4 months

Weight: She weighed just over 15 lbs. a few days ago. I will update after her appointment in 10 days.

Height: Not sure...will update.

Diapers: Using cloth about 90% of the time. Wearing size 3 disposables (we had 2 packages from my showers). I am washing a load of diapers every 2-3 days. The cloth diapers actually contain her messy diapers better than disposables. She poops 1-5 times a day.

Clothes: 3-6 months...but with a cloth diaper on, some things are snug. Probably will be in 6-9 months in the next month.

Milestones: Imitating mommy and daddy a lot now. Turning head all the way to the side when she hears us. Follows us around with her eyes. She knows us for sure now. Grabbing things and putting them in her mouth...teethers, rattles, etc...we have been trying to get her to like tummy time, I prop a small pillow under her which helps for like 2 minutes. She can raise herself onto her arms. But, she usually just screams. So, she has not rolled over in awhile. I guess she'll do it when she's ready. She can sit with support really well now too. My guess is that she's a little heavier now and it's hard for her to lug her weight around :) Another issue is that her head is kinda flat in the back and she has rubbed alot of her hair off. We are going to talk to her pediatrician about this at her 4 month appointment on the 31st. I have been trying to get her to sleep on her sides when she lays next to me. I know that this is common though, because we put babies on their backs now to sleep.

She also celebrated her first Christmas and New Year's this past month!

Eats: 100% momma. Breastfeeding is finally better now (for the most part). I am so thankful to have made it! My goal was to make it at least 6 months...almost there! She gets distracted sometimes when she eats. She'll pop off and look around, or make sure I'm still here. Or she just wants to smile at me. She grabs at whatever she can while she eats. Just likes to have her little fists full :)

Sleep: A was sleeping better, but she got a cold and it has been downhill since then. She had a few nights where she woke up every 2 hours. I think I am partly to blame though. When she was sick, I propped her up next to me on the couch. I have been extremely inconsistent on where she sleeps. Sometimes I put her in the swing, because she loves it and falls asleep in a snap...other times I rock or nurse her to sleep. And then sometimes we shush her to sleep in her crib. I bring her to bed with me on occasions as well. So, yeah, I need to stick with one thing if I expect her to get used to one thing. Pat thinks that I am more attached to Amelia being right next to me, than she is to me. Probably true. I'm just trying to suck in every moment with her. I love to hold her and be with her!

Loves: Baths, playing on her play mat, greeting daddy when he gets home from work, singing with mommy and daddy, being held, watching TV, her swing, getting her diaper changed, gnawing on her hands or anything that she can get her hands on, babbling, drooling, her jumperoo, bumbo seat, (her legs are getting almost too big for this though already) loves nursing, reading books.

Dislikes: her carseat, hats, tummy time, being woke up when she isn't ready, having to wait to eat, (she can really scream now....) having her nosed suctioned, (she can sometimes tolerate it) and the bottle.


January 23, 2009 was the day that we found out I was pregnant with Amelia. January 23, 2010, Liam would be 18 months old. So, January 23rd is a bitter sweet kind of a day. But, man, I miss him! Having Amelia to hold and love on makes me realize how much I am missing out on with Liam being in heaven. I just can't wait to hold and love on him again! I love my kids sooo much...never thought my heart could love anyone like this.

Here are a few pics from today. She was sleepy and not really into this little shoot. She also kept trying to rip the sticker off of her onesie. Her drool got on the sticker and created a bit of a mess....hopefully next month will be better!