Kate - 4 Months

Length: 22 1/4 inches

Weight: 11 lbs 9 oz

Clothes: Around 3 or 3 1/2 months we had to stop putting newborn clothes on Kate. They were still fitting her body, but her supersize head was too big! :) We're in 0-3 month and 3 month clothes, and they're fitting pretty good now.

Sleep: 10 hours! Kate is sleeping from 8 to 6 now, which I am thrilled about! She does occasionally wake up to talk at night, but she's always happy and falls back asleep within a few minutes. Napping is another story though. Kate is not a good napper. We are lucky to get one good nap a day. She's more of a catnapper. I guess I'd rather be getting a full night's sleep though, so I can't complain too much.

Likes/Dislikes-

• Food: Still using Alimentum (The worst smelling formula you will ever encounter!). We've been putting rice cereal in her bottles for a while now to help with her reflux. In the next few weeks we'll start trying to feed her with a spoon once or twice a day. I just ordered her highchair last night, so I'm excited to start this fun new phase!

• Toys/Games:Tummy time isn't so bad anymore! Kate still likes playing in her play gym, both on her back and her tummy. She also really likes sitting in her chair and playing with a butterfly toy that I hang from the toy bar. Just recently she's started to enjoy her bumbo. I attached the tray and put a couple toys on it. She'll grab her little rattles and pull them off the tray so they fall on the floor. 

• Other: Kate likes to sit on our laps and look out. She loves watching bigger kids play. She also stares at the TV whenever it's on-which I hate! She still LOVES bath time. She kicks her legs like a little frog. It's the cutest thing!

Developmental Milestones:The last post I wrote was the day Kate rolled over for the first time. She's gotten pretty good at it now! She gets close to rolling from her back to tummy, so I don't think it'll be too much longer. Her head control is pretty good. She can sit (with us holding her back and belly) and hold her head up for a pretty long time. We have also seen a lot of language development in the last two months. Kate babbles and coos like crazy! She even wakes up in the middle of the night sometimes just to talk to herself. When I should be sleeping I end up laying in bed listening to her cute sounds. :)

The last two months have been pretty eventful for little Kate. My cousin got married, so Kate got to meet all of the French family, including her only great-grandfather. I went back to work, so Kate is staying with Grann (Brian's mother) every day. We also met Kate's endocrinologist. For those who don't know, Kate has Turner Syndrome. TS is a chromosomal disorder that can affect various organs, growth, thyroids, and other things, so we have lots of doctors! :) The endocrinologist will be the doctor we see the most, so we were looking forward to meeting him. Meeting the doctor was good, but we were there for almost 3 hours, and Kate was done with the whole thing after about 30 minutes of waiting. It was a long day!