Four Month Updates

Well... It's been a while, I know! Maddie has hit her 4 month mark, and she's doing wonderful. She is now laughing up a storm, which is great! She can roll over (though she's only officially done it 5 times), and could you believe it? She is already pushing her back legs up underneath her and pushing herself forward. She's a lot more active than her brother was, that's for sure. She also, hates laying down (unless she's sleeping) so every time she is laid down, she immediately tries to sit up. So pretty soon, I'm sure she'll be sitting on her own. She's very strong, and has such a wonderful personality. She's talking a lot, and spending a lot of time in her exersaucer or laying on the floor with her toy mats.

Ethan is starting to show his few bouts of jealousy with her, though nothing horrible. He's just regressing in his potty training, so we're taking a step back and giving him some time. He's also decided that he will not sleep in his own room, since the baby does not have to sleep in her own room. So every night, at about 2 am, I'll wake to Ethan at the foot of our bed, after he's come in quietly, and trying as hard as possible to not be noticed. But if that is the worse of the issues we have to deal with, than I am okay with that.

So on to stats - - Maddie now weighs in at 12.6 pounds, and is an even 24 inches long. She's fallen to the 25th percentile in both height and weight (which surprised me because she's been chunking up like crazy!). Her head size remains in the 75th percentile (the one trait that she follows in with her brother!). She's started rice cereal, and soon, we'll be introducing fruits, veggies, and juices. She's growing so fast. I'm so thankful to get to be home with her through all these wonderful steps. I always regretted that I wasn't able to be there for Ethan when he was going through them.

Here's her most recent picture! - - SO CUTE!