4 Months

Evie is 4 months old today and continues to grow and change almost on a daily basis. She is now grasping for things and playing with the toys on the toy bar. She is able to make the music play that's on the toy bar of her chair. On both her front and her back, she is able to roll over onto her side, so I would imagine that in the next few weeks she will figure out how to roll all the way over.

One of her newest tricks is laughing. She has been smiling for about a month now, but she has just started laughing in the last couple of days. Usually it is when I tickle her belly but today she started to laugh at Drake. She is also constantly talking and Drake has been having fun interrupting what she is saying.

As far as her sleep patterns go, she is still not in a consistent nighttime routine. She goes to bed around 9:00 every night but her wake-up time varies greatly. Some mornings we make it all the way to 5:30 or 6:00 while others she wakes up at 1:30 or 2:00 wanting to eat. I much prefer the 6:00 mornings but know that we will eventually make it through the night on a consistent basis.

Evie is still the youngest baby in her class at daycare (by about 3 months) but I heard on Friday that they will be getting an 8 week old soon. All of her teachers love her because she has such an easy temperament and smiles for them all day long.
 

We do not go to the doctor for her 4 month appointment until February 19th, but if I were to guess, I would estimate her weight to be around 15 pounds. We are starting to move into 6-9 month clothes now, mostly for the torso length in the onesies. It will be interesting to see her two month growth when we do go to the doctor later this month. We have been lucky in that I have continued to be a great producer of milk, so she has had exclusive breast milk since her birth. I do have quite a stockpile of about 600ounces in the freezer but I am paranoid and feel like I can never have enough! Hopefully we will continue on this trend and make it to my desired year mark.