Happy 4 Months, Hannah!

We went for Hannah's "4 Month" check-up a couple weeks ago. My dr. follows a little bit different of a schedule (in order to avoid unnecessary dr's office visits), and so it was actually when she was 3 1/2 months.

Here are her stats:

Weight: 15lbs 5 oz - (92%)

Height:  26 1/2 in - (off the charts!!)

Big girl!!!

This month, Hannah:

--laughed

--started dropping her "dreamfeed" (10:30pm). I NEVER woke Kate up for a feeding, but with Hannah I just decided if I was still up at 10:30 I would go ahead and get her, feed her and put her right back down. Some nights though, I just put her to bed at 8:30, and don't hear from her again til 8:00 the next morning! I'm sure we'll drop it all together very soon!

--rolled over - back to tummy. I was so surprised!  This is about a month earlier than Kate

--is so, so smiley! It's like she's just waiting for you to look at her so she can smile at you! I think the look in her eyes looks like she's about to wink at you.

--stopped sleeping swaddled. She started getting herself to her stomach - inside the swaddler! - and since that's super unsafe I took her out! With Kate it was a very big transition - days of learning how to sleep again, but Hannah just had a few restless naps, then she had it down!

--sleeps on her tummy

--sits well in the bumbo seat

--growing in her interest in Kate - just watches her and smiles!

--doesn't sleep *as easy* in the car seat. She still does it, but has a little harder time falling & staying asleep. Is still mostly happy even if she's awake in the car though. I am aware that I am spoiled with my chlidren who travel so well!!

--still on the same basic daily schedule. Eats every 3-4 hours. Usually 3, but sometimes stretches. Maybe the 4-hour schedule is coming this month?

--sucks her thumb. breaks my heart. I realize how little control I have over children & so I love the idea of being able to take a pacifier away when I'm ready. Can't take a thumb away...

She took a paci for the first three months, but as soon as she started sleeping unswaddled, she immediately snuck that thumb in. I'm still trying to convince her to take a paci, but I think I'm losing. It definitely is nice not to get up in the night to give her a pacifier though!