4 Months

4 months has come and gone, and I really don't know where the time goes. There are days that I can't name five things that I have accomplished, other than playing with and admiring Maizy. She is thriving, and her pediatrician confirms that she is absolutely perfect. At her 4 month checkup, she had doubled her weight exactly to 14pounds, 2oz, which is an ideal time to be doubled. Her weight is catching up with her height, as she is now in the 64th percentile for height, and 52nd for weight.

She has a lot of new interest and tricks. She loves to grab her feet and stick them in her mouth. She babbles nonstop, and screeches when she gets really excited. She loves to be sung to, and her very favorite part of the day is story time, which of course makes her teacher mama very proud:) She loves to watch people, and makes friends everywhere she can. She enjoys watching cars, busses, and motorcycles. She can sit up for a bit before toppling over into an uncoordinated looking position. She has rolled over both ways unintentionally, but hasn't for a while, so we don't really count her as a roller yet. She does all of the things that a little person does, like hold her bottle, pulls herself up to stand, dance and bounce in her jumperoo, and plays in her play gym. She likes tummy time much more than she did as a newborn, and still has a very strong neck. Like her parents, she would rather be outdoors than in, and loves to wear her sunhat on stroller rides. She still love her monkey swing, and facing all of the action. She does well in car rides, and took her first road trip to Kansas City, MO last month. She really is a sweet girl, and we feel so fortunate to be her parents.

Of course, she also has impeccable timing. The one time she decided to be fussy and crabby (after refusing to nap all afternoon) was the day that Lady L's children had their birthday party... So we had to leave much earlier than planned, but we know that we no longer have any control over our social lives. Our worlds will forever revolve around Maizy.