Tales from Mommy Merrill: Reese turns 4 months

Stats 'n' Stuff:

Weight: 15 lbs 1 oz -- she is a chunker! She was in the 81 percentile for weight - hard to believe at one point I was actually worried about her weight and had to make special trips in to get her weighed... times have changed! She is such a healthly little girl and growing up so fast.

Height: 26 in. -- SHE IS TALL! 97 percentile in height.

Eyes: Still blue!

Hair: Still Blonde fuzz! My friends with babies that have hair all talk about bows and clips... but this babe is going to be rockin' the headbands for quite some time!

Sleeping habits:
- Daytime - she usually sleeps until about 9:30 or 10... then maybe a late morning cat nap and typically an afternoon nap that lasts anywhere from 45 min.- 90 min. If it's shorter, then she might snooze again in the evening. She is a very content baby!
- Nightime - she usually crashes between 9-10 and will sleep until between 4 and 6am. She is a great sleeper...and even when she wakes up she doesn't really fuss! We just have to keep the monitor on super loud so we can hear her wrestling around in there!

She has been struggling to kick some congestion ever since we traveled back to Iowa this fall. Just pretty stuffy and for awhile we had her sleeping on a reclined surface so she could breath better. Now we have her back in the crib with the humidifier crankin' to try to kick it. I am also wondering if maybe she has a tooth coming in... lots of drooling, bubbles and she loves to stick her little index finger in her mouth. It's so cute!

Favorite things to do:
-Smiling and baby blabber! She absolutely LOVES to smile. Lately I have been putting her to bed while she is still awake (which we could have NEVER done with Drew at this age) and she just looks up at me, smiles a bunch, I shut off the light and she goes to sleep. It unbelievable! She is just such a HAPPY baby.

- Her bath. Unlike her brother, she loves the bath. She kicks and kicks and has so much fun splashing. She just laughs and giggles the entire time. After I get her washed up I just let her play for a bit :-)

Things she does NOT like to do:
- Uuuhhh... this girl is like the definition of "go with the flow" --- she never fusses unless she is super hungry or tired.

Things she has learned
- How to laugh. Her little smile and giggles make my day... her smile is seriously contagious!
- How to roll from tummy to back!
- How to pull on the toys on her play mat and pull them to her
- How to hold her head up.
- How to sit up in the bumbo chair - she loves it!
- How to blow bubbles!

Things mommy has learned:

She is so low maintenance (I am sure she is saving up for her teenage years) and everyone just can't get over her chubby cheeks and big smile. Little girls bring SO much joy to their mommies!

Here are a bunch of fun pics from month 4!