Essie is 4 months old - turned over today

Yeah!!! Esther turned over today 4 times to prove it wasn't an accident. Though the look on her face told another story. She didn't make a big deal about it, need encouragement or kudos. She just did it. I wonder if this is going to be her personality - flying under the radar. She turned from her tummy to back. Though she has been working very hard to go from her back to her tummy, so I am a bit surprised. She hasn't even showed interest in going the other way.
Our 4 month visit went great. She is off the scales for height at 26 1/4 inches and weight 19lbs 1oz. I think God is creating her just right to keep up with her sister.
We talked a lot about germs and keeping our household well by keeping everyone well. Good hand washing and not sharing food/utensils within our family or others. This will be a hard habit to break as Adeline likes a bite of just about everything. However, we need to all stay well to keep Esther well. It will be a gift of love from Adeline to Esther.
Esther has been laughing up a storm. Her cooing has seemed to go to the back burner so she can work on her fine motor skills. She bats at things with her hands and with her feet. She kicks this one ball that dangles with such precision with her feet it is rather impressive. Stay posted. I hope to get a video up soon. Or minimally a link to youtube.com.
We had an excellent thanksgiving out at the Suwanee river. Always something different with these wonderful Conrads, keeping it interesting (liquids, chopping wood, spreading rock with a bobcat and manually too). Bryan did a ton of cooking for all meals other than Thanksgiving traditions. He is a superstar to me! And just to note... my folks got off from a cruise on Thanksgiving day. Not a bad idea!
Esther also survived and even thrived on baby boot camp. We all worked to get her back on the pre-daycare schedule. It was amazing how she just slipped right into it. I think not have 3 other babies around must have helped. She still needs 3 naps a day. She kept the record for the nighttime battle this week, yes back in the habit of a 3-4 am feeding AGAIN! We will take on that issue next weekend. I still believe if we get a good daytime schedule going the nighttime will follow. We will keep you posted. It also is dependent on having a healthy (not congested) baby.
Today we took Adeline to a Pow-Wow at Hart Springs. It was a little scary and a bit educational. Most importantly she was cute in her indian dress made by Neige, Amanda and Lauren from SSD (Son Shine Daycare).
Happy Birthday Rossie...My grandmother's birthday today :)