4 Months

This monthly birthday stings. Today my baby starts solids. Today my baby gets a bottle of water. I don't know why, but this is really getting to me. I put her sippy cups and spoons in the dishwasher this morning, and I almost had a complete meltdown. How is it already time to offer her anything besides a bottle of formula? Before I know it I'll be offering her fruits, vegetables, and the keys to the car. Jesus save me. I see her days as a baby flying by in a flash and that saddens me. Why didn't anyone ever tell me how fast kids grow up?! Kidding.

Tonight I'll get photos of her in her 4 month onesie before we sit her in her chair to try rice cereal for the first time. I'll snap photos of her reaction to the cereal.

For the past 2 weeks she's been sleeping through the night. Just last night I told Stephen how sad it was the night shifts were a thing of the past. She must have heard me say that because she was up at 3am this morning. Shame on me for growing complacent!

She's in some 3 month, but mostly 6 month clothes now. She's fitting well into size 2 diapers. She takes a 7 ounce bottle every 4-5 hours during the day. She takes a 4 ounce bottle before bedtime.

She's still drooling up a storm. She knows familiar settings and studies new settings for a long time before she'll start acting a fool. She chews on anything she can get in her mouth: clothes, burp cloths, her fingers, your fingers. She is not a fan of being in a dirty diaper. She is really trying to roll over, but she's getting stuck halfway over. She has definitely discovered her tongue. She acts like a little lizard now. She falls asleep every time we put her in the car. She is enjoying her bouncer now. She smiles, giggles, and jabbers almost the entire time she's awake.

Say a prayer for us tonight. I'm going to need some composure... and quite possibly a box of Kleenex.