The days just fly by it seems! Things around here just get busier and busier which is why i'm late posting this! Lakelyn turned 4 months old on July 10th!
she still loves baths and loves the water in general! She's been in the pool and the lake and she loved them both!
she doesn't mind car rides and has (for now anyway) learned to love her carseat. When at work with her and she gets fussy and just ready to go home, we put her in her carseat while i pack up everything else and she calms right down. Or if she is tired and we have to head out for errands the second you pick up the carseat with her in it she falls right asleep.
She also got a new stroller and walker recently and loves them! Although, she is not quite big enough for the walker. We usually just put a blanket in front of her belly and on the floor for her feet to reach! She likes to sit up and look around in it.
She is in love with her hands they are always in her mouth
She is trying to find her feet, but not quite able to get them yet
She smiles ALL of the time
She is laughing more and more and its the cutest!
She still doesn't care for tummy time and will fuss after a few minutes of it
She won't roll from tummy to back
She still gets some cereal with her bottle usually at night before bed
We started some baby food! We started with Bananas and she loved them!
She HATES getting dressed
LOVES being naked
She loves to watch Mickey Mouse Clubhouse
She is facinated with Ella
And thinks Mylee is the funniest thing ever! (Ella still LOVES her and has to check on her all of the time, while Mylee still doesn't really care, but loves when her little feet rub her ears or face)
Kicks like crazy when she is on her changing table and will just laugh and smile. Its like she knows she is about to get naked!
She sleeps in her crib every night now. I folded up a blanket and put it under her crib sheet so that her head and shoulders are propped up some and then also rolled one up and put it under her sheet to the side to act as a replacement for me laying beside her. I know i could have just bought a wedge thing for the crib, but this works fine and she sleeps well with it.
She goes to bed around 8-9pm and usually will sleep 6-7 hours, wake up eat for just a few minutes then back to sleep for another 3-4 hours, wake to eat again and back to sleep for another hour or so and then she is up for the day usually by 8am!
She usually takes a nap around 10am, around 12:30pm, and then around 3pm is her biggest and longest nap, she gets a bath around 7:30 and then is ready for bed around 8pm! Most of her naps these days are not very long. Maybe 30 minutes except for the last one which is usually a couple of hours long. She fights her sleep so bad and does not like to have alot of action or noise when trying to fall asleep otherwise she will just scream and pitch a fit. She has a lava lamp that we turn on at night for her (perfect night light and mobile) and also a little desk fan. She does not like her arms wrapped up and still likes her paci.
At 4 months old Lakelyn can do all the things a baby her age should be able to do including:
- on stomache, lift head 90 degrees
- laugh out loud
- follow an object in an arch about 6 inches above face for 180 degrees (one side to the other)
She can do all the things a 4 month old will probably be able to do including:
- hold head steady when upright
- on somache raise chest, supported by arms
- grasp a little rattle head to back or tips of fingers
- pay attention to an object as small as a raisin
- reach for an object (she can do this, it just takes her some time to get it)
- squeal in delight
Lakelyn can do most of the things a 4 month old baby may possibly be able to do including:
- keep head level with body when pulled to sitting
- roll over (one way) she has done it a couple of times, but doesn't do this all of the time
- turn in the direction of a voice, especially mommy's
- say "ah-goo" or a similar vowel-constant combinataion (she likes to say "ah-ga")
She can also do some of the things a baby her age may be able to do including:
- bare some weight on legs when held upright
- turn in a direction of a voice
- make a wet razzing sound
- (she cannot: sit without support and does not object when you try to take away a toy)
Her Aunt Mirands made a little video with some of her pictures from birth- 4 months old with a song by Taylor Swift called "Dont Ever Grow Up" ( i believe that is the name of it anyway and I seriously bawled my eyes out watching it and hearing that song! Ah, every new milestone is so bittersweet and I will do everything i can and sacrafice whatever needs to be sacraficed so that i can cherish every moment with her! She is seriously the sweetest and silliest baby i have ever laid eyes on. I'm a little biased, but I can be :) She definetley has her daddy's personality! When i think about how fast she is growing it makes me sad that before i know it she will be grown, but i am loving every minute of being her mommy and watching her grow and learn and see the person she is becoming!
