Seems like yesterday that we brought Natalie home from the hospital, so it's hard to believe that she is now 4 months old. We went to the doctor earlier in the week and her stats were: 12 lbs 4 oz and 24 inches. She is a little peanut. For weight, she is in the 24th percentile and for height, she is in the 50th percentile.
At 4 months she has rolled over a few times but not consistently. She sleeps about 5 or 6 hours at night, but she is still in our room in her little upright bed contraption (which by the way is my favorite baby purchase ever. It's a must have for any new mom.) Some nights she will sleep up to 7 hours straight. She is starting to laugh out loud now which is adorable, not to mention cooing.
It's been kind of hard for me not to compare her milestones to Dylan's. I know I shouldn't because all babies are different, especially Dylan who was an advanced little guy. Right at 3 months, he was rolling over non stop. We couldn't keep him off his belly. At 5 months, he was crawling and at 8 months, he was walking. I know I can't compare Nattie Cakes to him. She's no where close to crawling or sitting up. Dr. L did tell me to get her off her back more because her head is still rather flat, but the girl is not a fan of tummy time and I just don't have the heart to let her lay there and cry. I try to do it in little spurts every few hours. Dr. L did assure me that her head lifting skills on her tummy is right were she would expect it to me. whew. I almost wish there was no such thing is the internet when it comes to babies. We read way to much and expect our kids to do the same things, but they will all learn at their own pace. That's what I have to tell myself. Like the kids in Africa, they spend most of their infancy on their mother's back while they work, they reach those milestones just like any other child...maybe later than the average but it happens.
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