Four Months

Claire turned 4 months on May 23. I can't believe it. Sometimes I think, "4 months? It's already been 4 months?!" and other times I can hardly remember what life was like before she joined our family. She is a perfect fit and I'm so glad she is here.

At four months, Claire:

::laughs. A lot. And it is adorable. We do just about everything to get a giggle out of her. She laughs just like her daddy, all over. Her face lights up and her little belly just shakes. Her laughter is my favorite sound.

::plays with toys more and more. She started to be interested in playing with toys quite awhile ago, but within the last month has started grabbing onto toys and trying to get them in her mouth. She has a favorite toy bunny from Uncle Sach and Aunt Tracy that she loves to slobber on. She will give the bunny loves and I just melt.

::tries to sit up. Her little arms and legs go up in the air and she will try with all her might to sit up. We hardly have to give her a little push and she is able to go right up. She can't sit on her own, but she loves to be sitting up with someone. I love that she just keeps trying and trying to sit up. I know that one of these days she is going to get it.

::doesn't like to lay down. She wants to be up looking around. She loves to look at people and smile at them. She is very interested in things around her and will strain her neck to look around if she hears something. She stays awake for all of our walks and she loves to look up at the trees and the sky. It is so fun to see her discovering things.

::She is still in love with the Mariners. (I don't know why...they suck!)

::soaks clothes with slobber. This kid is a slobber monkey! She always has huge slobbers.

::sleeps in her very own room. It was time. She had outgrown her bassinet and she needed her bigger crib. It was a hard night for this mama, but she did great! She did manage to get herself from one end of the crib to the other and she was completely turned around. I think she gets her crazy sleeping from me. Lucky kid. Along with sleeping, she still loves to be swaddled, although she does escape her swaddle every night. She falls right asleep once she is all cozied up.

::tries to hold her own bottle. She usually ends up pulling it out and then she gets upset that she isn't eating anymore. It is really funny.

::tries to escape her car seat. Claire will arch her back when she gets strapped in and she tries to sit up when she is in her car seat. She doesn't mind it once she is in there, but the getting her in process is getting trickier.

::learning her bouncy toy. We have to put the Wii Fit balance board below her feet because she is still a little bit little, but she loves to sit in there and make it play music. She can't turn around to play with the other toys yet, but she just likes to sit and bounce.

::had her 4 month appointment on May 29, 2012. Her stats are:
Weight - 15.52 pounds (75%)

Length - 26 inches (96%)
Head - 16.5 inches (83%)
She is a long baby! It makes sense now why all of her pants are basically capris. She got shots and did fabulous while we were at the doctor. She got really confused when she had her first shot and let out a scream when she had her second one, but once I picked her up and we played with her bunny she calmed right down. She did scream that night for about 15 minutes and it was awful. I felt so horrible that she was hurting so much. She ended up falling asleep on me, but it was the saddest 15 minutes ever. Brent came in her room to find me crying trying to calm her down. My heart just hurt.

Dear Claire,
I love you. The last four months have flown by and you are changing so much every day. A couple of days ago, I came out into the living room and I told Dad, "She's grown!" You bring so much happiness into my life and I am thankful for you. Always remember that I love you and that you are my little sweetie.
Love, Mama