My sweet girl,
You are now 4 months old! So hard to believe how fast time
flies. It’s been a wonderful four months, baby doll and we can’t imagine what
our lives would be like if we didn’t have you. Just tonight your dad and I were
talking about how awful it would be if this was all a dream and we woke up and
didn’t have you with us. We did not like that scenario at all. You are the most
amazing thing to happen to us!
We missed your 3 month letter (busy Mommy over here!) so we
are going to combine your latest accomplishments and shenanigans all into this
one.
In the last two months you have grown steadily. At your 4
month check-up, you weighed in at 17 pounds and 1 ounce (97th
percentile), measured at 26.5 inches (97th percentile) and your head
circumference was 16 (75th percentile).
Your head measurement was of the most concern coming into
this appointment because at your two month appointment your head measured WAY
too big. They had 4 different doctors come in and take measurements to ensure
they were getting accurate numbers. We left in tears (you over your shots, me
over being worried about your sweet baby head) and were told to come back in a
month for a head check.
At your head check, your head measured smaller than the
month before (????)….again, we had 4 different doctors come in and take
measurements. The good thing about this measurement was that you were right on
track for head growth…but nobody could figure out what happened. We were told
to just sit tight and see what your fourth month brought…and luckily you are
still right on track. I am one relieved Momma!
The past two months have been so much fun! You are SO much
more talkative and responsive to people around you. You are a little bit shy.
You love to chatter away with Mommy and Daddy, but when we are in group
settings you are more of an observer. You just like to look around and watch
all the people. Sometimes when someone comes up and smiles and talks to you,
you smile really big and turn your head into your shoulder. It is so adorable.
Lately you have started reaching! You put your hands into
the air and just keep them there until Mommy picks you up. Daddy thinks you are
just doing it because you are discovering your hands…but I think you are a
genius baby and letting me know that you are ready to get up and move on to the
next activity.
You still enjoy your swing. Sometimes if you are having a
hard time going down for your morning nap, I will put you in the swing to calm
you down for a little bit and you eventually nod off. I think the rocking is
very soothing for you.
You LOVE looking in mirrors. We practice making faces at
ourselves and you think it’s so funny. You also LOVE looking at yourself in
Mommy’s phone. We try to send pictures to family a lot, so you really know what
to do when the phone comes out. You get so excited and start shaking and “ooo-ing”.
It’s hard to take videos of you, because the second you notice the phone, you
stop doing what you were doing and just want to see the phone. J
Some other things you are loving right now: your pacifier,
your taggies blanket, Minnie Mouse, watching TV, holding Mommy’s hand, sitting
in Daddy’s arms, taking your clothes off (you laugh and laugh when it’s time to
take your onsie off…and then laugh and laugh when I put another one on. I think
you think it’s a little game we play…either way; it’s pretty adorable and makes
changing time a lot of fun).
Some things you are NOT loving right now: your play mat,
being in your car seat more than once a day, being along (these last two make
driving by myself VERY challenging…I usually try to recruit someone to come on
our errands to sit in the back seat with you J),
and bottles. We are trying to work on the bottle situation…so that we can have
a babysitter feed you at the wedding. We will see!
You have established a little bit of “stranger, danger” or
separation anxiety. You prefer to be in Mommy or Daddy’s arms and will usually
cry if you can’t see where we are. I’m told this stage comes and goes
throughout the first 16 months…but I can’t say that I hate it. I love being
there for you and holding you as long as you want.
You laughed for the first time! Mommy was playing airplane
with you while we were babysitting and you just burst out into laughter. You
laughed for a good 5 minutes and I was so happy that I burst into tears.
Unfortunately I did not get it on tape because I was afraid you would stop if I
moved! Luckily your Auntie Kristen made you laugh the next day by making Minnie
Mouse dance on your tummy. I videotaped that one and we showed it to Daddy as
soon as he got home from work and he definitely got a little teary-eyed. We
love watching you learn and do new things…it’s amazing to see you grow right
before our eyes!
Along with laughing for the first time…you also cried for
the first time…and I mean REALLY cried. Your tear ducts are definitely working
and you had big baby tears coming down your little cheeks. It’s hard to see you
so upset and every time you cry, I cry.
You also had your first real fever. You had a slight fever
with your two month shots…but that was nothing compared to your four month
shots. You screamed every time I touched you or tried to move you. It was the
first time I felt really helpless. I hated that feeling. Luckily, Daddy brought
home some baby Tylenol right away and we gave that to you and then nursed you
to sleep. When you woke up you were a refreshed baby! But I will always remember
that feeling of you being in pain and not being able to immediately soothe you.
These days, you and I are pretty much attached 24/7. We are
still nursing and you eat about every 3-5 hours. When you aren’t eating, you
like to be held by me and played with. You take your morning nap in your swing
or on the bed next to me while I do some work on the computer. You take your
afternoon nap right on my chest. This is my favorite time of the day because it’s
so relaxing to take a break from everything and just slow down and watch you
sleep. You get some play time with Daddy when he comes home and then it’s off
to bed all snuggled up next to Mommy. You are definitely my little snuggle
bunny, and I wouldn’t have it any other way. I feel so bonded to you, and even
though you are only 4 months old, I feel like you (and your Daddy) are my best
friends.
I love you so much, little lady. We have so much fun stuff
to look forward to in the next couple months and I can’t believe we get to do
all that stuff with YOU!
Love,
Mommy
