4 months old

Today is Maddie's 4 month birthday!!! It is so crazy how fast time goes, especially when you have a baby to measure it by. With the 4 month mark also came more shots. She didn't cry during the first one, but when two more bombarded her she got the pouty-ouchy face and broke into tears. We haven't known her weight for awhile but knew she was getting heavy...holding her is like weight lifting! She weighed in at 14 lb 9 oz and is 24 3/4" long (she is still in the 75 percentile).

Maddie has had quite a few changes lately. Before she loved to grab her toes and now she loves to eat them too! She actually grabs anything within reach, including food at the dinner table. A few weeks ago Mike was watching her while I was at a Relief Society activity and she rolled from front to back! Somehow Mike forgot to tell me until a week later. Then yesterday she rolled back to front (of course while I was on the computer and missed it). She was blowing bubbles and got really quiet and I turned to look at her and she was face-planted on the blanket. Given a few more weeks of practice and she will be a rollin' machine! To top it off, she has had symptoms of teething the last couple of days: irritability, batting at her face and ears, muching on her hands, not sleeping well... the doctor said it could still take awhile before we see them erupt but she's on her way to a toothy grin! Her right eye is still leaky from her clogged tear duct (since birth) and occasionally she will greet the world bung-eyed. I may be biased, but with her big blue eyes, expressive eyebrows, and abundant grins, I think she is the cutest baby ever!