Hello Four Months

Dear Addilyn, 

It's hard to believe that you are four months old already. I have a feeling I'm going to say that every month though.  This month has been so fun as you're little personality is coming out more and more.  You are such a happy baby and smile a lot! Your big gummy smile and beautiful big eyes are one of my favorite things about you.  

You still love the mornings and it's my favorite time of the day with you.  We sit on the living room floor, I drink my coffee and we play for about an hour before you take a nap.  Most of the time we are on the floor you quickly roll over to your tummy.  You finally don't mind being on your stomach for a good amount of time, but you aren't so great at getting back to your back when you're done.  

You notice so much now! You love looking at and watching Molly and don't even mind when she licks you.  You love looking at things around our house and love playing with all your toys.  It's funny to me that you already have an opinion of what things you like to play with and what you don't care for.  

This month you got a pretty bad cold.  It was so sad.  You had a hard time breathing out of your nose and were so stuffy, with a bad cough.  We had two incredibly rough nights where we both slept terribly!  That started your bad sleeping phase, which you are still in!  We are anxiously awaiting for you to grow out of it and go back to being a pretty decent sleeper.  You probably find it funny at the different things that I try to attribute your bad sleeping to and all the things that I try to get you to sleep, when it probably just comes down to the fact that you aren't ready to sleep for long stretches and just aren't a great sleeper. (yet, hopefully!). 

You take most of your naps in your crib and although I like having some time to get things done myself, I miss those naps on the cough and your snuggles.  So once in awhile I hold you while you nap and I hope you keep letting me do it here and there because I love it! 

This month we celebrated Halloween and you dressed up as the cutest cow ever! I've never been a fan of Halloween until this year.  It's much more fun with a baby, even though you won't remember it.  We went to your cousins house to see them all dressed up and then stopped at Uncle Jacob's and Aunt Lauren's on our way home.  Next year you'll get to go trick or treating with them!

So many of the pictures that I try to take look like this because you are always moving. You also started laughing a lot.  Sometimes you do this almost fake sounding laugh and it is so funny.  But a handful of times you've given us this full on belly laugh with this little higher pitched giggle and I'm not sure anything has ever made me smile bigger.  I can't wait until you do that all the time!

You're getting really good at taking pictures and most of the time we can get you to smile! I hope you keep cooperating for pictures because I plan to continue to take a ton of them.  I still love dressing you every day, which is a good thing because since you drool all the time we go through about four outfits a day. I keep thinking all this drooling will result in some teeth but so far you are teeth free!

I'm pretty sure this next month is going to be my favorite as we get to celebrate Thanksgiving and then Christmas.  I can't wait to do all of our traditions with you and start some new ones too.  I love the happy, sweet little girl you are turning into and love watching you grow but wouldn't mind if time would slow down just a little.   You continue to be such a blessing and I still have moments where I can't believe that I am your mom.  I love you so much Addilyn Jane and think you are the best thing ever!

Love,

your mom

Two months already

Dear Addilyn Jane, 

It's hard to believe that you are already two months old.  It's crazy to me how much you have changed this last month.  You no longer seem like this little baby.  You are SO long, which your daddy and I think is so funny since we are both pretty short.  You haven't fit in newborn clothes for a few weeks and even some of your 0-3 month clothes don't fit.  It makes me a little sad that you are growing so fast, but I also love it too. 

You've become so alert and we love to play with you.  It's been so much fun finding out what kind of things make you smile, which you do a lot!  You love when we say "boo" to you or make noises with our lips.  You just started loving looking at books and we can sit on the floor or bed and read for 15 minutes.  You favorite book is "Peek a Who" and you laugh every time we read it.  You also LOVE your stuffed animal pig, which you "talk" to for at least five minutes every morning. 

The mornings are your favorite time of day, as you are so happy!  We get the most smiles out of you right after you eat and we sit on the living room floor and talk and play.  Bedtime has become another favorite part as we just started more of a bedtime routine.  We sit in bed and read a few books and then pray together.  Most of the time you are so content and happy.  

You've been quite inconsistent with your sleeping during the day and at night this month.  I thought I had it somewhat figured out and then you changed your mind! I'm guessing you will keep doing that for awhile! You have started sleeping longer stretches at night and while it's been inconsistent, those few longer nights of sleep have been great!

You got your first cold this month and it was sad to hear you coughing and sneezing.  Thankfully it didn't last long.  You also got your shots this month which I hated!  You handled it like a champ and only cried for a few minutes.  

We are pretty busy and find something to do most days.  You've had a few play dates and made some new friends.  We're excited for lots more play dates together! 

I look at your one month picture and can't even believe how much bigger and different you look.  Sometimes I get sad at how fast this time is going.  I don't want you to grow up too fast, but I'm also excited for each new phase that you're going to go through.  

 I still look at you all the time and can't believe that you are ours.  You are such a happy girl and a beautiful blessing to us.  We love you more than you know and will keep telling you how special you are to us!