By HIS Grace: Emerson : 3 months & 4 months

Only a few months late...not a good sign!

Emerson has changed soo much in the last 2 months. She has become such a happy and content baby! I hope she continues to be this way!

3 Months

I started back to work this month.

The transition went a lot smoother than I expected but everyday that I work is still very hard. My heart would much rather be at home with Emy than at work but I know this won't last forever. And as time goes on and I get more comfortable at work, it will get easier. Emerson has done really well with going to different babysitters each week, so I'm very thankful for that. My mom watches her one day and my sister in law Traci does another day or 2 depending on the week. Kirk gets her a lot in the evenings and on the weekends and his sister Jamie helps out then too if Kirk is on call. So far the arrangements have worked good so I'm thankful for that too!

My close friend Brianna had a baby girl this month! They will be the best of friends!

First time meeting Aleya Rose! They were thrilled to meet each other!

I attempted to take her 3 month pictures but she just wasn't her normal smiley self the days that I tried so I wasn't very happy with how they turned out!

the mess after her 3 month photo session flop!

Sleep: Every since going back to work, Emerson has done really well sleeping. She usually only wakes up once in the early morning between 3-5 to eat. On days that I work, she does just fine getting woke up and put into her car seat to go to mom's or traci's and will fall back asleep (if she's not hungry) easily.

She usually wakes up around 7 to eat again and is awake for a little bit and then takes another nap. On my days off we usually stay in bed a while in the mornings, even if she is awake.

I like to have some snuggle time with her! Naps during the day are still about the same. She is staying awake more and more tho!

Eating: Not much has changed this month. She still eats about 4 oz every 2-4 hours. She takes a bottle during the day and is breastfed at night. I switched to munchkin latch bottles completely because she does the best with those. She has become less and less fussy this month and is not near as gassy so we are excited about that!!

baby wearing!

Development and personality: Emerson is mostly in her 3 month clothes now but they are still pretty big on her! She still wears some newborn onesies and leggings. She has gotten a lot stronger and sometimes sits in her bumbo...although she doesn't last for very long.

First time in the bumbo...she wasn't too sure!

watching daddy work!

She has become super slobbery and loves to chew on her hands. The beginning of the month we still dealt with some fussy spells, especially in the evenings but by the end of month 3 she had become very easy going for the most part! We have a super happy baby and we hope she continues to be!

love. love. love her faces!

She will almost always give you a smile if you talk to her or smile at her unless she is really tired or hungry.

first walk of the season!

Daddy teaching her what salt is...

Weekly Photos:

11 weeks

12 weeks

13 weeks

4 months

Since I wasn't happy with her 3 month photos, I decided to take 4 months ones instead. They turned out much better!

I love this picture!

Sleep: Emerson still sleeps good at night, getting up usually only once to eat. Although the past couple nights she's been getting up a few times, so i'm hoping that doesn't last! She usually goes to sleep between 8-9 and sleeps till 3-5 when she eats and then back to sleep until around 7ish.

She is still sleeping in her pack n play in our room. We introduced her to the sound machine this month but I haven't noticed a difference in her sleeping. Kirk thinks she's addicted to it already, but she will pretty much fall asleep anywhere if she's tired enough. We do still swaddle her but it doesn't ever last very long! She likes to have her arms out so she can chew on them if her nuk isn't in.

Spending time at grandmas!

Throughout the day she is up a lot more often for longer periods of time. she takes around 4 naps during the day, usually in her swing but sometimes in the pack n play, depending on how much noise I think I'm going to be making! She likes to have a blanket close to her face when she sleeps.

Chillin' in her bumbo!

Eating: Emerson still eats about every 2-4 hours but usually she'll drink 4 oz and still be hungry. She still hasn't had much gas like she used too which I think is partly why she has been a much happier baby!

Sometimes it's got to be done!

I don't know if finally finding the right type of bottle made the difference or what, but something has! She doesn't usually spit up very much, except for when we are least expecting it!

Development & personality: At her 4 month appointment she weighed 11 lbs 15oz and was 23 inches long. She is in the 9th percentile for her weight and 4th percentile for her length. She learned to giggle this month and has started to talk and coo a lot.

She also rolled over a few days before her 4 month birthday...I was at work so I didn't get to see it, but she was with daddy and he didn't see it either, he just new one minute she was on her tummy and the next time he looked she was on her back!

We have been trying to get her to do it again ever since but of course she won't do it when we want her too!! She loves to sit up in her bumbo and look around. We usually put her in it at supper time so she can sit with us while we eat.

She likes to be where the action is if she is awake! She also loves to lay on her play mat and look at her toys. She will grab a toy if I put it in her hands but she doesn't hold onto it for long. She loves to be talked to and will smile and giggle and coo back at you. She loves to talk to herself in the car when she can see herself in the mirror. She still doesn't like her tummy for very long but she has definitely become stronger because she will hold her head up for longer periods of time.