I am nearly two weeks late with taking Lily's fourth month pictures but after a daily nagging from my sister, I finally took them. I want to post all of them but as I took about 40, I picked my favorite to show you.
Lily is now 13 lbs 7 ounces and 25 inches long. Tall and skinny with a tiny head and huge cheeks. She is finally starting to get rolls on her thighs. We have transitioned to some 6 month clothing mostly for her torso length. Her arms are still pretty short though and we have to roll up most of her sleeves. She does really well on her tummy but has rolled over only a few times; either she doesn't want to anymore, or has forgotten how. We might be getting closer as has found her feet and it sometimes causes her to tip sideways when on her back. Tummy time has greatly improved. She lays on her belly and raises her arms and legs up to look almost like she is swimming. Kevin calls it The Superman, but I think she looks more like Tom Cruise in Mission Impossible where he is balancing over the desk stealing the files from the CIA. Either way she is hysterical. She smiles and talks a ton. She has actually become quite vocal including singing herself to sleep both in the car and in her crib. She still is a wonderful traveler and now we can go somewhere 15 minutes away without her immediately falling asleep.
Christmas was busy for us but she was a trooper re-energizing through 45 minute power naps both in her cousins bunk bed and the car seat.
After Christmas I was able to get her on a really good schedule that works wonderfully with daycare. I wake her to eat at 7 am then she takes two bottles at day care. After work we come straight home for a 5:30 feeding then we get to play for an hour and hour and a half before bedtime at 7:00. She is going almost 4 hours between feedings but isn't ready to drop to four feedings for the day so we have reinstated the dream feed. She goes down for the night at 7 pm and I was semi-wake her at 9:45, after I am ready for bed, for her final feeding. She does really well and I am actually surprised at how well she actually eats for being half asleep. Then we are both out for the night. I love having a block of time with her after work.
After Christmas I was able to get her on a really good schedule that works wonderfully with daycare. I wake her to eat at 7 am then she takes two bottles at day care. After work we come straight home for a 5:30 feeding then we get to play for an hour and hour and a half before bedtime at 7:00. She is going almost 4 hours between feedings but isn't ready to drop to four feedings for the day so we have reinstated the dream feed. She goes down for the night at 7 pm and I was semi-wake her at 9:45, after I am ready for bed, for her final feeding. She does really well and I am actually surprised at how well she actually eats for being half asleep. Then we are both out for the night. I love having a block of time with her after work.We are enjoying every stage. We love to see her recognize us and smile across the room. We love the jabbers and singing. We like watching her splash in the bath, blow bubbles, and focus intently on her fist.
Oh, and remember my post on Pacifier and Thumbs? Yeah, I have no control. She is a thumb sucker. It's the only thing that soothes her into sleep. For right now her hand falls out after she falls asleep and she only does it when she is tired. Oh, well.
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