Ahhh yes, here were are, already with 1/3 of Aubrey's first year flying by! She is getting more and more smiley and happy by the day and we couldn't love it any more! Despite some major nap regression, we have had a great month with this little lady and we look forward to the ones to come!
Happy 4 Months Aubrey Lynn!
*On another note, Bella didn't wear this 3-6 mo outfit til she was 10 months!*
4 Month Highlights:
-When you were almost 15 weeks old, we started to unswaddle you during naps. You didn't seem to mind at all, and if anything, sometimes it helped having your hand to suck on when you woke up since you can't grab your paci yet.
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| Both arms spread wide to the side to express the new-found freedom! |
-Since it was so beautiful most of the month, we met Tia and Dani Leigh at the Greenway every Tuesday afternoon for a jog. You sometimes slept and sometimes just enjoyed the fresh air. You love being outside! I will say, pushing the double jogging stroller is NO joke though!
-You started rolling this month! I wasn't doing the best at giving you tummy time, so you decided just to roll right over from your back to your belly on your own! At 14 weeks, you rolled from back to belly, and then back again. It isn't something you are doing every day, but you have gone both ways multiple times this month! By 16 months you were rolling right off your stomach onto your back as soon as I put you there...guess you don't love tummy time!
-You really started to giggle and laugh this month and it is completely precious! You also have turned into a really smiley baby! As serious as you were the first 3 months, it's like something snapped this month and you are just one happy baby. We don't have to do much and you get this huge, full faced gummy grin! You particularly think Daddy is the best and will pretty much smile at him whenever he wants. Melt my heart!
-Speaking of Daddy and hearts melting, you have the pouty face down pat...and man oh man is Daddy a sucker for it!
-We celebrated St Patrick's Day this year by wearing matching sister outfits and playing outside. Basically, just another normal day, but in cute matching outfits : )
-Just before you turned 16 weeks, we kicked you out of our closet, and put you in your very own room! We initially had you sleeping in the pack-n-play since you were used to that (and b/c we didn't have a mattress for you yet) and you did great with the transition. We got the crib out of Bella's room and into your by the time you were 17 weeks and you did great with that one too.
-Easter seemed to last a good 2 weeks this year, and we had fun. The weekend before Easter we went to an Easter party in Mimi's neighborhood. You pretty much slept in the Boba the entire time (all 45 minutes of it), but your sister had a blast. And on Easter Sunday, we got you all dressed up (SO cute!), went to church, and then came home and had a nice Easter lunch with Mimi, Pops, Tia, and Uncle G.
-Personality wise you certainly developed this past month! While you weren't a cuddler or snuggler as a newborn, that still holds true. Daddy tries to hold you on his chest like he used to with Bella and you just shoot your head and chest right up and have none of it! You don't want to lay down...ever! You always want to be upright and a part of the action! Luckily, you don't fight us rocking you right before sleep as much as you used to. I like to get one (or two, or three) songs in before you fall asleep : )
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| I mean seriously, cutest little view I have on our runs!! |
-You started rolling this month! I wasn't doing the best at giving you tummy time, so you decided just to roll right over from your back to your belly on your own! At 14 weeks, you rolled from back to belly, and then back again. It isn't something you are doing every day, but you have gone both ways multiple times this month! By 16 months you were rolling right off your stomach onto your back as soon as I put you there...guess you don't love tummy time!
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| Mid-roll over : ) |
-You really started to giggle and laugh this month and it is completely precious! You also have turned into a really smiley baby! As serious as you were the first 3 months, it's like something snapped this month and you are just one happy baby. We don't have to do much and you get this huge, full faced gummy grin! You particularly think Daddy is the best and will pretty much smile at him whenever he wants. Melt my heart!
-Speaking of Daddy and hearts melting, you have the pouty face down pat...and man oh man is Daddy a sucker for it!
-We celebrated St Patrick's Day this year by wearing matching sister outfits and playing outside. Basically, just another normal day, but in cute matching outfits : )
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| Bella just wanted to hold A's hand for the picture. Smiling not included! |
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| Yeah about 15 of these later where neither girl is looking...this will have to do! |
-Just before you turned 16 weeks, we kicked you out of our closet, and put you in your very own room! We initially had you sleeping in the pack-n-play since you were used to that (and b/c we didn't have a mattress for you yet) and you did great with the transition. We got the crib out of Bella's room and into your by the time you were 17 weeks and you did great with that one too.
-Easter seemed to last a good 2 weeks this year, and we had fun. The weekend before Easter we went to an Easter party in Mimi's neighborhood. You pretty much slept in the Boba the entire time (all 45 minutes of it), but your sister had a blast. And on Easter Sunday, we got you all dressed up (SO cute!), went to church, and then came home and had a nice Easter lunch with Mimi, Pops, Tia, and Uncle G.
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| Well sadly that's as good as it gets with a family of 4 picture! |
-Personality wise you certainly developed this past month! While you weren't a cuddler or snuggler as a newborn, that still holds true. Daddy tries to hold you on his chest like he used to with Bella and you just shoot your head and chest right up and have none of it! You don't want to lay down...ever! You always want to be upright and a part of the action! Luckily, you don't fight us rocking you right before sleep as much as you used to. I like to get one (or two, or three) songs in before you fall asleep : )
Sleeping: Let's start with the good: You are a great sleeper at night! You seem to rotate weeks where you want a middle of the night feed, and then the next you don't. We put you down for bed around 6:30 or 7pm, and then wake you up around 9:30pm for a feed. So one week you will sleep from 10pm until 6:30 am, and then the next week you wake up around 4 am to eat, and then not again until 8am. Either way, we can't complain!
Naps are all over the place and there is zero consistency! At 14 weeks, you were still taking two longer naps, about 1.5-2 hours each, usually right after first morning feed, and then around noonish. But once 15 weeks hit, your naps went downhill. You sleep for 30 minutes at a time, 45 when we are really lucky. Your awake time between these naps is usually only about an hour (2 at the most), probably b/c you didn't get a great nap and are tired! You can be pretty fussy between naps and not easily entertained, especially as the day goes on. Putting you down to naps is taking longer and longer, and you just fight it with all your might, screaming, arching your back and kicking your legs while we try to rock you! You are one feisty little lady! From what I've been reading this is relatively normal for your age, and can go hand in hand with the 4 month sleep regression. Just doesn't make for getting things done around the house, or doing errands very easy.
Breastfeeding: Champion! I think I have said it from day 1, and I will continue to do so...this girl knows how to eat! Eating 6 times a day most days, although sometimes you like to sqeeze in a 7th feed. Usually eats on one side for the first 2 or 3 feeds, and then the last feeds you take both sides. When you eat on one side you are typically done in 5-7 minutes, and with both sides you are done in under 15. Typical day eating schedule: 6:30 am, 9am, noon, 3:30, 6:30pm, 9:30 pm. On days where you take 7 feeds you squeeze in the extra between noon and 6:30 pm.
Aubrey Loves:
-Having her head rubbed
-Having her head rubbed
-Baths
-Sleeping in the dark with sound machine on
-Piano playmat!
-Piano playmat!
Aubrey Hates:
-Having clothes put on that go over her head
-Getting buckled into your carseat
-While you don't HATE it, you certainly don't want to be in your swing or bouncy for more than 2 minutes!
-Getting buckled into your carseat
-While you don't HATE it, you certainly don't want to be in your swing or bouncy for more than 2 minutes!
4 Month Stats:
Height: 25 in (just about 75th percentile)
Weight:16 weeks- 13 lbs
17 weeks (day before 4 months)- 13 lbs 3 oz (just below 25th percentile)
17 weeks (day before 4 months)- 13 lbs 3 oz (just below 25th percentile)
*We went up to size 2 diapers at the beginning of the month and while they were on the bigger side at then, they fit pretty great now. You grow so quickly! That being said, despite trying 3 brands now, you still leak poop at least 4 times a week. You are one crazy pooper! Lots of laundry doing these days!
*Wearing mostly 3 month clothes, although still some 0-3 and some 3-6 month things as well.
Aubrey's
Firsts this Month:
-Rolled back to front and then front to back in front of Daddy, Mimi & Tia! Mama missed it : ( 3/12/16
-St Patricks Day 3/17/16
-First Easter 3/27/16
-First Easter 3/27/16
This
Month in Pictures:
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| Cooing away at 14.5 weeks |
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| Still getting milk drunk! 15 weeks |
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| You love your lambie! |
15 weeks
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| Oh how I love those squishy little cheeks and pouty lips! |
Yup, this is the face that will get Daddy every time!
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| Someone's not happy to be so bundled up for our run (16 weeks) |
