4 Months Old

Woo-hoo, four months old!  Camilla has doubled in size already...

one-week old:

one-month old:

two-months old:

three-months old:

four-months old:

She's talking here...and look at all the new hair!

big girl in the bumbo chair

Someone recently commented on how small Millie is in person but how all these close-up pics on the blog make her look bigger than she actually is.  I'm sure that's true, but I don't know how to fix it.  Maybe this pic of Buddy in her chair will give some perspective - he pretty much fills up the whole chair.

Today we had Millie's 4-month checkup, which meant more shots (see pic of band-aid below).  I may never recover from that kind of crying.  It just kills me.  Sigh...
Here's her stats: 16" head circumference (50th percentile), 25.25" long (90th percentile), weight of 14lbs 6 oz (70th percentile).  Dr. Averitt says we can introduce cereal into her diet sometime in these next two months.  Apparently, we are supposed to wait until Millie looks interested in watching us eat.  Thus, a new dinnertime routine will be introduced into our household where we plop Milla in the bumbo and the three of us sit down to a dinner at an actual table together. (gasp!)  This hasn't happened since she's been born; we usually have to take turns eating.  Anyhoo, we'll see if she becomes curious about the whole food business.  Stay tuned...

Millie thinks this rattle that Aunt Leann gave her is hysterical.  So far, it is the only toy that makes her laugh.  You can't see the front, but it has a very girly smiley face on it.

Here's Millie showing some Wisconsin pride.  Thanks Carol & Tom!

Dear Camilla,

You are still such a happy baby; many people have commented on how smiley you are!  As long as you get sleep, you are one happy girl.  It can even be a ten minute catnap, and you'll still wake up and smile at us.  It takes a lot more to get you to laugh though....the flower rattle is the clear winner.  Also, there is a very specific sound you make that we call "the pterodactyl"; it is a squeal of sorts that we think means you are happy...or at least very excited about what you are seeing.  I often hear it when you are on the play mat or looking at your beloved ceiling fans.  And although you were sort of mute for about two weeks this month, your talking has come back full force as of this weekend.  We love to hear you chatting up a storm!  Early this morning, I put you in bed with us and it was so dark, I don't think you could see anything, but you were talking about something.  It makes daddy and I crack up.  I gave up on thinking you would go back to sleep. :)

I like to take you up to your room every day for playtime.  You still really love to look at the rainforest mobile in your crib.  And here's the big news of the month:  you no longer hate tummy time!  Finally...these past two weeks I've been able to put you on your tummy and not have you cry.  Since we are a little behind on building up that upper body strength, it will be awhile longer before you can roll over.  You're working on it though.  When you are on your back, you love to roll from side to side and move all around.  I had quite a surprise this morning when I put you in your crib to watch the mobile and when I came to look at you a few minutes later, you had turned 180 degrees where your feet were under the mobile and your head was at the complete opposite end of where you began.  My mouth fell open!  I didn't realize you could move yourself around so well, but I was so proud.  I've also been doing some exercises with you; moving your arms and legs around and lifting you up for airplane time.  Sometimes it makes you giggle.

Unfortunately, you still hate the car seat.  I've started taking you out of it at restaurants and at the store, which makes you much more content.  I don't know if you hate the position you are in or just being restrained; whatever it is, long car rides are still painful for all of us.

You love to stand!  Those little legs are so strong.  You love it when I stand you up on my lap in the rocking chair to look around.  It's probably your most favorite thing to do right now.

You've had a strange, inconsistent month for nighttime sleep.  I think it has to do with the change in the weather and getting cold.  I stocked up on fleece pajamas, which has helped some, but not with your poor little hands and face.  You usually go down around 8pm and sleep for 5-6 hours, but after that first time you get up, you don't like to go back down for very long.  So...you usually end up in bed with us by 4 or 5am to warm up and snuggle.

It's been another great month!  We had a ton of company and got to show you off plenty...and you never disappoint.  Looking forward to your first holidays with us!

Oh, Millie Bear, we love you and we're so glad you're ours...