Laikyn Cree | 4 Months - Ashlee Nichols

How is it possible that I have a baby who is 1/3 of a year old? Before we know it, she will be 1/2 of a year and then a whole year. (I’m sobbing now). I’m trying hard to live in the moment and not get sad about her growing up. I’m look up and can’t believe she is doing the things she is doing and feel like she should still be a tiny newborn. I guess the time flies when you’re having fun!

She is doing SOOOO good. I’m so proud of how she’s growing and how well she is nursing now. We are only having to supplement very little (2-6 oz a day) and a lot of times that is with my own expressed milk. If you would have asked me a month ago if we would still be nursing, I would have said no. We took it day-to-day (and still do) and will keep going as long as we can. Most of all, I love the time with her, and I think she loves it too (especially when she looks up at me and smiles). My heart melts for her, every.single.day. I’m ruined! 🙂

Here are her 4 month milestones/stats.

Age :: four months

Length :: 25 inches (75th percentile)

Weight :: 13 lbs 11 oz (50th percentile)

Milestones :: she’s “talking” up a storm! making lots of new sounds, giggles and coos, rolling from back to tummy and tummy to back, grabbing toys, putting things in her mouth, plays peek-a-boo with a washcloth in the bath, knows when mommy leaves and enters the room, responds to her name, started to teethe LORD help us. She got her FIRST TOOTH! Her bottom right canine is through the gums and her lateral incisor is about to break through!!

Sleep :: she’s still sleeping in our room in her cradle. We’ve got it ghetto-rigged with some books under one side to still make it at an incline. She is going through 4 month sleep regression so we started to go crazy. I started Baby Wise for naps during the day, but she is still getting up twice in the night to nurse. She was sleeping 5-7 hour stretches, so this is unusual for her. Seems like we might finally be getting through it though. Fingers crossed!

Favorites :: still LOVES bath time, taking walks, swinging, being outside, kicking her legs, playing in the exersaucer, still enjoys her TV time (mostly Baby Einstein and Praise Baby…but she LOVES to watch whatever we are), Sophie the Giraffe teether

Doesn’t like :: getting dressed, riding in her carseat (this is new and makes me want to go crazy in the car), being left alone, when mommy uses the Nose Frida.

Clothes :: She is in mostly 3-6 month clothes but can still wear some 0-3 month and occasionally can fit into 6-9 month onesies.

We battled our first cold this month. It was awful….and we started drooling and teething. OH joy. Please pray for us!

UPDATE after pediatrician appointment :: LC does NOT have a tooth. It is called an Epstein Pearl and it is already gone. WHEW!

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