4 months!

How has another month gone by?

You have been up to a lot this month! We went for your 4 month check up Thursday and you weigh

11 pounds 3 ounces and measure 24 inches

Before we get into what you have been up to this past month, I have to talk about your doctor visit. Your pediatrician is wonderful and I have really enjoyed her. She doesn't really like to use charts because she is not a fan of comparing children to one another. She understands children are all different and do all things in their own way. But being the good doctor she is, she pays attention when things don't look normal. 

We have been watching your weight because you haven't been gaining as much as we would like. In this past month you only gained 9 ounces. You eat, sleep, and are happy, but you are just not gaining like you should. After talking to her and after she checked you we decided that we should take you to get some lab work done. Everything outside looks perfect, but we want to make sure there is nothing going on that we cannot see. You are also really good at taking bottles so we are going to start giving you a bottle each night with a few added calories in it. She is going to have us come back in a month for a weight check and see if those extra calories are helping.

Onto what you have been up to:

you take 4 naps a day

you sleep 6-9 hours at night

you eat 6-7 times a day

you are wearing 0-3 and 3 month clothing

we started you on cloth diapers (we started and then stopped cause they were a little too big, but are now back to using them)

you flew on your first airplane

you have found your fingers to sooth you (your pointer and middle fingers)

you are doing much better at tummy time

you have rolled from your tummy to your back a couple of times

you rolled from your back to your tummy once

you like to take baths with Jaxon

you love to buzz your lips and make spit bubbles

you like to sit up and see everything going on around you

you get excited with your whole body (so fun to see)

you have started batting at and grabbing things
you like to put my fingers in your mouth and suck on them

you are sleeping in your crib

you started going to the nursery at church--they love having you come!

Baby dedication at church with sweet Molly (she is two months younger)

on the airplane to New York

sleeping on the airplane

your first taxi ride

Your brother wanted in on taking pictures:)

Baby girl,

What a blessing it is being your momma! It is so fun to see you grow and learn every day. Your smile is contagious and I love see your face light up. Your big brother loves you so much and is so sweet and protective of you. You are such a blessed little girl to have to many that love you. You are reminder to me of God's perfect love and while the world may say different, he created you perfectly in His image. I love you dearly and thank God for you daily!

Love your momma!