{Four Months Old - Emerson!}

Hi Family and Friends!

I'm four months old now! Wow! It's been a big month for me. I hit one of my first big milestones, celebrated another holiday, and continue to show what a happy girl I am every day! Here are some of the highlights from the past month:

•  I weigh 12 lbs. 4 oz. and am 24.5" long!
• I officially rolled over on 10/8/14! Mommy was folding laundry and I was playing on my activity mat. A couple minutes later, mommy looked down and I was on my belly! I've only rolled over about two times since, but it was still a really exciting moment. It was especially exciting when mommy and daddy were trying to film my new trick and I did it when the camera wasn't running.
  
  
  
  
• Rolling over is fun, but sitting up is way better. I'm constantly trying to sit up and love sitting on the couch supported by the boppy pillow.

• I am such a good sleeper. I have stretched out my nighttime sleep and now consistently sleep 11 hours every night...plus naps during the day! Mommy and daddy have been working on pushing my bedtime up little by little so they can have some of their nights back. I get a bottle around 8:15pm and mommy can usually put me down around 9:15-9:30pm. Lately, I've been taking a 2.5 hour morning nap along with my long afternoon nap as well.

• I've started sleeping in my crib!! Mommy started putting me down in the crib for naps to see how I would like it. I like how much room there is to stretch my long legs. Starting this week, she put me in the crib overnight for the first time and I did great!
• I have found my feet...I have two of them. I like to lay on my back, hold my left foot, and stare at my right foot in amazement while I wiggle my toes.

• I also have two hands. And they taste yummy.

• One of my favorite things to do is stand while mommy or daddy hold my hands. Standing on my legs is so much fun because I feel like a big girl. It always makes me smile.
• Mommy nurses me throughout the day and then I get a 7 oz. bottle of breast milk at my last feeding.
  
  
  
  
• Daddy sings to me every night while mommy is getting me ready for bed and wrapped up in my swaddle. He sings about how cute I am and how pretty my blue eyes are. Even if I'm crying, I stop every time he sings to me.

• Besides mommy's milk, my big brother Ethan is the BEST thing ever. I smile just at the thought of him. He loves to come say hi to me, kiss me, put toys in my lap, rub my head, poke my face, tickle my feet, hold my hand, and make me laugh. I watch his every single move and can't wait until I'm big enough to play with him.

• I've tried to laugh a couple times, but it just comes out as a cough right now.
• This is me on Halloween. I helped mommy and daddy pass out candy while Ethan, who was a lion, would roar at the trick-or-treaters.

• I am starting to play with toys. I like to reach for them and immediately put them in my mouth.

I'm doing a great job being a four month old. Maybe by the time I'm five months old, I'll let people other than my mommy and daddy hold me =) Thanks for reading about all the fun things I'm doing. Check out the rest of the blog below to see what big brother Ethan's been up to lately. See you next month!