Amazon woman- 4 months stats

August 27th

We took Mia in for her four month well child check up on October 21st.  She's been holding her head up well for awhile now and looked the doctor right in the eye while he examined her.  She gave him a big smile at some point and that's when he said, "yep! She definitely has her own look, but now that she's smiling I can see her sisters in her.  Such an endearing smile."  And that dimple. Oh I love it so so much!!

So her stats are:
Weight: 11.5 pounds, 10%
Length: 26.5 inches, 99%

She grew four inches in two months! The nurse was pretty amazed to see such growth, so she measured her twice.  And the results were the same.  Jon and I had noticed that she seemed really long.  One of our neighbors actually asked if she was a tall baby.  Being in the 99th percentile would project her to be 5'11" when she's fully grown. Ha! Wouldn't that be something?! Our doctor says to take these measurements with a grain of salt.  Knowing who Mia's parents are makes him a little skeptical that our daughter could be so tall.  I suppose only time will tell.

October 22nd

I know I've mentioned her dimple before, but I seriously can't get enough! She's got the best smile ever.  When I get close to her she opens her mouth super super wide and flails her arms and legs.  I love that she does that!  Makes me feel like I'm the most important person in the world to her every time she does it. I love that she's such a happy baby.  She's started giggling at her sisters in the last few weeks.  Both Lydia and Sophie are champs at making her laugh.  She loves it when they run up to her or jump up and down.  Sophie spitting in her general area is hilarious, apparently.  Jon made her laugh like crazy the other night.  He started out by looking at her, then away and then suddenly getting right back in her face.  It brought on such a fit of giggles, I wish I'd recorded it!  I love the sound of her laugh!!

October 20th

Also, she seems to love all things white.  I'd feel fairly confident in telling you that it's her favorite color. ;) At least she puts all the white things that she can get her hands on into her mouth.  I think it might be because most of her swaddling blankets are white.  She tried to put Jon's white pajama shirt in her mouth the other day.  Let's be honest, she's not super particular about what goes into her mouth, but if she did get choosey we're pretty sure that if it's white it's gonna make the cut. Just about everything she touches ends up soaking wet.  She is one cute slobber monster.  Her fists are constantly covered in drool.  Her clothes are often drenched under her chin.  Especially if she's able to get them up into her mouth.  I put her in some pajamas a little early one evening and she'd soaked them within an hour.  We found out at her checkup that the drooling and putting everything into her mouth is not an indication of teething. Phew! ;)

September 7th

So she won't take a pacifier.  Lydia didn't until she was six months and it was a nightmare to wean her from it.  Sophie never did take a pacifier.  She still self soothes by sort of sucking her tongue or something...?  It's kind of hard to describe, but she makes these sucking noises that let us know she's either asleep or will be shortly.  Anyway, Mia isn't a fan of the pacifier but Jon hasn't given up yet.  There are moments when it'd be really nice if she'd take one, but I think I prefer it this way. Of course if she changes her mind, I won't object. 

September 17th

She's joined us at the dinner table and seems to really enjoy sitting with us.  She doesn't necessarily seem to be interested in food, but she likes to look at everyone.  We do tummy time quite regularly and she's hurtled the pillow we use to prop her up.  She's on her way to crawling!  She also grabs a fistful of my hair every chance she gets.  One of our neighbors commented that she looks so tiny, but is doing big baby things!  She's fun to watch and there are a few women at church who request to hold her each Sunday.  She sure thinks she's a big girl.  Besides sitting at the dinner table she's become quite the chatty Cathy.  She's made a habit of cooing through movies and babbling about clearly very important things.  Up until last night she's kept her baby talk to waking hours.  Last night, however was something special.  From about 4:00 am to 5:00 she was babbling and cooing in the cutest little voice.  She wasn't upset or sad, as far as I could tell, but she sure was determined to stay awake and tell me all about...life.  What's not to love about this little darling?? I can't think of a single thing.

This was taken just a few days after she reached four months.  I love it.  It's a favorite of these two, and Mia's smile.  So sweet.