Month 4

As I begin this four month post I am so nervous that I won't do this month justice and accidentally leave out some of the new things this little tyke has been doing lately, so I will do my best...

• New Nicknames: Thunder Mountain (given by Bubba) and Princess Pea
• Hasn't rolled over from back to front but is oh-so-close.  Any day now...
• Giggles, coos, and smiles non-stop.  It is truly the best sight and sound I could ever imagine
• Insists on being held face forward.  Cuddling against your chest is no longer an option.  Any(most any)  fit of fussiness can be solved by picking her up and walking her around like this
• Sleeping 12 hours a night! Halleluja!
• Eats 6 ounces of formula (yes, we have fallen off of the breast milk train) every two hours
• Dare I say it - we have her on a routine! Eating every two hours with a 30-ish minute nap in between each feeding.  Being on a schedule has made a night and day difference in her.  She still gets fussy, but having her on a schedule I can know exactly why she is fussy and fix it
• Starting to sit up on her own, quite wobbly but getting the hang of it
• CONSTANTLY sucking on her hands so they are constantly covered in druel, as is her shirt
• Very mobile in her crib at night, we often walk into her room in the morning to see that she has rotated 90 degrees in her crib
• Fits perfectly into 6 month clothes(as long as the feet aren't enclosed) so we started buying 9 and 12 month clothes for the upcoming summer months
• Starting to grab at things.  Occasinally she gets a good hold on something and she immediately brings it up to her mouth
• We just bought a stroller this weekend and she is a huge fan.  I took her on an hour long walk yesterday and she just sat there contentedly and stared off
• My favorite part of the day is our conversations.  You can talk to her and she repiles with her little baby sounds and it is so delightful!
• Pushes her bottom lip out when she is really upset or scared.  It's disgustingly cute
• Some days I still can't believe she is mine, I mean, how did I get so lucky to have this little butterball all to myself?!

We both love the Baby Bjorn!

The day I realized she is mobile... I left her on her rug while I went to switch over the laundry (1 minute tops) and returned to find her rolled or scooted all the way off her rug!

"Get this toy out of my way so I can suck on my hand Mom"

I think she may have Grandma Cookie and Grandpa Dave wrapped around her chubby little finger

First time meeting her Auntie Courtney

Watching me do dishes in her chair

Love love love her little gingham dress her cousin Payton picked out for her, and I also love the turquoise pillows Grandma Cookie got for her nursery

We left Quinn with my mom for the day so we could go to Vegas to run the Spartan Race with these fine people.  Lets just say it was waaaay harder than I expected, and I am waaaaay more out of shape than I thought I was.  The race was 8 miles, but it was 8 miles of running up and down rocky hills and doing completely lame "obstacles" in between.   Poor Devin had to coax me along most of the way.  All in all it was a good experieince and a challenge and we are planning to do another one soon...

Already getting lectures from dad...

Staring at the pretty blue water..did I mention we need a pool?

We got to babysit our friend's baby Oaklie for the afternoon and it was a hoot! Luckily they were both on their best behavior so everything went smoothly.  This picture was taken right before naptime...

I love this picture, probably because she looks like such a little chunk!

The newest addition to our family, the stroller! 

 Testing out the sunnies from Grandma Joelynn's Easter basket! She wears them well...

 

Now we know who she gets her cuteness from...

She looks pretty indifferent to being tossed in the air

Visiting Mama at work

 This has been my favorite month so far just because of all the fun new things she is doing lately.  I never could've imagined how a little person could bring so much pleasure to our lives. Are there any Downton Abbey fans out there? (If you're not one you should become one immediately) Well, someone on the show has a baby, and the Dad of the baby made the most perfect observation "I wonder if he has any idea how much joy he brings with him."  Do they? Probably not. But I am so grateful that they do...