Four Months and Counting (too fast!)

New monkey fuzzy jammies from Brigit go very well with Tammy's handmade jungle cat quilt!

Well, baby girl has been in the world for four months now. I can hardly believe it. It is remarkable and UNFAIR that she is only this little for a very short time. Four months has been interesting to this point. So far, it means a weird sleep schedule, an aversion to naps, the ability to grab and gnaw on things (but only with a lot of help and attention from mama), lots of smiles and laughs, striking interest in own feet, and a mama who wishes every day went just a little more slowly. Oh, how wonderful she is! This developmental moment in her life requires my full attention. I tried to bring her to work over the last 10 days or so, and it was a complete disaster every time. She's just so interested in every little thing right now and simply cannot interact with the world on her own yet. Soon, too soon, she will be sitting up and playing with toys independently. That will make my life easier in a sense, but I'm just not ready for her to be that baby yet. I'm still loving this little baby that needs me to guide her in play every time.

Today she turned the pages of a book -- forward and backward -- watching the pages flip this way and that. Her little brain was working, I could see it doing its magic. And she gets so tired, but really doesn't want to stay asleep. There is just too much out there calling her name, ready for baby absorption! So we are working on good naps and good night sleeping. Baby girl has always been a pretty good sleeper, so this inconsistent nighttime business is hard to adjust to. But we are, and we will conquer!

We spend a little time each day working out our muscles in preparation for crawling. Tummy time is now a lot more exciting because baby girl can actually make work out goals. Like getting these plastic keys in her mouth!

Mission accomplished!