Our Girl is 4 Months Old!

Sweet Miss Clare is now 4 months old!  The last month Clare started laughing frequently, rolling from her back to her tummy, and going to the daycare at the gym.  We didn't have any trips or anything planned so we were able to get in to a nice routine at our house.  Clare finally started sleeping better and,more importantly, is now sleeping in her rock n play all night instead of refusing to sleep anywhere but on me.  We also celebrated Clare's first Valentine's Day which was a lot of fun!

I really wanted to start going to the gym again but I was a little nervous about leaving both kids at the daycare.  The last time that Grayson was dropped off at daycare, he got very sad and it hurt my mommy heart so I wasn't eager to drop him off but I also know that it is good for kids to spend a little time away from their parents and it is also good for me to get a little time to work on myself.  I am so glad that we started doing this because both kiddos seem to do really well there and it gives me a chance to work out and take a shower without worrying about what Grayson is getting in to or if Clare might start crying.  I am so grateful that the YMCA here has a great Child Watch program that makes me feel comfortable leaving the kids!

For Valentine's Day this year I decided to take some cute pictures of Clare (Grayson made it clear that he really didn't want to join in) and we did a fun little craft using the kids feet to send to their grandparents and give to Julian.  I'm not really a big Valentine's person for myself but it is fun to do cute things with the kids!

At 4 months old Clare:
-is 26 inches long which puts her in the 99th percentile for height.  She is a very tall little lady!
-is 15.2 lbs which puts her in the 79th percentile for weight.  She is quite a little chunk who is already getting little baby rolls!
-wears size 3-6 months though she is so long that she is about out of her sleepers in this size.
-sleeps for 4-6 hour stretches in the rock n play at night.  This is a huge, awesome change from last month!
-thinks her mama is hilarious!  She laughs at me all the time, especially when I sing or dance around with her.  She particularly likes "The Wheels on the Bus" and "The Itsy Bitsy Spider".  She also likes it when we sing "Shake It Off".
-loves her daddy and will give him the biggest smiles when he looks at her :)
-thinks her brother is very interesting.  She is always watching what Grayson is doing with great interest.
-loves to watch the world around her and see what people are doing.
-loves Jaque the Peacock and Mort the Moose.  Mort was Grayson's favorite toy and now he seems to be one of Clare's as well!  She really likes to chew on his feet when I have him hooked to her carseat.
-really enjoys chewing on her books.  She does little baby sit ups so that she can see and reach the books better which are pretty cute :)
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