A little bit of this...and a little bit of that....

Hi sweet face!  I thought I would write you a little bit about what has been going on around here lately.  You got to meet your Uncle Kenny, Aunt Rhonda, and cousins Zach and Bailey for the first time this past week!  You loved them...especially Bailey and your Uncle Kenny (did he remind you of Daddy?).  They were here for about five days and we had a blast with them!  We really wish they lived closer.  

Zach loved you!  But Bailey was your favorite to stare at.  =)  Your Aunt Rhonda was the best...she loved to hold you and even helped me give you a bath one night.  Uncle Kenny could just make you smile by talking in a cute baby voice (yep...he actually did that with you!).  Here's some memories from their stay....

Zach and you

Bailey and you - what's funny is that you loved to stare and smile at him when you were in my arms!

Aunt Rhonda and you

All the brothers and their (white) wives =)

The Marin Family and The Marin Family (minus our Marin Family)

Goofiness! 

Kiddos

The bros!

Messing around

Enjoying family

Zach and you - he loved playing with you

Uncle Kenny

You are a bit of a dare devil, we think.  And I don't know if that is a good or a bad thing.  =)  You like getting pushed up in the air, a lot.  You like to be bounced all around (sometimes too much and you spit up a little...all over Daddy).  I buzz you around on the bed...you lie on your back and I kind of zip you back and forth real fast.  You like that too.  =)

You are experiencing a bit of hair loss at the moment.  Your poor little head is a bit scrappy at the moment.  It's pretty thin on the top now, but on the back of your head at the bottom, it's still pretty thick....then midway up your head back there, there is like a chop line from where you rub your head back and forth when sleeping at night.  Give it a few months and you'll be as good as new!  Until then, we'll embrace your male pattern baldness!  =)

You are definitely still talking.  You have found a new "voice" too. Gone is the dying kitty...it is sooooo last week.  This week, it's the gurgle voice!

And here's your new trick!

Oh baby girl...you are the best.  I found another favorite moment with you the other night. You were in bed, trying to sleep, crying a bunch....so you must've still been hungry.  So, I was a little stressed, trying to warm up some extra milk for you from the freezer...and you were screaming, crying.  Not fun for Mommy.  So, I'm stressed, you're crying...and I bring up a bottle to you after it warmed up...and your poor little face was all red from crying.  We sit in the chair and I feed you.  Your sweet little face just stared back at me, big eyes and all.  Once you were done, you just stared at your Mama until your eyes started getting droopy.  You were so sweet, baby girl....so sweet.  All of that stress just melted away and God gave me this moment with you instead.  

4 Months!

You are such a big girl now!  Mommy can't even believe how big you are already!  This post will mostly be filled with pictures...but here are some new things with you this month:

• You love to be sitting up now - especially in your Bumbo or your new Jumperoo!
• You drool.  A lot.
• Your hiccups have gone away (whew!).  You used to hiccup 3-4 times a day...now...maybe once a day, if that.
• You now go to the nursery for church - Mommy can again pay attention to the service!  =)
• You went to a 4-hour schedule (from a 3-hour).
• You do a little trick where you will point your toes if we ask you to.  It's cute.
• You are officially in size 2 diapers
• You grab for objects and hold on to them now (and then put them in your mouth immediately).

You are a spirited little baby girl.  You are starting to really come out with your personality.  This is now how I would describe you.  Still easy going...likes to hang out and go with the flow.  But, if there is something that you don't like or doesn't go your way - you let us know - loudly.  =)  We can't wait to see how this little personality develops even more!

We went to your pediatrician for your 4-month appointment.  You are now 15 pounds and 6.5 ounces.  You are near the 85th percentile for both categories.  She was pretty happy with this.  At 2 months you were at the 95th percentile for both.  Everything checked out good for you.  I need to do a better job with tummy time with you - so that you like it more so your head doesn't get flat in the back.  She said your head looks pretty good now, but we don't want you to have to wear a helmet!  Your teeth are right at the top of your gums...and this could mean teeth soon...or they could sit there and not pop through for six months...who knows.  You sure are chewing on everything though!  And lastly, you got your shots like a champ...cried for a bit, then I held you and you were fine after that.  Not even too grumpy in the evening either!

Oh, and we talked to the pediatrician about when to introduce solid foods.  We will try and wait until six months with you.  As fun as it sounds to feed you some rice cereal with a spoon and see it all over your messy face, allergies, diabetes, and obesity are all linked to solids being introduced before 6 months.  Therefore, we will wait. 

You and me had a little photo shoot the other day with Daddy's nice camera.  Here's some of my favorites!