Four Months

I am so far behind so I guess I will just skip to four months.

Eleanor is growing so fast, I just can't believe it! At her 4 month appointment she weighed in at 13 lbs and measured 24.5 inches. She grew 3.5 inches in just 2 months. I'm hoping that means she will end up taller than me!

She is mostly sleeping through the night now, which makes all the difference in the world! She is still sleeping in our room, mostly because I am not ready to move her into her own room. She still does wake up looking for her pacifier a couple times a night so I have to get up and help her. The baby monitor I ordered should arrive by next week so I may try to move her then. On Sunday we put away the bassinet and started to put her in the pack n play. Normally she has to have me hold her in order to sleep, which has been pretty draining on me so I wanted to see if she would fall asleep on her own in her crib. So far it has been quite successful, which I think is a miracle. She really doesn't even cry. When I put her down for the night she tends to put up more of a fight, but I just soothe her and she falls asleep after a couple mins. This is just so huge for us because she used to scream bloody murder before she would fall asleep. I think we are all much happier now.

At 4 Months Ellie:
- Loves to smile
- Loves to watch Mickey Mouse Clubhouse
- Enjoys sitting up whenever possible
- Plays with lots of toys
- Drinks 5 oz every 3 hours during the day
- Sort of enjoys bath time
- Loves going for walks with Mommy
- Loves when Daddy tickles her - though she doesn't quite laugh yet
- Sleeps 8-10 hours at night
- Rolls over from front to back during tummy time
- Eats a little rice cereal or oatmeal
- Got to meet Uncle Brandon (who lives in China) for the first time
- Celebrated Mom's first Mother's Day