4 months

Wow - happy four months Edith!  Before typing up this post, I checked what Eddie had been up to when he was 4 months.  It's amazing how quickly you forget things when your kids are this age.  I was surprised that some of the things were very similar.  You always hear that every baby is different and that has definitely been true for us, but not with everything!  Ok - on with the recap:

Sleep - ugh - this one really sucks.  It has continued to get worse and worse.  Even with the reflux diagnosis, we still seem to be getting up with her at least 4 times a night, but usually more.  Honestly, most nights I can not remember how many times we have gotten up.  We've had a few "good" nights in a row meaning we only got up 2 or 3 times!  We are hopeful that one day it will get better and we are continuing to try new things to work through this.

Eating - not much to report here.  Still nursing.  We haven't tried giving her a bottle this month, so maybe she'll take one, but who knows.  She eats every 2-3 hours during the day.  At night I typically only feed her twice (even though she wakes up more than that).  We are working on getting the reflux under control.

Teething - yes - she has started teething already.  I can see a couple of white spots on her bottom gums, but I think it's going to be a little bit before they come through - poor thing.  She likes to chew on her fingers and is starting to grab toys to gnaw on.  Today I caught her grabbing the collar of her onesies and gnawing on that!

Playing - Edith is starting to grab toys and sometimes bring them to her mouth.  She loves to kick.  Toys, Eddie, Sammy, in the water . . . it's really pretty cute.  Eddie kicked a lot, but Edith tends to be more deliberate.  Hands down two of Edith's most favorite things are Eddie and Sammy.  She loves watching both of them.  Sammy seems to intrigue her - she will stare and stare at him.  Eddie makes her smile and laugh.  She loves watching him and he likes to interact with her.  As a result, she will laugh for him more than for anyone else.  She likes to be around people and often fusses if left alone.  She also likes to be held and often fusses when I put her in the bouncy seat or in the pack 'n play.  I have learned that after a minute, she'll usually calm down - but honestly, I can't hold all day long!

Other - this month you rolled over from your back to your belly.  You did it for a few days and now you don't do it.  Eddie was the same way, so I guess that's just how you guys roll (hah!  pun intended!)  You still like to talk - a lot.  It's funny and now Eddie likes to "talk" back to you which makes you talk and laugh even more!  Your eyes are still blue.  Eddie's eyes started changing by this point, so maybe you'll keep those baby blues . . . time will tell.

We were away this weekend, so this post is a day late.  I'm hoping to get her 4 month appointment this week, so I'll have stats then.  Here are the monthly pictures taken by Daddy this time!