The worlds BIGGEST baby

Little bug,

Just a quick update as you just had your 4 month check up. As is typical you are doing fantastically well, right where you should be developmentally, and...YOU'RE HUGE! 12lbs 14.5 oz and 2 feet .5 inches, that puts you in the 22% percentile for weight and 49% percentile for height. I knew you were getting heavy. You also got an update on your vaccines, and you were NOT happy about it.

Post vaccination- not so thrilled

Otherwise, you went to your third Broncos game (and third win) and went to see your Baba who is helping with your very first Halloween costume. She always made ours when we were little so it's especially cool that she's able to help with yours as well (and by help I mean..she made the entire thing). Pictures will be coming after Halloween. Thanks Baba!!

Little Bronco fan pulling out another win

 

 

 

Since this blog is getting uber updated this week I'll keep this short. I love you giant baby!

Update: after I originally wrote this post you had your first laugh! It was just a mini laugh while singing 'So Happy Together', but we were face timing with Aunt T at the time so I have a witness.  Love you baby bug!

My 4 month old...

Sweety pea,

I cannot believe you're already 4 months old. You are on the verge of so many things, I'm expecting next month to be very eventful. You're almost laughing, almost rolling over, almost sitting up, and nearly saying Mama. You are extremely observant, and love to watch things. You love to stand up and talk up a storm.



You're nearly as big as your doll. Your 4 month checkup is next Friday, so we'll get your official stats at that time.

 



One year ago yesterday we found out you were in the works. I was sure it was too good to be true, so I kept it a secret. I checked every single day for the next week to make sure you were still in the works. This year, I've traded in my convertible for a minivan, and my life feels completely incomplete if I don't get to spend a significant amount of time holding/playing with you. I have only had you for four months, but I cannot imagine how I was ever happy without you. You are the love of my life baby girl, happy four month bday!

My weird little baby

Hey there little weirdo,

 

Last night you decided to disrobe yourself in your sleep, when I woke up you were laying around in your diaper smiling like crazy. You are one weird little baby. Apparently you've learned how to undo buttons in your sleep. You continue to be the world's easiest baby, it is a common occurrence to walk in to check on you during a nap and have you be wide awake, content as can be, just observing everything around you. This is a pretty common expression for you:

 

 

Thanks Popo and Grammy for the hat! You are always wide eyed and calm. You've started cooing and you are getting very close to a laugh, but we're not there yet. It's getting cold so we've tried a few different methods of keeping you warm, from bundling:

 

 

 

To sitting by the fire:

 

But you always seem to have cold hands, sadly I think that's your genetic fate.

 

Right now your favorite activities include chewing on shoulders:

 

And watching football:

You are completely mesmerized by football on TV, you and Daddy like to chill out and watch the games together:

 

 

You are also the world's fastest drinker (also a genetic quality), we usually need to pace you when we give you a bottle as you will drink whatever you can and spit up whatever you didn't need (we have multiple relatives willing to attest to the volume of your overdrinking). You love being sung to, we're sticking largely with "You're just too good to be true" and "Skinna-marinkey-dinky dink", though we've been known to mix it up on occasion. Noah's a big fan of yours and likes to include you in everything. He's pretty sure you're the world's hungriest baby since you're always eating, but is ok with that as long as you'll grow up soon so he can play with you.

 

Just in case I've given the impression that you are always a happy baby:

 

 

 

You have your moments, and while your cry is not high pitched, it's painful in a gut wrenching sort of way. When you are upset you are VERY upset and you want to make sure we all know it.

 

Well that's about it, nothing super noteworthy going on in our world at the moment. We're going to Florida and California in November and you hit the 4 month mark in 10 days. We'll keep the updates coming! I absolutely adore you sweet pea.

The little traveler

Buggy,

We successfully completed our first trip on an airplane, and you did mostly great. Traveling with a newborn is an experience, but traveling with a newborn as an unmarried woman brings out the best in people. I had help every step of the way, people to help lift the stroller up and down from the bus, people to help me dismantle the stroller for the xray machine, and most amazingly (and appreciated) an exceptionally nice woman who insisted on buying my dinner. I didn't get her name, but I've never been the recipient of a random act of kindness, it was a great start.

You put on quite the terrifying show in the terminal, you screamed like a banshee and had everyone in the area praying that we didn't end up anywhere near them on the plane. Fortunately, once we got on the plane you calmed down and fell asleep. You slept on departure and arrival so the fear of your ears hurting was unfounded. You loved looking out the window which kept you quiet for the brief stint that you were awake.

 

When we got to Cali, Daddy and your brothers were waiting for us. It was late so we went home, met your grandparents, and went to bed.

 

 

The rest of the trip was a series of checking out Claremont, eating good food, and hanging out at the house. Your cousin Henri was there, and we spent a lot of time in the pool/hot tub. You are sort of a bed hog and kept worming your way into the center of the bed, I nearly fell off the edge on multiple occasions, I can only imagine this will get rougher as you continue to grow.

 

 

 

By all accounts you are one of the calmest/sweetest babies on the planet. You were almost always in good spirits, and got to meet lots of new family (Uncle David, Aunt Aurora, Nanna, Grandpa Larry, cousin Henri, Cousin Tammy, and your Great Aunt).

 

 

We had fantastic home cooked meals from your Nanna, and spent a lot of time chatting (you're quite the babbler these days). At the end of the trip we packed up and headed home.

 

 

Your brothers are much louder to travel with, but we managed and you pulled your travel routine (scream like crazy until we get on the plane, then fell asleep). Overall, it was a great trip. As always, I adore you sweetheart, and as you're currently babbling up a storm I'm gonna call this post a wrap and come to talk with you. Love you lots!