I finally downloaded my photos off my phone, and below are some of my favorites (...so far). Of course you can see *all* of my Janelle photos in the Janelle Flickr set.
We've been having Janelle work on strengthening her neck and back muscles by doing "tummy time" with her every day. This prepares her for rolling over and eventually crawling, sitting, and walking. Welp, she's definitely been making progress. The first video below is her tummy time at 5 weeks. You can she that she's not too thrilled with it. Last week (at 9 weeks) I noticed she was doing much better, so I recorded the second video below.
For the past couple of weeks, Janelle's been watching our lips intently when we talk to her. Well, the past couple of days, she's gone from simple cooing sounds to a kind of baby talk. (Hard to describe -- watch the videos below to see what I mean.) It's great, though -- every day, she and I have long "conversations". :D
Well, I'm a huge U2 fan -- my favorite "experience" is when I slept outside in November on the sidewalk outside Reunion Arena with fellow U2 fanatics so that I could be one of the first people to run into the arena and get to the front row of the concert. I work full time in educational technology, and I just completed my graduate degree in Instructional Systems Technology!