Our Little 4 Month Old

 I'll start off by saying...I'm not really prepared for this post. Our little one has grown so much over the past month. I guess when people tell you they grow up fast, you don't realize it until after. Olivia goes to the pediatrician on the 20th of this month for her four month vaccines. I have weighed her a few times on our scale and she is around 15 lbs. I tried my best to check her length a couple of days ago. I'm not sure how accurate it was (since she kept kicking her legs), but she was close to 25 inches.

Last month, she was still not a fan of tummy time. She will allow us to lay her down with toys around her for about 10-15 minutes now. She gets so smiley and talkative during this time. Once she's fussy though, she's back over on her back. She hasn't ever showed interest in her pacifier and actually started sucking her thumb for a week or two. That has officially ended. It was cute while it lasted. She's tried to hold her bottle a few times during feedings, we allow her to do it until she drops it. She has mastered nap time in her crib. She went from 30-40 minutes to 2 hours. Since Dannie works during the week and it's more rough to lose sleep during the week, we started laying her in her pack & play during the night. She slept through the entire night in there! We were very impressed.

We started her on rice cereal two weeks ago. She was a little unsure at first, but we continued it daily and she's got the hang of it now. We have also slowly begun giving her some fruits and veggies. So far, her favorites are apples and sweet potatoes. She started giggling this month too. Which we LOVE.

I have always wanted to be able to wear her in a wrap so that I would be able to still do things around the house. When she was younger, we tried it out a few times and she would cry and get really hot. We have started putting her in a wrap daily now and she enjoys it. She has gone to Target, thrift stores, and grocery shopping with me in it. Her daddy wears her around the house and loves it too. If you have a baby and need to get things done around the house or need help shopping, I highly recommend it. I didn't have money to purchase an expensive one, so, this has saved us some money.

1. Look for cheap jersey or muslin fabric. (Check Wal-Mart's clearance section)
2. Purchase 6 yards and check width of it too. It should be between 60-72 wide (one long piece will usually make two wraps)
3. Cut the fabric in half length wise so it's 30-36 inches wide and 6 yards long.
4. That's it! No sewing required. After you have correct fabric size, check out YouTube for different ways to safely carry baby.

Olivia is definitely starting to get her own little personality. We can already tell she is going to be quite the little jokester. She is always making us laugh and is always smiling. She is always so happy. Like Maroon 5 said, "It's not always rainbows and butterflies" because she has her grumpy days, which that is mainly only in the evening. We were blessed with such a good, sweet baby.