bennett 4 months

It's been forever since I've blogged--I know I'm a slacker!  BUT things have been CRAZY around here the past couple months!  Tons of work/sewing, Ryan being gone for pretty much the past 3.5 months straight, and keeping up with Porter & Bennett...and of course all the Holiday events/parties/family time!

I have posts to post all the way back from October--maybe I can catch up :)

But here is Bennett at 4 months old!  

At 4 months she is: 

rolling over both ways

babbles constantly

loves to be talked to and played with

smiles constantly

just started laughing (but only does it for Porter!)

hates taking a bottle

sleeps all night like a champ

14 pounds 10oz (80%)

25" (75%)

rarely cries (unless mommy is gone and she has to take a bottle)

sits up with a little support

loves her hands and is constantly chewing on them

become attached to Daddy since he's been home about 7 days straight now :)

loves bath time & has the cutest chubbiest thighes:

Our pediatrician also told us to start her on rice cereal when she seemed "ready"--she must have heard the Dr. say this, because she woke up at 4:30am that night, and 2am the next night HUNGRY!  SO she got to try rice cereal shortly after turning 4 months.  She LOVES it :)   Our Dr. said to start with rice cereal and move on to other first foods about every 5-7 days.  So far she's had rice cereal, oatmeal cereal, and bananas.  She'll get applesauce next, along with some orange veggies, with the plan being have all the first foods down by 6 months.  Since starting on some solids, she's down to only nursing 4 times a day (every 4 hours) which is giving me a much needed break!

 she quickly learned to open wide!