Four Months

So I was just about to start writing this entry when I was momentarily mesmerized by the tv when a commercial came on about spray painting the gray away on your head. Seriously. I wonder if the people filming the commercial felt ridiculous because I sure would have.

ANYWAY.

BabyGirl, you are 4 months old!! (As of December 15th, but who's looking at the date. I get nothing NOTHING done on time these days)

-You are eating WONDERFULLY. This has been such a journey and I am happy to say we made it to the other side alive. Both of us. You eat about every two hours for less than 10 minutes at a time. Every once in a while you will eat longer. You like to eat and GO. You fall asleep nursing sometimes and this is just glorious for yours truly because you NEVER would have done that last month. Last month was full of tears every feeding for both of us...mostly you...more like SCREAMING though...not just tears. So yeah...thrilled to be past that.
-You love toys with lights. You also love the mobile you got for Christmas.
-Your favorite toy right now is a flower your cousin, Lily, gave you. It is easy for you to hold and because you want every single thing in your mouth right now, you like this because you can actually put it in your mouth yourself.
-You LOVE baths. You kick and splash like crazy.
-You no longer "sleep well" at night. I put that in quotes because I sort of feel like our culture has decided that if a baby isn't sleeping decent hours at night then she's a horrible sleeper. You wake every two hours to eat, just like you do during the day. There are also nights in which you wake up every hour. I attribute this to switching to feeding you whenever you made a peep during the night. So...you got used to being able to snack all night. I had to do this in order to boost up my supply. Bad thing is you decided you liked this little set up and are still doing it.
-You now lift your head and chest up with your arms while laying on your tummy. You are so darn cute when you do it.
-This month you had your VCUG procedure at the hospital. I was sick to my stomach the week before and bawled like a baby the night before. You did very well. I still hate thinking about it. You have a megaureter that needs to be watched but should go away by the time you're 2 years old. Gratefully the other tests came back negative!
-Your diapers are now on the second setting. Such a big girl!
-You have tons of fun in your exersaucer. You also enjoy your swing.
-You wear size 3-6 month clothing (In disposables you wear 3 months).
-You still sleep in your bassinet. Not sure when I will ever move you to your crib.
-We hung toys from the handle of your carseat low enough for you to put them in your mouth and you LOVE it. You talk to yourself while you chew and play the whole time you're in your seat now. Well, unless you're asleep which you tend to do in the car.
-You are full blown laughing now. We love to hear it.
-At the end of this month you weighed 13lbs 11 oz (20th%) and were 26 inches long (80th%). Long and skinny!

We love you so much, little sunshine!