4 Months Old!

Cooper turned 4 months old on December 31st! We were in Ft. Worth, so I didn't take pictures in the chair until we got home. I decided to take this month's pictures naked. You're welcome. :)

Love that smile!!!

We went for her 4 month check-up today with Dr. B. Cooper weighs 15 lbs 2 oz and is 25.5 inches long! Her weight is in the 80% and her length is in the 90%. Such a big girl! Still not as big as her sister at this age, but she is catching up! (At 4 months, Kendall was 17 lbs 5 oz and 26 inches long). Dr. B said she looks great! She had to get two shots and one oral vaccine, so she wasn't happy about that, but she has been sleeping a lot today and resting.

*Funny note: Randy has been in Cambodia for a week and a half. He called today while I was waiting to see Dr. B and we talked until he came in, and then we hung up. Randy called back a few minutes later, so we could talk a little more, and he just happened to call right after the nurse gave Cooper her shots and then left. He got to hear her crying and said, "I was supposed to get to miss this!!" Too bad - even from the other side of the world he got to experience the fun of shots. :)

Cooper girl, you are such a blessing to our family! We are so thankful for you and for how happy, fun, and easy-going you are. Here are some things you are doing at 4 months:

- You dropped a feeding last week! Now you eat every four hours, at 7:30, 11:30, 3:30, and 7:30. Then you go to bed and sleep all night until your first feeding at 7:30 again!! Wow! We are so thankful for another good sleeper!!!

- Dr. B said you can start cereal anytime in the next few months, but that we can wait until closer to 6 months if we want because you are eating just fine.

- You sleep on your tummy, but on Christmas Eve, Daddy went in to check on you because we thought you had lost your sass and you had rolled over onto your back! You do this every night now, and Mommy has only seen it in the video monitor - you still won't do it when we're around!

- You laugh and coo and talk so much....but you do it the most for your big sister. You're pretty much a fan of her. And she loves you so much. She is great at putting your sass in, she reads to you, shows you toys, and sings and dances for you.

- You try to sit up all the time! If we are holding you and you are laying back, you will scrunch up your tummy muscles and try to sit up. Slow down sister!

- You wear size 2 diapers and size 3-6 month clothes.

- You are finding your fingers and thumb a lot more than we would like! If your sass falls out, your thumb gets in your mouth quicker than I can get to you! I am determined to keep that sass in and not let you suck your thumb!

We love you, sweet four month old!