Madison is growing like a weed!! I think she's going to be our "big" girl! :) LOL She's wearing sizes 6-9 months and some 12 months clothes!! We went to her 4 month check-up last Tuesday for more shots and the much anticipated weigh in. I thought she'd be at least 16 pounds (she seems to gain a pound and add an inch each day!!!) but her statistics were: 15 pounds 5 1/2 ounces and 25 1/2 inches long. She's in the 90th percentile for both height and weight!! Her appointment was so uneventful because she's so healthy (Praise God!) that all we talked about was starting foods :) We've started rice cereal twice a day while still getting in at least 30 oz. of either breast milk or formula. We'll be starting veggies and fruits soon because this girl loves her food, I tell you what!! I can’t feed the cereal to her fast enough – she makes noises and either bats at me with her hand or kicks at me with her foot to go faster!!!!!!!!!! And she opens her mouth really wide! LOL
I am going to go ahead and finally announce: WE ARE DONE WITH COLIC!!!!!!!!!!!!
Hallelujah, Praise the Lord, from whom all blessings flow!!! It ended a few days before her 4 month birthday. I don't know how we survived so long without proper sleep but somehow we did! She is still sleeping with us in bed and the feedings are getting less and less during the night because of the cereal before bedtime, so I'm hoping I can use a weekend coming up soon to try to move her to her crib (or at least see what happens when I do!). Oh how I long to just sleep next to my hubby alone for at least one night and not have to worry about hitting a baby in my sleep!!
Madison is such a happy baby - smiling ALL the time and especially when we talk to her. She does not like to be put down though. Chris calls her a "Titty Baby!" :) LOL) So I'm sure I created a monster for the three months I got at home with her but I loved every minute!!
She is doing so much talking these days - babbling, I guess it's really called. We keep trying to hear mama or dada in there somewhere!
Cait loves to entertain her little sissy! Madison just smiles and laughs away at her silly big sissy!
Madison has found her feet! She pretty much folds herself in half while in the bouncy chair in order to play with them - I'm not trusting that chair anymore when I'm not watching her. She might just tumble out!! She's getting put into the Exersaucer more these days. It's growing on her. She gets frustrated about not being able to reach all the toys around her though!
I don't think I've mentioned on here before, but for the record - Madison LOVES her baths! She is calm and splashes around and smiles the whole time. It also makes her very sleepy (something this mommy loves very much!!)
I think I posted on FaceBook that Madison has rolled from her back to her front. She's only done it a few times but I know she'll do it again if given the chance. Now she's armed and dangerous!!!!!
There is so much to say but so little time (and I can't remember all the things she's been doing lately - they're written on my calendar at home and I'm at work right now!!)
So...I'll leave you with some pics :)
Have a good one!
Love,
Amanda
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P.S. Please keep Caitlin in your prayers if you can. She's having a hard time at school (and at home) - she's been getting herself into trouble lately (not listening, not following rules, lying...). This is pretty new to all of us and we are trying to get a handle on it now. It is so tough being a parent - discipline is so hard!
