February 14, 2014
Miss Mikayla Marie, you are now officially 4 months old and here are your stats:
LENGTH: 25.5 inches (83.5%)
WEIGHT: 15 lbs 8 ounces (71.2%)
HEAD: 45 cm (99.9% following in your brother's footsteps!)
You are a VERY healthy, active, and happy baby. You desperately want to be big enough to play with your brother. He is someone you absolutely adore and he is, well, warming up to you. He tells us all the time that you are too little for him to play with, but he loves the fact that you love to watch him, so now he feels he always has a captive audience. Dr. Im predicts you will walk early because when we hold you up, you love to put one foot in front of the other and "walk".
I had to go back to work part-time last month and it was so hard to leave you. But on the positive side, you get to spend lots of time with your Nana, Papa, Aunt, and Daddy. You are such a happy and smiley girl. All anyone has to do is smile and talk to you and you laugh and grin ear-to-ear. There is only one thing that makes you truly angry and boy, do you get angry! When you are hungry, we better have that bottle ready for you pronto! You get so mad you hit me and pull my hair...hard.
You were a pretty good sleeper up until a few weeks ago. I think you are going through the same thing your brother went through which is too much formula and not enough food. We started you on rice cereal, but it is time to venture out; the overload of formula is giving you a belly ache. You will be starting your first real food purees soon! Such a big girl!
You are a social butterfly, just like your Daddy! In fact, you are Daddy's twin and definitely a Daddy's girl. You love to fall asleep on and with Daddy. The two of you are always so cute snuggled up together. You must always be a part of the action, no matter what is going on. You adore watching your brother and cousins play. We set you up in your bouncer and you bounce and bounce and throw yourself back because you get so excited. We call you little Katherine Gallagher.
Everyone always comments on how pretty you are and how much you look like your brother. You have such a cute and funny little personality. You think it's HILARIOUS when we take off your clothes, but it is not so funny when we try to put them back on. You love taking baths with Jack and prefer hot, hot water just like your Mommy. You are already rolling over from front to back and back to front. You HATE it when anyone holding you sits down. You want to be carried around to see everything! Unfortunately, you like television a little too much (again, just like Daddy). You are been teething like mad for a month now; lots of ripples in those gums, but no teeth, yet.
I can't wait to watch your personality blossom and watch you grow over the next month. We love you so, so much and couldn't think of a better Valentine gift than you! I pray that God continues to keep you safe in His light and also continues to guide your Daddy and I on being your loving parents. Happy four months Baby Girl!
