Allison: 4 Months

We are a third of the way to one- wait just a minute while I shed a few tears. I'm watching time slip away, and Allison is becoming less and less like a "baby" and getting bigger and more fun with every passing day. And while it tugs at my heart strings to see her growing up, I know how much fun and excitement we are in for, so it makes my heart smile even more.

Allison is officially four months old and is really wanting to roll with the big kids. She absolutely loves watching them play. If she is every cranky laying on her playmat, all you have to do is sit her up in the bouncer or the swing so she can see what's going on and she cheers right up. She cranes her neck to watch her siblings play, and gives them the biggest smiles. 

Allison loves to smile when you talk to her, and I've even gotten a few giggles out of her the past week. 

She tolerates tummy time so much better, and has mastered rolling from her tummy to her back. And just two days ago she started rolling from her back to her tummy! She had been so close for about a week, and we finally made it over the hump. She is getting too big too fast, that's for sure. 

Allison is intentionally grabbing at objects and bringing them to her mouth. Favorites include the monkey and giraffe from her playmat. 

She loves bath time, playing with the animals on her playmat, attention, and her brother and sisters. Oh and also waking up around 3 AM for me to come in there and put her paci back in her mouth. The only really big dislikes I can think of is that she doesn't like missing out on the action or getting stuck on her belly during tummy time.

Allison is eating 5 bottles for a total of 28 ounces, 3 bottles with 6 ounces and her last two bottles of the night are 5 ounces. She is up for an hour and a half to 2 hours before going down for a nap. She is taking three naps, one around 8:30, one around 12:30, and then one around 5/5:30. We've cut that last little cat nap out of her day, so now she's going to bed around 8:30, which has been so nice! Since she is so close to rolling over, we've stopped swaddling her, though for the past few weeks she was wiggling her arms out of the swaddle anyway, so we probably could have stopped sooner. It's been a little adjustment for her to get used to having her arms out and potentially knocking her paci out of her mouth, but she's been doing better. She's not afraid to gnaw and suck on her fingers. We haven't found our thumb yet, but I'm sure it won't be long. 

Big moments this month include our first Halloween, where she was the most adorable little ghost.

She also met her great grandma Flood when we trick or treated her.

She is wearing 3 month clothes and size one diapers. She weighs about 13.4 pounds and is around 25 inches long. 

While I wish I could keep Allison bottled up this little forever, I also know that we are in for some awesome adventures with her in the next few months, so bring it on!