Happy 4 months, Anna!

My dear Anna Caroline, you are growing up entirely too fast. And we are loving and savoring every minute of it! You are such a calm baby. Your eyes stay wide watching all the activity unfold around you. We are thankful for your wonder at the world. Your simple satisfaction is refreshing. You are dearly loved!

Weight: 19lbs 12.5oz (100%)
Length: 26in (97%)
Head: 42cm (87%)
Diaper: size 3
Clothing: 6 and 9 months

Likes: baths, rolling on the play mat, snuggles
Dislikes: being pulled on, shots

Eating: She still doesn't like her bottle, but is getting better with the paci. Anna continues to be a great nurser.

Sleep: Anna generally wakes up once at night, usually around 5:30am. We are all tired! She falls to sleep easily though, and for that we are thankful.

Schedule: A normal day would look something like this . . .

7:30 First feeding of the day
8:45 Nap
11:00 Wake and nurse
12:15 Nap
2:30 Wake and nurse
3:45 Nap (usually a shorter one)
6:30 Nurse
7:00 Down for bed (often ends up in her bouncy seat)
9:00-10:00 Nurse and back to bed for the night

Physically: Anna is blowing bubbles and doing a lot more "talking" to us. She has a lot of chunk to her and we love every roll. We have to work for her smiles. She is normally wears an observant expression and it makes the smiles so much sweeter when we get one. She started rolling over from her back to her belly three days before her four-monthiversary. This necessitated the dropping of her swaddle, which hasn't been seamless but it is super cute to see all the different ways she has found to sleep. Since she can't roll from her tummy to her back, she has become a tummy sleeper. Anna's eyes remain a nice navy blue and she has a patch of hair that sticks straight up in the back!

Next appointment: Thursday, December 29, 2016 at 9:30am

It was "surgery morning" for the doctors.

The morning she hit the 4 month mark we went for a chilly early morning walk and she wore a hat for the first time. Super cute :)

Matchy matchy girlies on a Sunday morning.

Sleeping on her play mat.

Meeting Haley!

Daddy snuggles did the trick!

Anna had such a love/hate relationship with her swaddle :)

Lydia tucked Lambie in to keep Anna company.

Funny faces!

Sleepy shopping trip.

I'm not sure she wanted to take a picture with us :)

Anna likes have her hands behind her head. She does not like mom's flash!

Rough life!

I just love her little crossed hand arms rolls!

After her first roll!