Aubrey at 4 Months

I am sooooo behind! Aubrey turned 4 months on Oct. 24th! She is growing so fast and learning so much. She's really keeping us on our toes and keeping me really busy.

I guess I should just start at the beginning of October. We took her on her first trip to Arkansas so she could meet the rest of my family and friends. It is a long car ride (8 hours!) for such a little one, but she really did pretty well. We figured out that she does not like to be in the back seat by herself for long periods or in the back seat in the dark AT ALL. We had a really good visit with everyone and I'm so glad we were finally able to make it up there. Luckily, she slept most of the ride back.

Aubrey has learned so many things! On our trip to Arkansas, she discovered her feet and has barely left them alone since. Most mornings I find her with one foot in each hand, trying to get them (and her hands) in her mouth all at the same time. She's usually cooing as well. It's really a sight, but such a great way to wake up each day. She is not a quiet child (I can't imagine where she got that from!). She will coo at you and then yell at you and then back to cooing. We try to play on the floor with her at least once a day. She learned to roll over from front to back pretty early in the month. Last week (I think), she started rolling from back to front. Now, she is rolling back to front and front to back, but only in one direction. She is pushing herself up on her forearms and has recently been trying to scoot over to get a toy. She will roll over to reach a toy that is behind her but just out of reach.

We went to her 4 month well-baby check-up. She is 25 1/2 inches and 14 lbs., 15 oz. He said her spitting up is fine as long as it doesn't bother her and that she's healthy and developing well. She also got 4 shots. She did really well. She cried initally, but stopped before the nurse left the room. He also said we could start her on solids as soon as we felt she was ready. Since I've been feeding her cereal in her bottle almost since she was born, I decided to start her on some cereal mixed with formula using a spoon. It is a work in progress, but she seems to enjoy it and is doing pretty well. I have a hard time trying to keep her hands out of her mouth and she loves to smile at me with a mouthful of cereal.

We have been very blessed to have such a good baby. Until recently, she was sleeping in until about 10 am. Now, she gets up about 8 or 9, but takes a nap about 11 am. She is generally pretty happy. She does have her bad days, which can be very trying. The time change really threw her off, but she slept a lot on Monday and has been pretty well adjusted since. Usually, I can figure out her issue and take care of it without many tears. Thankfully, she loves her high chair (I think that was the best purchase ever!), so that helps me get more done. I can just wheel her in the kitchen to watch me or to the living room to watch tv.

Here are some recent pictures of her . . .