Alissa at 5 (and a half) months

ALISSA

  

Also Known As:

Lissa

Lissy

Lissy-Lou

Lissa-Miss

Um-chog (Thanks Papa Snow)

Chog-Chog

Cutie Patootie

Bub

Bub-Bub

The name Alissa is from Hebrew origins, it means "noble, exalted, great happiness, rational, from the blessed isles." Alissa has certainly brought our family a great amount of happiness. She has a beautifully content nature. In her baby blessing Clinton said she will be a "peacemaker" in our family and I can see how she will be. She slept through the night at about 9 weeks old and wakes up kicking her legs and smiling. She loves cuddling into you and having some quiet time (unfortunately not much is to be had in our noisy house!). Alissa started rolling from front to back in early May and first rolled from back to front on the 2nd of June. She rolls onto her front a lot, probably because she can see what's going on better from that position. Alissa loves her brother and sister although, she is a little wary of Sienna's over-the-top affection! She is VERY dribbly and constantly sucks on her hands. This is better than Harrison and Sienna who used to vomit all the time! Being dribbled on is much better than being vomited on. Her hair has started to fall out, in a very similar way to Harrison's at the same age. She may end up quite bald on top for a while! She has a sweet little laugh and loves being played with. She also likes being read to...sadly, being child number three, this doesn't happen as often as it should. Bath times are very exciting for Alissa. As soon as she enters the bathroom and hears the taps running she starts smiling and pumping her legs. She loves laying in the water and kicking...Sienna has been known to pour a cup of water on her face from time to time though (poor bub). Alissa enjoys watching Sienna at dancing class, she sits in her pram and kicks her legs to the music. Last Sunday she was trying to "sing" along to the hymns too, the people behind us thought this was hilarious. She has found her voice! She makes little cooing sounds and high pitched, happy squeals. Unfortunately, she has reached the age where she is starting to become a little bit clingy. It's hard in Karratha where she is mainly being held by me and hardly anyone else. She really is a little ray of sunshine in our home. An adorable, cuddly, smiley little girl who makes you happy just being around her. We are so grateful to have our precious Lissy-Lou, we love her so much. xx