Lillian's 4 Month Well Visit

We visited the doctor today for Lillian's 4 month well visit. She is 50% for weight and 50% for height. The doctor said that Lillian is a very healthy, happy baby - which we knew! As soon as the doctor came in Lillian started talking up a storm and Dr Perlman kept laughing at how vocal she was the whole appointment. Literally any time either of us started to talk Lillian joined in. The doctor was very impressed by how well she was standing and said she looks strong with her pushups. She confirmed that Lillian definitely has the strength to roll over, she just has to figure out how to make all those muscles move together! Dr Perlman also confirmed Lilly's sudden love of a drool covered chin is the result of teething, but sadly couldn't feel any teeth coming through (I thought I felt some, but apparently it was wishful thinking). Doc said it could be months before we see anything breaking through, which did not make me or my slobbery Lillian very happy. Lillian took her 4 month vaccines with a whole lot of tears since she was both sleepy and hungry when she got the shots, but a bit of food fixed her right up. I expect her to sleep well tonight because the vaccines really take it out of her. Maybe we'll get a whole night sleep! (Trying not to hope for this too hard!)

Height: 24.5 inches
Weight: 13 pounds 14 oz
Head Circumference: 15.75 inches

Tuesday Train Ride

Tyler, Karmen and Simon went to a mall in the suburbs today that has a big train that kids can ride free. They look like they had a blast!

Heading to the train!

Cheese!

Close up in the train car.

Happy kids...

Simon holding Lillian

Lillian is 4 months, Simon 2 and a half.

Watching the snow - look familiar?

In the winter, Basque Babies like to look out at the big front window at the snow and people passing by.

Lillian at 4 months (Feb 16, 2014)

Simon at 7 months (Jan 12, 2012)

Lillian is 4 months

Four months already! Lillian is finally sleeping better and in longer stretches. She regularly sleeps from 10 until 3 now and will occasionally sleep from 10-6 or from 8-3. (One glorious night it was from 8-6). She totally adores her brother and will fuss if she isn't positioned so she can see him when she's awake. She has no problem eating straight from the tap, but doesn't love the pumped milk bottles - though she will take them. Unfortunately, lately Lillian has been crying a lot more during the day than she previously has - but we haven't figured out what is causing it beyond sometimes she wants to be held and sometimes she doesn't (either will cause tears). We are trying to start her on a sleeping/eating routine, but as of now it's still in the air. She did sleep the last two nights in her cradle, not the rock-n-play, which is the first big step toward the routine. The trick appears to be swaddling her! She usually is a very happy baby, usually ready with a big smile for you and a laugh if you do anything remotely funny. She is a drool factory and she will put anything that she closes her hand around straight into her mouth. If there is nothing in her hand, then she is just as happy putting the whole hand into her mouth. It's pretty funny when one hand grabs the other and then she fights to shove both hands into her mouth. I think all the mouth action is because she seems to be getting her upper two teeth, but I also think she is borderline about being a thumb sucker. She rarely takes a pacifier, though we haven't stopped offering them. She spends Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays with Jenn and Simon, Tuesdays with just Stacey and Thursdays with Stacey and Simon. Weekends with the whole family!

Week of weather!

Monday it snowed around 8 inches....

So while Lillian was napping I let Simon go out and play in it!! He didn't last long since it was so cold!

Wednesday is was icy so we played car wash!

And Friday was summer so Lilly kicked off her pants!! Only kidding....this was mid outfit change :)

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