Janie is 4 months old!!

January 20, 2011

Our sweet little "Gem" baby has been changing so much in the past few days. She is now 4 months old and has such a sweet personality. At her most recent doctor's appointment she weighed in at 14 lbs. 7.5 ounces and is 24 1/2 inches long.

We are in love with all her smirks, smiles and giggles which she shares generously. She isn't the type of kid to let herself go unnoticed by making lots of silly sounds and hollering out when she thinks we are not providing her with enough attention. A good quality for a second child who has to fight for attention with her big sister, right? In fact, one of the very first things we noticed about her when we brought her home from the hospital was all her little noises, but now her noise repertoire has expanded and gotten much LOUDER!! Sometimes she will be swinging or playing in her baby gym and holler out this way, causing us all to rush over thinking she is upset, only to be greeted with a sly little smirk.

She LOVES looking a lights, movement and even becomes captivated by the television. These distractions have become a little bit of a crutch when she gets upset, which unfortunately happen a little more often lately. We know that we lucked out so much with Janie's first 3 months when she slept so much. Now, a bit older, she has more interest in her surroundings and has figured out our routines. Like when we start to swaddle her, she seems to know we expect her to go to sleep and sometimes fights it. Another little quirk is Janie's preference for Mommy, especially at night time. It makes sense to be attached to her food source, but poor Daddy has had to witness some major fits. He is such a trooper and despite the possibility of a tough night, allows Mommy to attend Mom's Night Outs or hit the gym several evenings a week.


On Saturday, our sweet baby girl tasted her first formula from Daddy. At first she was not sure about it, but eventually she decided it was okay and slowly finished the bottle. The fact that she takes the formula will be nice if we ever get in a pinch. I had hoped to be pumping more, but with as busy as we are, it really is hard to find time to do so.

Over the weekend she also started hanging out in the exersaucer. She doesn't like to put a lot of weight on her legs, but the toys are really interesting to her so she tolerates it for 15 minutes at a time.

Janie has only rolled over one time from back to front and we have not been able to get her to do it again. She keeps trying and seems so close at time, especially rolling from being on her tummy, so it probably won't be long! Janie Bug does love playing with toys like rattles and even brings small objects to her mouth. She has even put in her own pacifier once or twice. In her baby gyms, she pulls on the handles and can pull herself up off the mat a little bit. She likes to sit up and sometimes acts like she is trying to sit herself up all on her own. The Bobby pillow and Bumbo seat really come in hand for this.

You would think that with the second child, the milestones wouldn't be quite as exciting, but that is certainly not the case in our family. We are amazed at her growth and are eager to know more about her as she develops from a baby into a child. It is so much fun and while some days juggling the two girls can present challenges, I love the sense of family having two children provides and we can't accurately express just how much we LOVE being parents to Clara and Janie!