Poort Family: 4 months

I can’t believe my baby is four months old! Time is flying by way to fast. The girl is growing like a weed and developing new delicious rolls each day. She is happy, she is healthy, we are in love with our sweet girl. We had a great four month well check with Dr. J that included 3 shots (2 pokes and an oral.) Sloane loved to talk about “sissy’s pokes” and, in my opinion, was a little too thrilled about the shots.

Here are Hazel’s four month stats:

Weight: 16 lbs 5 oz (88%)
Height: 26 (91%)
Noggin: 40.6 cm (27%) - pin head

In comparison, here are Sloane’s four month stats:

Weight: 16 lbs 11 oz (97%)
Height: 25 3/4 inches (95%)
Noggin: 41 1/2 cm (75%)

My sweet Hazy girl,

We thought Sloane was the sweetest and happiest baby in the world, until we had you. You have changed so much in the past month. You are so happy and smiley. As Mimi says, “All you have to do is look at her and she smiles.” It’s true. You also laugh, a lot. Great big laughs that make your belly shake. You drool so much that we go through a ton of bibs and onesies every day. I am constantly doing laundry and most of it is yours. You still have your moments. Occasionally you’ll have an evening where you want to cry for no reason for a couple of hours or you are super fussy going down, but those are rare. Your sad face is the most heartbreaking thing I’ve ever seen. You stick your lower lip out so far and your eyes are instantly sad. You know it works and that you are instantly scooped up and snuggled. Every couple of weeks you will wake up in the night hungry but you usually sleep from 8:00 – 7:00. I know how lucky we are.

You rolled over from back to front for the first time shortly after you turned 3 months old. You are still surprised when you do it and often find yourself with one arm pinned underneath you, very unhappy. You haven’t rolled from tummy to back yet, but that won’t be too long now since you have a great toleration for tummy time each day. You are constantly on the move. It’s hard to get a picture where your arms and legs aren’t blurred. Sometimes I think you are going to fly. You are spastic and are constantly hitting me in the chest or in the chin when you are nursing. Sometimes it feels like a boxing match. In the morning you always wake up turned 180 degrees from where you are put down.

Turns out no one else can believe you are four months old. At the doctor’s office a few weeks ago the nurse came out to the waiting room and called your name. I said “hi” and started to gather our stuff to walk back to the exam room. The nurse looked at you in your carseat, looked down at her chart, looked around the waiting room, back at you, then hesitantly back at her chart. I said, “is it us?” She looked back at you and said, ‘THAT baby is 3 ½ months old?” Um, yeah, lady. Back off my big baby. Then at our four month well check the nurse’s comment as I undressed you to put you on the scale was, “THAT is a BIG baby. And it’s true. I felt like you were barely in your 6 month clothes. So many beautiful girl dresses that weren’t even worn once. You are now in 9 month and some 12 month duds. There are so many snuggly outfits just waiting for you once the weather turns.

You are so loved. Sloane is constantly giving you hugs and kisses (which I love, but makes me nervous with cold and flu season around the corner). Coop gives you a big sniff every once in a while before going back to ignoring. You love your daddy but you save the biggest smiles and laughs for me.

We love you, Hazy, and are looking forward to our fall adventures.

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