4 Months

Weight: 15 lbs. 7 oz 

Height: 25 inches

I love that she keeps coming in right between Shae and Belén on her stats. Shae was 15 lbs. 5 oz and 23.5 inches at 4 months.

Belén was 17 lbs, 27 inches at 4 months. 

                                                         Oh she is just the sweetest, happiest little thing.

She has become a big fan of splashing around in the bathtub. 

Always sucking on those two fingers, and drooling like crazy. 

Getting some boppy time in with me while I cook. 

                                                            First Sunday at church. 

We switched her out of the pea pod swaddle that we had been using and tried out this new swaddle sack that we had heard really good things about. It lets her arms have more freedom, but still has the tightness of a swaddle and helps calm the startle reflex that so often wakes babies up. 

The first time we used it, I hated it. Having her arms up by her cheeks just seemed to wake her up. But we stuck with it for a couple nights and it has been amazing. Maybe it was just coincidence, but around the time we switched swaddles, she began to need less and less help going to sleep. We were able to put her down in her crib knowing that she would fall asleep on her own, and sometimes even soothe herself back to sleep after waking up.

She finally has a predictable bedtime! Which is SO NICE. She usually goes down right around 8 p.m. with the other kids. Wakes up once or twice in the night (lately twice, around 12:30 and 4:30), and then wakes up for the day sometime between 8 and 9 a.m. 

She usually goes about 2 hours between naps, give or take. Usually taking a morning and afternoon nap that last for about 1 to 2 hours, and then a short 30-45 minute evening nap around 6 p.m. If we go out for the day it usually tends towards more shorter naps. 

Pushing for good crib sleep at home has been wonderful, with the one down side of her not napping very well when we are out and about. 

She won't suck on a pacifier or a bottle, but she sure does like the taste of that arm flap.

Her siblings are always playing something on her. 

Or pretending something with her, ahem, sleeping. 

There's also lots of, "Mom! Take a picture of me and Emmy!"

"And now another one with our bears!"

She is SO close to rolling over, just can't get past the arm that is on the ground. 

Breaking my heart with the vaccines at her 4 month check up. 

Overall, we are just insanely head over heels for this baby. 

 

July Little Things

Sweet sweaty siblings at the Botanical Gardens.

Our library opened on July 15th! Just for curbside or in lobby hold pick up, but it was definitely one of the best days of our summer.

I had to get in on the reading action, Emery on the other hand, had other plans. So sweet to see her sleeping like this considering she RARELY sleeps in our arms anymore. 

Our neighbors had a few sparklers that we lit up on the 4th of July. We also had a nice little outdoor bbq with a couple of our YSA friends. 

Forgot to take a picture on the 4th, but here's a picture of our outdoor leftover 4th dinner the next day. We have been loving our hand-me-down grill and all the yummy burgers this summer. 

Beach day with a baby.

Cousin bonding time.

More cousin bonding time, via Skype.

So glad we got to to be with grandma on her birthday.

Mini golfing with the birthday girl.  

The kids love going in to greet Emery each morning when she wakes up. She gets so excited to see them. It's the cutest thing.

We started one on one dates with the kids this month. Belén and I got some ice cream and took it to the park where we practiced cartwheels and played Paw Patrol on the play equipment. 

Tooth fairy finds. I think it's hilarious that he never checks first thing in the morning. He always remembers later in the day and asks us to video him checking. I sure did feel embarrassed for the tooth fairy the day he checked for his tooth money and found nothing (ooooooops).

Swimming at Buttermilk Falls.

Living room church devotional via zoom. Like father like son. Churchy on the top, comfy on the bottom.

Saturday swimming at Lake Ontario. 

Beachy baby.

Just trying to keep that baby out of the sun, with our itty bitty umbrella, haha.

Found a small town ice cream shop on our way home.

July Opening Day baseball party! We've done a baseball party with the Kreugers since our first year in Ithaca. We were so glad we were finally able to do it before they move.

A youth in our ward did small swim lessons for our kiddos since all the pools are closed this summer and she was having a hard time finding a summer job. Win win.