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Family Picture - Week 17

Our little girl turned 4 months old today! On one hand, time flies – and on the other, hard to remember our lives pre-Maile. We took her to the doctor today and she is doing great – once again I nailed the “how much does Maile weigh” guessing game. Chris guessed 15 lb 2 oz, the nurse guessed 14 lb 8 oz and I guessed 15 lb 4 oz. I nailed it right on the nose! (In fairness the nurse doesn’t watch Maile drain her milk bottles…) The doctor gave us the okay to start introducing rice cereal in the near future – Maile licked her lips in anticipation.

In terms of what else Maile is up to… she probably sleeps through the night 70% of the time. (The other 30% though can get interesting to say the least…) She’s doing a better job calming herself, but she doesn’t fully go to sleep on her own – we’ll often have to give her a pacifier and then she’ll go to sleep. She still doesn’t love naps – she fights them, but once she goes down, she typically stays down for 45 minutes or so. She is (almost) rolling over – it really feels like it might be any day now. She is getting a little more fussy around strangers (Chris read that this is a phase she’ll go through around 4 months) – but she loves her nanny, Megan. She smiles every morning when she arrives. Speaking of smiles, she definitely recognizes Chris and I fully now – she lights up when we walk in the room or come home from work.

(Speaking of Chris/Mommy – I’d be remiss if I didn’t add what an amazing mom she is. I know a lot of you who read this are far away and don’t see the day to day, but its been amazing to watch Chris take to motherhood over the past 4 months. She is definitely a natural and Maile (especially) and I are very lucky indeed!)

I think that mostly covers it – it’s been an amazing 4 months so far!

Maile and Mommy - Week 17

Maile and Daddy - Week 17

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