Four Month Update!

Once again this month’s update is a bit late, but this time it’s because we were out of town! And yesterday she got shots again, so we postponed it one more day. (Yes, she gets shots every month. We decided to split them up and delay some so she doesn’t get them all lumped together 5 or 6 at a time. She has only had a bad reaction to them once, and she recovered pretty quickly. So far so good!)

At four months, Emily:

…is getting so big! At her 4-month check-up she weighed 13 lbs 11 oz, and measured 24.75 inches long. She’s a tall, skinny little thing! She is wearing size 3-6 month clothes now, and still fits into some of her 0-3 things too. Her head measured at 42 cm, which puts her in the 75th percentile. Lets just say she takes after her daddy on that one. :)

…her hair is finally starting to fall down and lay flat. Sometimes we can comb it down and make it stay, and other times it still shoots up all over the place! I have to say I’m kind of sad to see it falling, her silly hair is her trademark!

…is officially teething. She can’t keep her hands (or anything else) out of her mouth and goes through at least 3 bibs a day with all the drool. We had noticed a little white bump on her lower gums a few weeks ago and it has started poking through just a little bit. Other than soaking her clothing (and ours) with all that drool though, she doesn’t seem too bothered by it yet. Let’s hope they don’t actually come in for a little while!

 

…loves to play with her toys! She is happy to lay on her blanket and play with rattles and soft toys, but chewing on her bib or her blankets is still her favorite. We introduced her to her Baby Einstein exersaucer toy and she LOVES it. She moves herself from toy to toy and bounces up and down. She’s just getting so big!

…isn’t quite sitting on her own, and still doesn’t roll over by herself. There have been some good attempts though, and she’ll often roll from her back to her side and try to chew on her toes, but no real rolls yet. And tummy time is still her worst nightmare. The second she realizes she’s face-down it’s over. But we keep trying! I’m hopeful that she’ll get mad and push herself over, but it hasn’t happened yet.

…lights up our days (and our nights, three or four times usually. Still. I don’t want to talk about it.) and keeps us moving. Life in a little apartment is rough sometimes, but hearing her giggles and squeals is making it all worth it! We couldn’t be happier with the little girl she’s turning out to be. We love you, little Punkin!