Wow! So it's been a while since I last wrote on here!! I have been caught up in the crazy cycle of being a mom, wife, and nurse! Yowzers!
To start with, Emelia is now 4 months old! I can't believe how fast the time has gone by! We just had her check up this past week. My little girl now weighs 13 pounds, 10 ounces (49th percentile) and is 24 1/2 inches long (61st percentile)! I thought she'd be a little heavier than that, the way it felt, but I'm happy overall! Glad to know she's right on track!
The doctor cleared us for starting solid foods now, starting with rice cereal until she gets the hang of swallowing, etc. We are excited! We have secretly been giving Emelia tastes of food for some time now. She seems to enjoy it, although her reaction to ketchup the other day was one of dislike!
Emelia had her 3 month portraits done, as well. I will post some of my favorites once I'm done here. She was so adorable for the camera that day, full of smiles, squeals, and even a few giggles! She went through two outifts and numerous shots, but smiled in almost every single one! It was a lot of fun!
Currenty, Emelia is sick with a nasty cold! :( It's a bummer, because she just JUST got over a different cold, involving the sinuses. She was healthy and happy! Then I noticed the other day she had a bit of a cough and a day later, the cough had mutated into this congested, nasty sounding manifestation of what I first heard! Poor baby! Now her nose is a little more stuffy and her eyes are once again goopy! :( The first day she had the bad cough every time she coughed, she would gag so bad on the mucus that she would vomit. And by vomit, I mean fountains! Once she started vomiting, there's was no stopping it! We went through 5 outfits that day between her pooping (which she regularly goes through one outfit a day) and her vomiting. I felt so bad for her. And to make matters worse, that was the day of her check up, which included vaccinations! :( I was feeling extremely guilty for putting her through so much in one day!
She is a trooper, though, still being as happy as she can muster even after being sick and poked with needles!
Daycare continues to go well... Great, actually! She loves it there and is always happy to see the workers, but even happier to see me at the end of the day! I frequently tell people that it's the best feeling in the world to pick up the baby and get a ginormous smile and even squeals and giggles now (as she learns them!) :)
She is starting to really get the hang of grasping objects! She enjoys her toys immensely and is always trying to grab at the things I am using, including my cell phone, silverware, and TV remote. She is fascinated by the watch I wear and she really loves looking at the two of us reflected in mirrors. She has figured out that her jumperroo actually bounces more when she jumps, which is fun to watch! She is a little too short to touch the floor yet, but we put a pillow underneath her feet and no problems! :) Rolling is her current trick to master, she can flip onto her sides, but that's about it. She can go from belly to back, if she tries, but she's rather lazy that way yet!
I greatly enjoy watching this baby learn and grow into a little person! It's amazing to see the little things to us be a big milestone for her! :) It is so fun, and her personality is adorable. I have to say I love this mommy thing, although I would enjoy some time to get the house clean. I am in no hurry, though, because she is only this little for a little while! :)
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