4 months of snuggles

Once again, I am astonished that yet another month has passed!  It feels like just yesterday we were bringing our little Sweet Pea home from the hospital.  But then again, looking at my little girl quickly reminds me that we are out of the "newborn" phase.  I miss those days, but I'm loving what each new stage brings.   (To no surprise I'm sure) I'm a little late on this post.  I wanted to wait until we went to the doctor to post so that I would have her stats, etc.

My first night in the crib

SLEEP: Stella is a pretty good sleeper.  On occasion she has slept through the night (which in baby terms is 6 hours). But mostly she still gets up somewhere between 3-4am to eat, then is quickly back to sleep.  We still swaddle (but plan to soon transition out of this).  My baby no longer sleeps in our room:(  She's a big girl now sleeping in her crib in her very own room.  We made the transition the last weekend of July.  She woke up a few times the first couple of nights, I gave her the paci and she was fine.  Hoping she continues to go with the flow!  **Update: The first week in the crib was pure bliss!  Week two was not-so-much fun.  Up every 30 min or so fussing.  Not crying and not truly awake- just restless!  After 2-3 nights of this (I was a pure zombie at work) Stella finally found her groove (haha!) and slept 6 hours without a peep!!  Here's to hoping this is the new "norm"

EAT:  Still on 100% Mommy Milk:)  Typically eating 3 oz every 3 hours.  For a few weeks we had to increase to 4 oz bc little miss piggy was still hungry--I think she was going through a growth spurt.  But since then she has cut back to about 3.5 ounces.  I never imagined I would breastfeed for this long...Now my goal is 6 months!  And per Doctor's recommendations we will try to hold off on any cereal or solids til 6 months.

PLAY: Stella still LOVES her swing.  She's not as interested in the playmat as she once was.  She loves playing around on the blanket.  Her favorite toys are Sophie the Giraffe and Bunnie By the Bay.  She is sooo ticklish..her laugh lights up my world..it is the cutest thing EVER!!  She loves taking  her paci out of her mouth and playing with it; however she hasn't quite figured out how to put it back in her mouth yet!  She hasn't consistently rolled over yet.  She gets so close but then gives up..so lazy ha!  OMG she has found her feet!!!  For the longest time she would just hold her foot with her hand straight out. I called her my little cheerleader:)  But then all of a sudden she's realized she can reach them into her mouth and that's where they are ALL the time.  It makes diaper changes difficult!

STATS:  Stella went to the pediatrician for her 4 month check-up on 7/31.  She once again did wonderfully with her shots!  She cried at first-I think it startled her more than anything bc she was almost asleep.  I quickly swooped her into my arms and immediately she stopped crying.  Such a big girl!

• Height: 25 1/4 inches (she's grown almost 4 inches since her 2 month)  Hoping she's tall like Daddy.  75th percentile
• Weight: 13 lbs 14.5 ounces (I was close with my guess of 14 lbs.)  25-50th percentile. How can this be...the stats make it seem as though she is tall and lean but my chunky girl still has lots of lovable "rolls"
• Head: 17 98th percentile.  I'm still amazed by this...She doesn't look like she has a big head...

After my shots

And this one bc I love it!