Friday, August 14, 2015

Claire Elyse: 4 Months


Month 4 was full of family, swimming, heat, and travel! 

Weeks 13-17

-13.9lbs, 25 inches long, and head is 16inches.
-Claire has a long and skinny torso with majorly rolly and chunky legs!
-Claire is still as sweet as can be! She went through a fussy stage this month though. Claire spent a lot of time at family parties and wanted to be held by mommy or daddy most of the time.
- Claire's legs turn purple when she is held a certain wait.  I discussed it with her doctor and she is not concerned since it goes back to normal after she is readjusted.
-Claire spent the 4th of July at her Auntie Courtney's house celebrating her big cousin Thomas's birthday! She did not see fireworks this year!
-She napped in her crib for the first time and takes most of her naps in their.  She is swaddled and has a fan on.  We lay her pink elephant that vibrated and sings lullabies next to her.
-She goes to bed around 9:00 pm and wakes after 4-6 hours and then 2-3 more times after that.
-She nurses ~2 hours.
-She stays awake ~ 2 hours before taking a nap.
She enjoyed a barbecue with our friends at our house!
-She visited Papa and Grandma and met her Great Uncle Guy.
-She experience her first power outage!
-She went to her Great Aunt and Uncles for a graduation party
-She walked in a parade with mommy
-She visited college friends with mommy and daddy.
-She went on a vacation to Lake Geneva wear she went in the water for the first time! She was not a fan at first but liked it better then next day.  
-She went to her Great Aunt's lakehouse and swam in her float.  She was a crabby mess because of the heat but still enjoyed lots of attention!
-She went on her first long roadtrip to Virginia to visit Daddy's family! She was an angel! We surprised them a day early!
-She FINALLY met her Bapa and Grandma and all her Aunts and Uncles!
-She grabs her toes
-She rolls to her side
-She rolls from front to back
-"Talks" a lot
-She stays awake in the car more
-She holds our hands when we put them by her
-She HATES being hot and prefers AC and the indoors 
-She smiles whenever mommy sings "Skimmerity Rinky Dink" and when daddy sings "You Are So Beautiful"
-She spits up a lot
-drools a lot
-Always has her hands in her mouth (No, she is not teething)
-She grabs for objects and hold them.  She brings whatever is in her hands to her mouth
-Holds her hands close to her face'
-Clasps her hands together
-Loves to stand
-Loves facing out (NOSY!)
-Homebody still
-auburn hair, blue eyes
-still in 0-3 month clothing and some 3 month ( a little baggy still)


Our sweet girl is growing so fast and getting so big! I have enjoyed 4 full months off of work with her! This time has been so amazing! I love getting to know her more and more!

Now the obligatory picture dump!
Cousins and our babies


Fun with college friends!






First 4th of July








This is how she looks most of the time; holding her feet, hands in mouth, curled in a ball
my pretty baby