Happy 4 month birthday!!!

Yesterday was Summer's 4 month birthday!!! She is growing up way to fast, I wish the months would just slow down a little! Here is Summer on her birthday playing with Buddy. Buddy always wants to be wherever she is and here he was wanting up onto her exersaucer so he could play :)

Buddy trying to give Summer kisses, and she is so mesmerized by him. Sometimes I

wish I knew what she was thinking...it would probably be something like "What is this hairy thing that follows me everywhere and is always trying to lick me?!" Now that Summer is 4 months, it is time to start getting her used to eating with a spoon. Last night we gave her a teaspoon of rice cereal and mixed it with her formula in a bowl to see how she liked it. She did good job for her first try!! I don't think she liked the texture of it very much, but ate almost all that I made for her!! It was messy to say the least, but what can you expect in learning something new?!

Here is Summer before her first bowl of cereal (note how clean!) :

"What messy fun mom!! Can we do this again?!"

I thought she did a great job with her first "solid meal". Once the whole cereal thing is mastered, then it's on to fruits and vegetables!!

After getting a full belly, we went into Summer's play room to watch tv and play on her mat. I think Summer was a little too full because 5 minutes later she was passed out asleep :

Today Summer had to go to the doctor for her 4 month check up and to get shots. Here she is in the baby waiting room. She was having a good time playing while waiting for it to be her turn.

Dr. Mills came in to check her all over and see how much she has grown. She now weighs 13 1/2 pounds and is 25 1/2 inches long!!! She has gained 7 pounds and grown 6 inches since she was born just 4 months ago, that's crazy! Dr. Mills said that she is looking super healthy and growing like a weed. After she left it was time to get ready for Summer to get her shots. Here she is all bright-eyed and laughing while we were waiting for the nurse :

Poor thing had no idea what was about to happen :(


Summer ended up doing GREAT for her shots, she didn't even cry!! I was all nervous and worried for nothing. She fell asleep in the car on the way home, and here she is after she woke up from her nap. She was as happy as can be :)

She really loves her feet now that she found them and is constantly trying to put them in her mouth.

Summer is still doing great with sleeping through the night. She loves taking a bath right before bed and I think that helps ease her to sleep and also to keep her asleep through the night. She goes to bed at 7:30 and wakes up at 7:30 the next morning. She takes two naps during the day also - a short nap in the morning from 8:30 to 9:30, and a longer nap in the afternoon from 2-4.

She now eats between 6-7 ounces of formula every 4 hours with a big bottle of 8-9 ounces at night.

Here she is winding down in her crib before her afternoon nap.