C is 4 months old

Head circumference: 39.8cm

 

Weight: 12 lbs. 7 oz.

 

Length: 23.7 inches

 

Her doctor’s appointment was on the 17th, a bit late because we were out of town. I think she may be a petite thing like her Momma, she’s gone from the 45% in length and weight to the 20-18%. But developmentally she’s ahead of schedule and the doctor had no concerns!

 

Eyes: Blue

 

Hair: The dark back fringe remains, but it’s looking lighter on top.

 

Firsts:  Rolling onto her tummy. Laughing. Mimicking Momma and Daddy. Rolling from her tummy to her back. Plane ride (4 of them!).

 

We started the month a bit less fussy than month 3; thank goodness. However she also decided not to really nap for a while. One of the best things about this month is her mimicking. When we buzz our lips at her she crews up her face in concentration and purses her lips and tries her hardest to imitate us. It makes us laugh which makes her smile and it’s great! Towards the end of the month she really started laughing. She also started having some sleep issues; not wanting to go down at bedtime or after nursing in the middle of the night. Not sure if it was the travel, a 4 month sleep regression or teething…?  And right at the end of the month our little roller became a champion rolling not only onto her tummy, but from tummy to back. She’s even drawing up her knees in an early effort to crawl.

 

Thursday August 7, 2014  First pair of blue jeans.


Saturday, August 9, 2014  “What do you mean there’s still 3 weeks until Ohio State football starts?!” and baby toes


Sunday, August 10, 2014  First time officially rolling over (unswaddled) and daddy snuggles


Monday, August 11, 2014  Last picture with Aunty at the end of their almost 3 week visit & a visit collage


Tuesday, August 12, 2014 C is 14 weeks old


Thursday, August 14, 2014  Practicing different expressions (have you ever seen a cuter pout?!)


Saturday, August 16, 2014  Playing with Daddy before bath time. This is a game Daddy has been trying almost since C was born and this was the first time she liked it and gave J big smiles. It also works well as an alternate method of burping, which we discovered quite by accident.


Sunday, August 17, 2014  Watching preseason football with us. Most importantly, this was her introduction to Peyton Manning. She loves watching football, doubtless because of the fun contrasting colors and movement, but we’ll take it.


Monday, August 18, 2014  A day in the life of C. Good morning! Remote control hog. Evening walk.


Tuesday, August 19, 2014  C is 15 weeks old! Her first playtime outside wore her out so she had a nap on Mommy’s lap.


Wednesday, August 20, 2014  Too cute not to share. This is a hand me down from cousin MJ.


Wednesday, August 25, 2014  First plane ride! Visiting the families in Ohio.


Tuesday, August 26, 2014 Visiting and meeting lots of family. Also 16 weeks old!


Friday, August 29, 2014  A perfect Friday in summer: pizza and friends. She met one of my longtime childhood friends Stephanie.
 
Saturday, August 30, 2014  First Buckeyes game! Wearing that adorable jersey we used in our pregnancy announcement. I thought it was so small then, but it’s actually still big on her.


Also her first picture with Uncle Luke (although not their first meeting).


Tuesday, September 2, 2014  17 weeks old. First time in a bumbo chair.


Wednesday, September 3, 2014  Meeting great grandma’s Esther and Mary.


Friday, September 5, 2014  Spending Grammy’s birthday together! And rolling from tummy to back across the whole room. Also getting some quality time with cousin Cole.


Saturday, September 6, 2014  Officially 4 months old!


We took the regular picture in the cradle with her quilt the next week after we got back to ND.

Ohio trip, End of summer, Catherine’s first time away from home

Most trips back to Ohio to visit family and friends are somewhat tiring; so many wonderful people to try and see and not enough time to do it in. This was especially true on this trip! A lot of family and friends had yet to meet C in person and so not only did we travel to Ohio, we spent a lot of time in the car going to see family and my gracious Mom and step-dad opened their home to quite a few visitors. It was so wonderful to see so many people and to watch them meeting our daughter. But it was also a lot of work packing up an infant and all that they require and trying to make sure she still got a chance to eat and sleep when she needed to. However, I wouldn’t change a thing. It was a wonderful trip; and we are so blessed that so many people love us and now C!

This trip was different; not a lot of fun outings or shopping trips or restaurant meals. Lots more time trying to work a schedule around naps and nursing sessions and sleep deprived parents. But my Momma and I did sneak away to the mall for a few hours of Land’s End shopping and a hot, buttery Auntie Anne’s pretzel. And despite the fact that my sister is also juggling an infant and back to work teaching, we saw them almost every day. C met all of her great grandparents but one (my Grandpa who is in Cincinnati). She met my step-dad for the first time. She met my brother and his girlfriend. She met Jared’s sister and his Uncle and Aunt. She met several of my good friends. And although I got a lot of pictures, I still didn’t manage to get ones with everyone we saw.

The weather was mostly wonderful; hot and sunny and summer. Bonus; no bugs! Well, maybe not no bugs, but far less than here. We sat outside for hours and hours.

J got in quite a bit of golf with his Dad which he loved. Between work and a new baby this summer he hasn’t been out as much as he’d have liked to.

We even got to see my Dad for a few days at the start of our trip which was a nice surprise. He lives in Michigan and we didn’t think he’d be in Ohio at all during our last minute trip.

There isn’t much more to really say about the trip other than it was wonderful. It was more about moments with a fast growing little girl, two little girls really, that will never come again. About sitting in the last of the summer sun and savoring. About eating delicious fresh tomatoes and sweet corn and my favorite cake. About the luxury of being surrounded by family and dear friends that so often we don’t get to see.

Here are the pictures that didn’t go into C’s monthly blog posts!