Emma is FOUR months old!

Wow, I can't believe how fast the last four months have gone by! I am so lucky as to have had this time with Emma. It makes me so sad to think that in a few weeks, we won't get to spend every second together anymore. I know she'll do great at daycare and at least she'll have her friend, Brody, there.

Today Emma got her four month old shots. She did much better than with her two month shots. She wasn't even overly tired today, like last time. We had a pretty normal day, with just a little fussiness. She is now an even 16 pounds (92%) and 25 1/4 inches (85%). She is growing so great! The doctor gave us the option of starting solids, but said that with breastfed babies you really don't need to until 6 months. We are going to wait for now. As you can see, she is growing great!

She is changing so much every day. She is now smiling and laughing ALL the time. I love it! She is talking up a storm, and let's you know when she doesn't agree with something, haha. She can pick up toys, change hands with them, and shake her rattles. Everything goes into her mouth. We think she is teething because she goes to town on her hands, more than before. On her belly, she can lift her head straight up. She pushes up and tries to crawl (and gets mad when she doesn't go anywhere, lol). She isn't rolling over yet, but I can tell it's not far off. She hates laying down and just wants to sit all the time. She pulls herself up, so her head and neck are off the ground, but can't quite get to a sitting position. If she is laying in my lap against me, she can pull up to a sitting position, but sometimes goes too far and goes straight forward, haha. She really recognizes Tom and myself. She hasn't been sleeping her long stretches anymore, but I guess that's typical at 4 months, because they have so much going on (teething, new skills, etc). We've been putting her in the crib to start the night, but usually she's back in her bassinet before we go to bed. We can't keep her asleep in the crib, but we are trying to get her more used to it by starting each night there and hopefully we'll get past the hour wake-up, haha.