A DAY IN THE LIFE OF THE LEE'S....: 4 Months Old!

I can't believe sweet Lainey is already 4 months old. She has grown so much this month. At three months she was only holding her head up for a few seconds during tummy time, now she just hangs out on her tummy for long periods of time and looks at everything. She has finally started rolling over and even scooting around a little bit. Lainey is officially sleeping in her bed all night long. I didn't think this would ever happen since she wouldn't even let us put her down the first couple of months, but she is doing much better. We have to heat her bed with a heating pad prior to putting her down, but it works like a charm! She still wakes up for a 3:00am feeding, but after that she will go back to her bed and sleep until around 7:00. She then usually wants to eat again and will go back to sleep until around 9:00 if I let her. I am so proud of all of the new things she is doing this month. She really has gotten to be an easier baby. The first three months were pretty tough for our little gal, but she is starting to spend a little more time entertaining herself and is doing a little better in the car. I've found that if I shake a bottle of mentos gum as a rattle, she usually falls asleep.

This week Lainey was sick for the first time and it was awful. She couldn't breathe to nurse, sleep or stay comfortable. We were using the bulb suction and saline constantly, but she was so congested. I took her to the doctor on Wednesday and they said she was too little to have any medicine. It truly was heart breaking. to see her suffer the way that she was. Luckily, she is finally getting better. She still is somewhat congested, but able to breathe a little better.

We have our 4 month check up on Tuesday. I do know that Lainey is 14 lbs. from our appointment last week. She is in size two diapers, some three month clothes, but her legs are a little too long for them so I've moved her up to 3-6 months. She's pretty skinny so the 3-6's are big in the waist, but at least her legs are covered. I'm so sad, but she is finally losing her hair. I hope she doesn't lose all of it, but it has been falling out like crazy. She has a headband line in the back from her crazy momma always putting headbands on, but they are just so cute.

Lainey loves going to outside and to the park with friends. She loves her jumper, her Sophie giraffe, her pink giraffe and her pink and green dragonfly lovie the best. She is not a huge fan of her stroller, but will walk all day in her moby wrap or baby bjorn. She still just loves to be carried. She is very talkative in the mornings and has really started to laugh. She is smiling so much more, but rarely does it in public. I think she's too busy taking everything in because all she does is look around when we are out an about. Lainey loves playing with her daddy and riding on his shoulders always calms her down when she is fussy. She is so much fun and gets more fun day by day. I'm already getting baby fever for another because it makes me sad how fast she is growing up. Even though it's getting easier, I love her being little! She is such a joy. Here are a couple of pictures from this week.