Letter to Miss Dot at Four Months

Miss Dot,

You are four months old!  You've really started to develop your own personality - letting us know what interests you, what you think is funny, what you demand from us and when you want it!

 So serious!

 Baby attitude!

This month you went on your first trip to the wine bar, had your first Fourth of July (no fireworks yet!), went to Old Ebbitt with mama and daddy, rode in your carrier facing front, and visited mommy's work!

Here are some pictures of your adventures with us!

 

You also took your first car trip to visit mama's family in North Carolina.  We had a great time in North Carolina - you got to meet Great Grandma Byrd, spend some quality time with Grammy and Pa, and see your Aunt Stephanie, Uncle Rob, and cousins Katie and Clara!  Kala stayed behind for this trip, mostly because you have a lot of things! 

While you were in North Carolina, you went to Mellow Mushroom with the whole family, played with your cousins on your play mat, went to the farmer's market with Grammy and mama, and swam in Grammy and Pa's big bath tub with mama!   

 

 
You're doing new things every day.  You are holding your head up on your own now and tried your Bumbo seat out for the first time.  You're still working on balance, but you are almost there! 

You also laugh all the time at mama doing silly things and like to give big smiles to everyone.  You don't cry much, except you just learned to "fake cry" with no tears, when you want mama to pay attention to you.  If mama puts you down in your crib and you don't want to be there, you'll fake cry until she comes to get you.  You also immediately laugh when she finally does come in.  Learning to manipulate mama and daddy early (I'm not surprised)!  You also finally held on to one of your rings on your play mat - your hands are getting strong.  Your legs too - you will push down with your feet like you're trying to stand when we hold you up.  You're trying to grab your feet, but aren't quite there yet.

You've found your hands and LOVE chewing on them!  This leads to a lot of drool!  You are still working on trying to roll over, but are getting there.  You still are sleeping pretty well at night - from 7 pm - 2 am, and then again from 2:30 am - 7 am, after you chug some milk.  You're trying to break out of your swaddle though, at night, so we have been letting you have one arm out, which is pretty funny.  You can't handle two yet!  

 You take 3-4 good naps a day and keep us busy when you're awake.  You are eating more - about 24 oz of milk/formula a day.  You weighed in at 12 lbs 15 oz for your 4 month doctor check up and are 24.3" long!

One arm out!

Next month should be fun - you're starting swim lessons and will be trying some new foods for the first time!  

Love, 
Mama