out the 0-3 month sleep & plays!

My parents watched Camila for a couple of hours on Saturday so Fabricio and I could see a movie. ALthough we both kept whispering during the movie (August Rush - we loved it!) that we couldn't stop thinking of her, it was really nice to go on a date! :)

Fortunately, Camila behaved at Grandma & Grandpa's, so hopefully they'll watch her again! ;)

We almost cancelled our Saturday movie because she had a really rough night the night before. She was up until 3:00am! She slept all day Saturday, had a good night that night, but then Sunday was really tough. She would cry if she wasn't held, wouldn't sleep unless she was being held, etc. Frankly, it was exhausting for us and for her. So much so that she slept through the night on Sunday (12-6)! We're going to try to keep her on more of a routine so hopefully she'll sleep better during the day. Already today (Tuesday) I tried to implement a daytime napping routine, and was able to get her to nap for 40 minutes in her pack and play, which is huge for her. We're going to continue trying to teach her that her pack and play (and eventually her crib) is the place where she sleeps. Wish us luck!

A few other things about what she's been up to - she's getting better at finding/sucking her fist. Her fingers are too little to suck on, so she's taken to sucking on her entire fist. She's not too interested in her pet`e (spanish for paci) anymore, which is fine with me. We also took her to the mall again yesterday, and she was great! She's starting to enjoy being in her carseat (imagine!) and loves to look around at everything. She also demands to be held and walked around because she's interested in everything around her (too bad that means we have to hold her often!)

Oh, I forgot to mention that she's developed a new skill - lip smacking! It's hilarious to watch her smack her lips. She's clearly learning more about what she can do. We're really enjoying interacting with her, watching her follow us around the room with her eyes, smiling at us, licking her lips, cooing back, etc. It's amazing how quickly time goes by during those moments (and then she gets cranky and starts to fuss!) ;)