Four Months

Precious Girl is four months!?! Here are her stats:

height: 24 1/4 inches (50th percentile)

weight: 12 lbs, 9 oz (20th percentile)

Had four shots at the Dr.'s... sad but brave baby girl. This month I wanted to document all the sweet chub this little lady has gotten (hence the photo sans clothes). Love it!

 Madison's been rocking the bumbo seat these days.. she is trying so hard to sit up. Won't be long!

 Big blue eyes... they look green sometimes too.

 "Who's that cute baby?!? It's ME!" (please excuse the pj no-make-up lady to the left)

What she's been up to this month:
*Eating... Still eating like there's no tomorrow. She has been taking the bottle for Jarrett when we try, but Mama can't be anywhere near. We are trying to push her to eat every 4 hours, which she has not been a fan of so far. She likes to snack, and I fear I have become the pacifier. She is not patient... sound like someone we know? *Wink* They gave me a chart for introducing solid food when we were at the pediatrician, and I was like, "What? Already?". She is not anywhere close to being interested in food... I remember with Lulu we were so excited to introduce solids, but with Madison, we are not in any rush; maybe at 6 months.
*Sleeping.... (I wish) We have been working diligently on getting little miss onto a schedule. Bedtime we have down, but her nap schedule is all over the place. We have been doing all naps in her crib, but they are only lasting 45 mins. to 1 hour. Working on lengthening the time to two, 2 hr naps per day. At night she will wake up 2-4 times...I think this will improve when we get her on a more regular eating schedule...hopefully!
*Appearance... Light brown hair (with a bald spot in back where she sleeps) and big blue/grey/green eyes. They change color in whatever light or clothes she is wearing. She has some chub, which I have been loving. No teeth yet, but she has been drooling like crazy. She has been wearing 3 month clothes, and can still fit into some of her onsies, but is in 6 month jammies and other clothes.
*Physical... Madison's been reaching and grabbing this month. She is similar to her sister in that she has to look at whatever object she is going for with an intense focus, then carefully stick her hand out and grasp it... it always goes one place: her mouth! Maddie loves to suck, chew and play with her fingers and hands. She is still not to keen on tummy time, and is SO close to rolling. She starts on her back, throws her legs over and is on her side and almost over, then she realizes she will end up on her tummy (which she dislikes) and rolls back to her back. This is the opposite of Lindsay, who rolled from her tummy to back at this age :)
*Vocal... To say this child is 'vocal' is an understatement...she loves to coo, squeal, scream, squeaks and what sounds like singing sometimes. She is so loud sometimes we aren't sure if it is a happy scream or an annoyed one. When she cries she lets out terrible sounding shrieks which are downright painful to hear, and oh so dramatic. Our neighbors probably think we are pinching her.
*Smiles and giggles... She is such a sweet snuggle bug, and likes to be tickled. Yesterday Daddy was playing "tickle-your-footie" while she was in her car seat and when he would stop she would lift her leg and put it up again and again to be tickled. Her giggles boil up from her tummy and erupt with such fierceness. You can't help but laugh right along with her.
*Big Sis... Madison loves her big sis. Lindsay will lay down with her when she is on her play mat and will touch her head, or give her kisses and Madison will gaze up and smile and wave her arms. Already besties!
*Funny quirks... Lately while nursing she has been kicking one of her legs (for a lack of better description it look like when someone scratches a puppy's tummy and they move their leg kicking in sync) it has been cracking me up.
Love you precious girl!! You are growing up way too fast for Mama!