Four Months Old

Bella turned four months old on the 15th and went in for her check-up today. She weighs 13 lbs (she has doubled her birth weight now!), and is 25.5" long. Her height is in the 95th percentile (!!!), her weight in the 25th, and her head circumference in the 50th. She's definitely my daughter!

Bella's learned lots of new tricks lately. She can hold her head up well with no assistance, she can stand up and support all of her weight (with assistance for balance), she can bring her hands together and bring them to her mouth (and sucking on her fingers has become one of her favorite activities), she can hold objects in her hands, and she's learned how to blow bubbles. She often wakes us up in the morning by talking to her mobile, laughing, and blowing bubbles, which is a sweet way to wake up even when it's at 5:30 a.m. Bella loves her Baby Einstein play yard; She pulls the dangling toys (usually towards her mouth) and has started to kick them too. I've read that three to six months are the "Golden Months" for babies since they are responsive and happy, but not yet mobile. She's definitely a joy to be with! Now that she can completely support her head on her own, Stephen has found lots of new ways to play with her. They are so cute together!

Sleeping has gotten a lot better in the last month. Most nights she only wakes up once during the night. There was one night when we stayed at my mom's house where she slept for 10 hours straight! (I did hear her sucking on her fingers at one point, but she apparently put herself back to sleep on her own.) Mom, of course, takes all the credit for this since it happened in her house.



Bella supporting 13 pounds! Check out those chunky legs!




Check out this neck control!



Bella holding her duck!



Playing with Uncle Lee