Days 117-121

OK..due to sleep deprivation and general brain dustiness, I cannot recall with any great detail what we did late last week. I think it rained for a couple of the days and that Mika and I went to the mall shopping for supplies as always on Friday.
Mika didn't do anything special for her 17 week Birthday, except decide that she hated slow flow bottle nipples. She digs the fast flow and eats without much gassiness or spitup. Think I can find the fast flow nipples in the style that we need for the majority of her bottles? Nope. Went to various Safeways, London Drugs, Zellers, etc. and no go on fast flow. Ah well..I'll find them eventually...like by the time she is using the spillproof cups. Mika also had a visit with G on Friday, but no pics this time. Mika also didn't sleep in our bed at all that night either. The first time she slept all by herself in her room in her crib. 17 weeks and gaining independence rapidly.
For Mika's 4 Month Birthday, she and her parents hunted all over the westend for fast flow nipples. We also went and dropped off a floor lamp and vacuum cleaner to Goodwill. Once I took apart and cleaned out the old canister vac, it worked OK again. May as well give it to someone. I was even so nice as to include a fresh new vacuum bag in it. I am so bloody generous, eh? Mika went to bed well that night. She ended up in our bed though later. One night alone was enough for her apparently.
And then Father's Day! We were up fairly early as usual. Daddy opened his present..a tshirt that reads "I'm like a Superhero with no powers or motivation", a new yo-yo trick book, kiss my face patchouli shave cream, and some body shop after shave balm. He always get spoiled. We got Mika in her highchair, tied on a bib, and started feeding her solid food. Good old Pablum rice cereal. Mika loved it. I was so surprised that she was able to eat so well having never done so before. She finished her bowl and topped it up with 4oz of formula. Her lunchtime feed was a bust though. No go. At supper, she wolfed down the cereal and a bottle or two.
After brunch, showers, and a bath, we headed over to Nana's for afternoon coffee and ice cream cake. Uncle Steve and Auntie Darlene and the cousins came too. Baby Lucas seemed so taken with Mika and she just ignored him and screamed for more adult attention. It seems that Mika gets out of sorts when she is around the boys. I don't know if it is just too much commotion or if she gets upset when she is not the centre of attention. Jackson tends to steal the show...he's the only one of the kids who is actually mobile, so he needs a lot of attention. Lucas is somewhat mobile too now though. He rolls and rolls and makes his way across the floor or lawn or wherever you put him. He's such a chubby round baby...I think rolling is quite natural for him. Lucas seemed to be trying so hard to engage Mika in at least a staring contest. Again, she had none of it. Nana's garden is so nice and friendly. There's even a secret garden at the very back. Its difficult for adults to access, but kids can get in there and hide no problem. We had a grand old time...well, except Mika who was upset that al the attention was not on her. Time for her to spend more time with other babies, methinks.