Date: Saturday February 9th 2013
Stats: Well last months update I was off. Ends up my method to hold her on the scale is not terrible accurate... go figure.. She had her 4 month pediatrician appointment this week. She is 25" long and 12 lbs 12oz. She is a skinny girl! But healthy. She just isn't one of those michelin man babies.
Clothes: She is still in 3 months clothes (at least I am getting my moneys worth). She is also in size 1 diapers. We are almost out of those. Even though she has a belly her waist is small. I am kinda getting sick of her clothes so I'm anxious to get her into her 6th months outfits. Her valentines day onesie was 6 months and wasn't huge on her so I might start mixing some pieces into her rotation.
Sleep: We are still sleeping through the night. (most nights) She goes to bed between 7-8pm (depending on when she woke up from her last nap) and then Dutch wakes her up at 745am to get ready for day care. Her naps are a little all over the place. I tend to worry about how she naps at day care. Luckily I had a great visit with her doctor yesterday who reassured me its not my responsibility to make Harper nap well while she is at daycare. I'm not there and cant control the situation, rock her and snuggle her if shes upset etc. On the weekends we have a loose schedule and try to put her down drowsy after she has been up for almost 2 hours. I figure if I can help her learn to put herself to sleep on a schedule on the weekends, hopefully she will get some rest at daycare. Since she is sleeping 12 hours at night (except when I dream fed her... where I feed her and she is only awake enough to eat, has her eyes closed, and goes to sleep immediately after) the Dr. isn't as worried about her getting a certain number of hours during the day.
This month was full of firsts. She is growing leaps and bounds in the mental development department. She was able to roll onto her sides, then roll from her tummy to her back, then from her back to her tummy. She grabs and swats at toys. She pulls toys to her mouth. She loves eating her fingers. She will look at you when your talking to her. She has a sense of humor and loves to laugh and smile when you are being silly. She has started being interested in the world more. She loves our walks around the neighborhood when daddy has her in the ergo carrier. She loves watching me eat, brush my teeth or put on my makeup. She tries to do crunches when she is in her bouncy seat and she wants to sit up. She is our genius baby!
Loves those fingers
Trying out her bumbo for the first time
Trying to roll over
Playing with her toys
She loves holding our hands
Her neck is getting so strong!
