My baby girl is 4 months old! How did this come to be? I remember when you were 6 weeks old, and we started our Kanga Bounce exercise class (very short lived), I looked at the four month old babies and thought "wow, they're old". I think at the time I was in denial that you would get that big. And here we are.
The supportive new moms in my world were often reminding me that at three months things will get so much easier, that the first three months were about survival. Well it was about survival all right (an understatement) but it didn't stop there. Three months came and went, and things were still tough. But then the magic happened. As we approached the four month mark together as a family, we were able to see the light (and our pillows more often).
You has started sleeping longer stretches. We've found a daily routine of feeds and naps. Daddy and I have figured out a workable system so we both get enough sleep. And you have continued to develop such an amazing personality.
There are so many little quirks that Daddy and I just adore about you.
- You fall asleep with a chooch in your mouth, but as soon as you're done with it, you spit it out and shape your lips into the most adorable little squiggle and smack them together. My gummy girl is practicing for when you're turns 80 years old.
- When you roll in your crib, and get "stuck" in a corner, you'll call for us to come and "save" you. I just love how when you hear our voice, or our footsteps getting near, you'll stop, as if to say "okay, you heard me".
- Daddy's favourite is your kicking legs and feet to show your excitement. That's usually followed by a squeal of delight, and our hearts pore out of our fingers and toes.
- The way you toss and turn your head to find a comfortable spot as you go to sleep for the night in your crib. But you do it so quickly, not even giving yourself enough time to see if that's The Spot.
- How Sophie the Giraffe and the bars in your crib are your bestest friends in the world.
- When you finally fall asleep in our arms for a nap, and we are courageous enough to put you down in your playpen, you'll all of a sudden open your eyes, flap your arms, give us a huge gummy smile, as if to say "HA!!! Gotcha!"
- How you only like to see either mom or dads face when we greet you in your car seat in the truck (if anyone says hello before us, you get PISSED!)
- You like to put your feet up, whether on a table when you're sitting in my lap, or on the toy bar on your bouncy chair.
It has only been four months. FOUR MONTHS! Daddy and I talked about this just yesterday. Four months ago, you were shell shocked (and so were we). A diaper was a foreign object. A onesie was torture. So many faces, and blurry objects. And now, you pick up toys in amazement. You recognize peoples faces who love you the most. You go to people when they put their hands out to you (except your mother, but we'll keep working on that), you're doing crunches daily to learn to sit up (you're going to have a six pack in no time). It amazes me each and every day how quickly you are transforming.
The holidays are coming up and we have so much to look forward to. You watched your first Santa Clause Parade (even though you fell asleep as the first float approached, but woke up for Jolly St. Nick) and we just can't wait to introduce you to him for your first picture (maybe you can ask him for the coffee pot that mommy really wants?) I can't wait to pull you around the neighbourhood in a sled, stay up late with you on Christmas Eve (maybe we can make it to 8pm!) and wake up with you on Christmas morning!
With such fun times ahead, we're also so very excited for your upcoming Baptism, and possibly most exciting of all, the birth of your cousin Dallas!
Happy Four Months Birthday baby girl!
Mommy Loves You♥
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