4 months old

Anslie is 4 months old already!  She is growing and changing so quickly.  At 4 months, Anslie:

-stays awake playing for longer periods of time during the day and consistently sleeps through the night.  She usually goes to sleep for the night around 9 p.m. and wakes up at about 7 a.m.  Her nap schedule during the day is not predictable yet.  She goes to sleep easily when we rock her.  She likes her pacifier and little pink blankie at nap/bed time.

- is very content and sweet-natured.  When she wakes up in the morning, she is full of smiles and baby talk.  It is absolutely heart-melting to see her big smile as soon as I say "good morning, sweet girl!"  She doesn't wake up screaming for her bottle, even though she gobbles it up as soon as we get it for her.

-takes 6 ounces of formula every 4 hours during the day. (24 ounces a day) Her 4 month check up is this week, so we will see if our pediatrician recommends starting her on cereal now or waiting until she's 6 months old.

-drools a lot and likes to blow "raspberries".  She also enjoys chewing on her fingers.

-is starting to show some preference for her family over unfamiliar people.

-has an adorable laugh.  She finds the boys very entertaining!

-reaches out a grabs her toys, even though her movements are still not entirely intentional.

-kicks and splashes in her little tub at bath time.  We will have to move her to the big tub with a bath seat soon.

-wears 3 month-sized clothes and is still in size 1 diapers.

Walton just rocked her to sleep for her morning nap while I worked on this post.  He  just looked over at me and remarked (again) about what an easy baby she is.  She rarely fusses for more than a little while and is very easy to calm when she does fuss.  I'm sure it helps that she always has someone to hold her and talk to her.  I cannot even count the number of times that we thank God daily for sending this precious little girl to our family.

The Lord is my strength and shield.

      I trust him with all my heart.

   He helps me, and my heart is filled with joy.

      I burst out in songs of thanksgiving.

Psalms 28:7