Four Months

In some ways it is hard to believe that four months have already passed. But in other ways, it seems like she is older than four months- she is so big, and it seems like she has always been a part of us. Isn't it weird how that happens? How you can go your whole life not having kids or knowing how many kids you'll have, or what their gender will be, but then you have them and it is just perfect and right and feels like that's just how it always was? That's how it feels.

Camille is still a really sweet baby. She is figuring out her vocal chords and using them to her advantage. She coos quite a bit, and can definitely be fussy, but for the most part is a perfect baby.

At four months, here is what she is up to:

-Rolling onto her side, but not all the way over quite yet
-Nursing about every 3 hours. It only takes her about 5 minutes to nurse. She has always been the best eater I know!
-She is still sleeping in the swing next to us or in bed with us (after she wakes up around 4 to nurse she usually sleeps the rest of the night with us). I did put her in her crib once last week for a nap and she did fine, but I still love having her close to me. I can't bear to put her in her crib at night yet.
-She is still a pretty bad napper. She takes about 4 one-hour naps a day. Again, it is in part my fault. With two older sisters, we don't stay home and we have places we have to get to. But, she is a trooper and sleeps well at night, so I'm not too overly worried about it. I try and be home and get her a good nap when I can, and that's all I can do.
-She is starting to play with toys.
-She LOVES her hands. She eats them a lot.
-She LOVES pressure on her feet. She wants to stand A LOT and is often pushing off on our hands if she is laying down, or grabbing the sides of the floor mat with her feet.
-She opens her mouth in the biggest smiles, but doesn't laugh a whole lot yet. Still, her big smiles are the best.

I will have her official stats next week when I take her to the doctor.

Every day I feel incredibly blessed that a) I have 3 healthy, beautiful girls, and b) that I get to stay home with them and just be their mom. I love my girls!