Month 4
We survived the month of March. And
by survived, I truly mean survived. The second week of daycare and my being
back to work, you decided that 3 and 4 am were prime times to party. Life was
rough but we survived. We’re all a little sleep deprived.
Sleeping. You are a good sleeper.
One long morning nap and a pretty solid night of sleep. No one is complaining
here. You sleep pretty well during the day and early afternoon. When daddy and
brother get home, you want in on the action and playtime. I don’t blame you,
besides it’s really hard to sleep through all that noise! You continue to sleep
in your rock and play sleeper, but we’ve started doing a few naps here and
there in your crib. Everything at this age is a transition.
Eating. We went through a time of
really being worried about your extreme dislike of bottles. I would jokingly
tell everyone that I wasn’t going to be able to go back to work because you
wouldn’t take a bottle. But we really hunkered down on those last two weeks
before the end of my maternity leave and got that straightened out. We’re on a
3.5 to 4 hour rotation. In the morning hours you’ll go longer because of your
nap. Mom’s not complaining, she likes her nap too.
Wearing. 0-3 month clothing. You are
getting a little longer and filling out a bit. Sadly, you are just a shorty
like your mama. There’s nothing wrong with being the shortest person in the
pictures, someone has to!
Milestones. Social: smiling at
brother and lots of morning smiles. Such a sweet baby girl! You like to rub
your hands in your eyes.
Language: You coo a bit. We all take
turns trying to make you smile because your smile is so delightful!
Daycare. All of the daycare ladies
think you are such a good girl and super adorable. And it’s true, you are both.
But goodness gracious, by the time you get home at the end of the day you are
spent. You don’t nap much there, I’m not sure if it’s the loudness, not being
swaddled, sleeping in a crib or the temperature there. It’s probably all of
those things. You’re lucky to get a couple of hours’ worth of sleep during the
day. I get the feeling you sit a lot of the time in a bumbo because you have
great head control and just simply like to look all around. We do two bottles –
one at 9:30 and the other around 1:30. Then I feed you immediately when we get
home. My overprotective nature doesn’t particularly like daycare, but I try not
to over think things and take it for what it’s worth!
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| Photo assistant Lucan. |
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| Special helper. Who tried to pop her head off like a dandelion. |
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