I can’t believe how much this little girl has stolen my heart, she is so sweet and cuddly. Her personality is so different from what I remember Cannon being like at this age. Emerald is very sweet and sensitive, you have to earn her trust but once you do she will give you the best smiles and looks at you like you are the best thing in the entire world. Cannon was much more outgoing, he would give away smiles to everyone and was fiercely independent. It’s so fun to already see so many differences in these two special kiddos.
At four months Emerald is 25.25 inches long (83% although doctor said she is 94%) and 14 lbs 13oz (64%). Just like Cannon she is very tall.
EAT
Not much has changed in terms of eating for Emerald. We are mostly still breast feeding and supplementing with formula about 4 oz a day. Our pediatrician suggested we wait until six months to introduce food to Emerald at her 4 month appointment so we are going to go with her suggestion and start Baby Led Weaning in October.
SLEEP
Sleep is still going pretty well for Emerald. We have gotten into a good grove of going down for the night in her own bedroom at the same time as Cannon at seven. Most nights she sleeps well until four or five in the morning. Yes it’s an early morning but I am counting my blessings that we aren’t up every 2-3 hours to feed.
she is also starting to get into a nap schedule and napping more in her crib.
GROW
Emmy is doing so well on all of her developmental milestones, at her 4 month appointment she was ahead of all milestones. We are extra excited since we had a little scare with her eyesight at 2 months.
PLAY
So many fun new things this month for our family! Emmy got to cheer for Grammy at a triathlon, I am certain that Emmy’s support is what helped my mom win her age group.
We then packed up half the things we own and headed to Oregon to celebrate my Dad’s 70th birthday. Last minute we decided to skip the flights we had paid for and drive instead. It’s a complicated story, but it mainly centers around our dog. It wasn’t easy driving a baby, toddler and bulldog but the kids were SO good I was seriously shocked. we drove overnight so the kids would sleep in the car and stopped a lot at parks to play and eat. Emmy and I also became pros at nursing in stopped cars and park benches.
The trip was really tiring but I really loved showing Emmy some of my favorite parts of Oregon. We spent time in Portland, Cannon Beach and Sunriver (near Bend).
Emmy’s first time putting her toes in the sand.
It was so fun to take Cannon back as well, we visited when he was just two and a half months so this time he really got to enjoy the beach.
It was a good day
We also spent a lot of time with my Mom and Dad on this trip and that was so helpful for Emerald to really bond with them. She loves them so much.
This girl is getting all the snuggles from Grandma while on vacation .
It was such a fun busy month but it also marks the end of maternity leave and time to go back to work. I am feeling pretty emotional about it and want time to slow down!
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