4 Months

I’m only two and a half weeks late on this post. Sorry y'all, but these days I'm struggling to do anything on time. I'll try to do better with the next monthly post. :) Eliza is now 4 months old. She is such a happy baby, and this is a really fun age.

At her four month check up she weighed 14.19 lbs (49th percentile) and she was 24.5 inches long (50th percentile). Her clothing size is all over the place. She can wear some 6-9 month clothes, but she can also still fit in some of her 3 month outfits. We just switched to size three diapers this week. Eliza is becoming more alert, and loves to look around and take everything in. She is rolling over from her stomach to her back, and she can almost roll over from back to stomach. She is grabbing for her toys and seems to notice them more than she used to. I love watching her hold her toys and try to eat them.

She doesn't have any teeth popping through yet, but she is drooling ALL the time. Dr. Mathias felt her gums at her appointment and said they were swollen, and that she could have one or two popping through sometime soon. We started her on rice cereal about a week ago, and this week she tried peas for the first time. She’s not crazy about the rice cereal, but she seems to like peas. We have been making all of our own baby food, and it is much easier than I thought it would be. I'm going to try to keep it up because it's good for Eliza and it saves a lot of money.

As far as sleeping, it’s hit or miss. She started sleeping through the night at about ten weeks old, but in the past couple of weeks she has started to wake up again during the night. I'm hoping that she will get back on her regular nighttime schedule sooner rather than later.

Ryan and I are so blessed to have such a sweet little girl. I love her more and more everyday, and I can't believe how fast she is growing. Happy 4 months Eliza!