Milestones:  She got her first tooth last Saturday and rolled from tummy to back today! It is with such mixed emotions as she passes these firsts. I am so happy and delighted she is growing and thriving, but sometimes I just want her to slow down a little and stay a baby 🙂 At her 4 month appointment she was 14 pounds 9 oz 73% (she has always been 50% in weight), height 25.5 inches 91%, head circumference 43 cm 97%.

Sleeping/ Eating: She was sleeping really well again 7 pm to 7 am and then she got another cold and has been waking up here and there. She is now having a 6 oz bottle every two hours and with her first tooth we are going to try rice cereal and some purees.

Clothing: This girl is growing so much. She is still in some 3-6 month clothes, but some of them are too short and all her PJs are 6 month. We are also close to moving to size 3 diapers.

Avery’s Favorites:  When we were home she liked to get out of the house and go for a walk or the store. If we were home too much she would get fussy and want to go do something. She likes this piano toy that plays music and she can chew on. She is also liking her purse that is a teether. Pretty much anything she can chew on is the best thing.

Things I want to remember: 

We had our first snow storm with Avery. She loved looking out the windows and seeing the snow. She had a cold already and so did I so I didn’t really take her outside, but she loved just watching the snow fall. She started saying ba ba and blowing bubbles out of her mouth. She also started making these high pitched screams. She loves to hear herself making noises. Avery enjoys to be on top of daddy’s shoulders and walking around the house. If she is in the worst mood she starts smiling. Avery also likes it when I make funny faces in the bathroom mirror, even at the fussy time of night I just go in there and make crazy faces and she is so amused.

What we have been up to: 

It has been a busy couple of weeks. We enjoyed our last weeks at home and kept life simple. Some of the days we were trapped inside because of the snow storm and we have a very steep driveway. One day we did meet up with cousin Silas and auntie Alex and the babies finally noticed each other and had fun looking at each other. Nana and Papa came to watch Avery for Valentine’s Day date night and spent the night and took care of her. It was nice to just sleep and not be listening for her to wake up. The next day Avery’s cousin Karis was born. We are so blessed to have girl cousins close in age on both sides of the family! This girl is going to have so much fun with these little ladies. I started back to work and Avery started at daycare. She absolutely loves it there. She smiles the teachers, and is interacting with the other babies. They have an open door policy so I just drop in whenever I want to see her and she is always smiling and playing when I stop by. It has been hard on me because I miss being the one seeing every smile and laugh, but I know as we get into a routine it will get easier. Our friends Lincoln and Joelle came up with their kids and Avery’s baby friend Emma for a visit.