4/17/2012
Charlotte, you are 4 months old! Where in
the world has the time gone?! Every time I have a realization of how
old you are, I am blown away. You have had a busy month sister! We had
your 4 month check up, and Dr. Fernandes said you are doing great. He
was so impressed with you and your activity levels, and your awareness. I
already knew you were a genius :)
Unfortunately
you attended your first funeral this month. Daddy's grandpa passed away
this month. You were able to cheer everyone up though. You made for a
happy distraction. You did really well. You fussed a bit during the
service b/c it was naptime, but we snuck out to the lobby, and you
quickly conked out. So when we were in the lobby, you were still awake
and fighting sleep, and one of the old ladies who was helping prepare
lunch for after the service was there and she started chatting you up.
You of course weren't interested b/c you were sleepy. She didn't know
this, and just snatched you outta moma's arms and started talking to
you. I was so shocked. She just took you from me. I didn't know what to
say, but you handled it. She didn't have you more than 5 seconds before
your eyes got big and you started screaming and reaching for me. You
made it perfectly clear that her snatching you up was not acceptable.
You
had your first laugh. It was beyond cute. We were at the pool and a
little boy was showing off for moma and daddy, and you had been watching
him very intently. Something he did got you tickled, and you just
laughed. I got a smidge jealous since some silly little boy got your
first laugh, but I got one out of you today. Ah I love to hear you
laugh. There's such force and pleasure behind it.
You're
still sleeping with Moma and Daddy, and I love it. I love snuggling
with you, and the fact that you seek me out in your sleep. I know we're
going to have to move into your bassinet, and then crib soon, but I'm
just not ready! When you're sleeping through the night completely, we'll
make the switch. You still wake up once or twice for a snack, but it's
always quick. We usually nurse for about 10 minutes and then you're
asleep again.
You're
still breastfeeding like a champ. You still eat every two hours or on
demand. Sometimes you stretch it out to 3 or 4 hours, but I just follow
your lead.
We
tried oatmeal a week ago, and you loved it! Daddy liked feeding you,
and I could tell you liked him feeding you. You would lean in for the
spoon and open your mouth wide, it was adorable. Unfortunately I don't
think your little tummy was ready. You were ALL night crying that night,
and you were constipated for 2 days. So we're waiting awhile longer
before we try again. Moma is ready to bust out that Baby Bullet!
You
HATE your carseat. Every time we put you in it, you go completely
bananas. You've recently gotten better about putting yourself to sleep
in the car, but not always.
You had your first ER visit. You had
temperature of 102, so we went straight to the hospital. We were fairly
confident it was just a reaction to your shots that day, but better safe
than sorry. We got there and they had us back within 10 minutes, and
low and behold you came in at a cool 98.7 degrees. It had been twenty
minutes since I had taken your temperature last, but of course you just
had to go and make me look like a crazy-cakes. It ended up just being a
reaction, no bog deal. You were so good at the hospital. You slept most
of the time, and only woke up when the doctor started checking you out.
You are a total ham. People just
flock to you no matter where we are. They'll talk you, and you'll just
smile and giggle. You're so friendly, even when you're in a bad mood.
You're just so cute I can't stand it.
Moma and Daddy love you so much baby girl! We talk all the time about how we can't believe you're already so big. We're happy b/c it means you're healthy and growing, and it makes us sad b/c it's going by way too fast! Moma took such a long time getting your 4 months update done, that it's almost time for your 5 months update! Ugh. We can't even begin to put into words how much we love you Chickapea!
Stats:
14.1 pounds
24 inches long
Head circumference is 16 1/2 inches
Size 2 diapers, but not for much longer
3 and 6 month size clothes
