4 Months



Parks and Marlee are 4 months old today, July 12th.  I just read my post from when they were 2 months old, and it truly feels like years ago...and at the same time, feels like just yesterday.  It is such a strange feeling.  I am going to copy a great friend's idea with marking some milestones on this blog so I can look back at how P & M progressed.  Thanks for the idea Janna, hope you don't mind I am stealing it.  :)

PARKS:

- You are smiling and giggling ALL THE TIME

- You are wearing size 2 diapers and size 6 mo. clothes
- Your eyes are blue and your hair is RED.  We have no idea where you got the red from!!

- You hold your head up really well, and have started sitting in your Bumbo seat recently.  

- You've started trying to pull yourself up when you get ahold of my hands, and when you are in your recliner bouncy seat, you'll do little crunches and lift your head completely up off the seat to see what is going on.

- I am trying to wean you off of your sleep swaddle...we leave one arm in and one arm out (see pic below).

- You eat at approximately 8am, 11am, 2pm, 5pm, 8pm and 11pm every day and eat about 160ml per feeding.  It takes you about 15 minutes to eat...great improvement from the 45minute feeding days!

- You sleep from 9:15pm until I wake you up at about 8:00am.  You get a "dream feed" at 11pm that you sleep through at 11pm.

- You take 3 naps per day for about 1.5 hours and sometimes a short cat nap in the evening.

- You are still drinking all breastmilk and growing fast from it.  :)

- You rolled over from your tummy to your back several weeks ago, but don't have much interest in doing that lately.  You seem to be close to going from your back to tummy though

- You don't take a pacifier except in the baby jogger and sometimes in your car seat if I hold it for you for the first few seconds

- You are very vocal and seem to have conversations with me.  You'll make a noise and I will mimick you and then we will go back and forth with the sounds several times.  It's hilarious.  (pic of Parks talking below)


This is Parks talking to Mommy and the camera





MARLEE:

- You smile lots now and your laugh is the sweetest sound on earth   :)

- You got stung by a wasp on July 3rd.  Worst.Moment.Ever.  I will have to write more about this later, it was awful, but you are the toughest little thing I've ever seen

- You LOVE the mornings and talk to me all morning after you eat breakfast

- You kick your legs so fast when we lay you on your back.  I think you're going to be a sprinter!

- You have almost outgrown Newborn Diapers and are wearing size 1 (except when I find an extra newborn diaper laying around, I use them so we don't waste them), and size newborn or 3 month clothes.

- You are really good at holding your head and chest up.  When you extend your neck to look around, you look so old...and beautiful!!

- I am trying to wean you off of your sleep swaddle...we leave one arm in and one arm out (pic below).

- You eat at approximately 8am, 11am, 2pm, 5pm, 8pm and 11pm every day and eat about 110ml per feeding.

- You sleep from 9:15pm until 7:45am or 8am.  You get a "dream feed" at 11pm that you sleep through.

- You take 3 naps per day for about 1.5 hours and sometimes a short cat nap in the evening.

- You have a "fussy time" in the evenings between your 5pm and 8pm feedings most days.

- You are still drinking all breastmilk.  You aren't growing fast like your brother, but you are doing just fine and the doctor said to keep up what you are doing and that's all you need!

- You LOVE your pacifier...we only use it to fall asleep, car rides and when we go out to restaurants and play dates (and of course, when you got stung by the wasp)
- You are an EXCELLENT napper.  I lay you down wide awake and you just look at the ceiling for a few minutes and then fall asleep (you don't even wake up if your brother cries).



Cutest yawn I've ever seen.  :)





Sound asleep

 

 

I love watching these two continue to grow and develop.  I can't believe how blessed I am to have been given these little miracles...and I can't believe how much I love them!  Happy 4 month birthday, Parks and Marlee...that's 1/3 of a year!

**I used to laugh at how moms would take 15 pictures of their babies in what "seemed" to be the exact same pose.  Now I undertand...each moment holds a completely different and priceless expression.  I have officially joined the club.  :)