brooklyn and emerson: 4 month update

A third of a year? When did that happen?

It’s no surprise these two keep me busy all the live long day. They are beginning to do more and more with each passing day – I know I’ll say it every month, but this past month was my favorite!!

I have a ton of pictures on my camera – super cute pictures – and my computer decided last night would be the night it was not going to recognize my USB cord for my camera. Laaame! Anyone know how to fix that?

Anyway, you’re left with a few pictures I had on my phone!

Both girls are in an “in between” stage with their clothes. Their 0-3 month clothing is starting to get a little tight on them, but most 3-6 month clothing is still a little big. I’m having fun going through all our storage bins and getting ready for the next wave of clothing that they will wear!

We went into the doctor for their 4 month wellness check and shots, and these girlies are plump as can be. Look at the difference between 2 and 4 months!

Brooklyn is also an entire half inch longer than her sister at this point. She is going to be tall like her daddy! I’m actually surprised that Brooklyn took the lead in the weight department – she’s always been a bit behind despite the fact that she weighed more when she was born.

Emerson

Emerson still wins the award for Happiest Baby in the World (although now her sister is right on her tail to tie her!). This lady smiles all the live long day – EVEN when she is crying. The other night we had a baaaaad night trying to go to sleep, and every time I went into her room to calm her down, the tears would immediately stop and she would squeal and smile. Ugh, what to do with her!!

Eat

This one loves her food. There are times where she will eat around seven ounces in a sitting, but she typically drinks anywhere from 4-6 oz at a time. There have been days where she eats over 30 oz which just seems crazy to me, but she typically drinks 24-28 oz in a 24 hour period. We are eating 6-7 times a day, typically 3 hours in between each feeding during the day. At night Emerson typically goes 7-8 hours without eating (but that doesn’t necessarily mean she’s sleeping. )

We had to start supplementing with formula over the last few weeks, and Emerson would definitely rather have breast milk. She is not a fan of formula, but will drink it because she’s my chubby monkey.  Girlfriend also still always needs a bib on – she is my spit up queen!

Play

Emme has gained a lot of new skills during play time this month! She is truly “cooing” now – before it was more of a squeal/scream. Now that she can “talk”, Chatty Cathy never stops! Emerson has also taken an interest in trying to roll from her back to her stomach. She gets about half way before she stops, but it will only be a matter of time before she gets herself all the way over! At that point, she will be screaming on her stomach I’m sure, because she is not a fan of tummy time. Emerson also always wants to be sitting up now – forget laying on the floor, that’s boring! She will lay on my legs and use her core to pull her head halfway up, and if I hold onto her arms, she pushes herself all the way into a standing position. Lord help me when she starts moving!

Emerson still loves her Kick and Play Piano as well as her Oball her Uncle Matthew got her for Christmas.

Sleep

Oh sleep….. Emerson and sleep has been the bane of my existence this past month.

I explained last month that she is not a very restful sleeper. That is definitely still true! We typically still get one really good nap during the day (typically the morning nap) and then the rest of Emme’s naps are cat naps. I will typically try to get her to go back to sleep by popping that pacifier back in her mouth, and sometimes it works. I have learned, however, that I cannot make eye contact with her during this time or else she thinks it’s time to play! This one just cracks me up. I don’t fight it anymore and just go with it though – she’s happy when she wakes up so I guess she is just a cat napper!

Brooklyn

This girl cracks me up all the live long day. She is so spunky, yet so so sweet. She is still a ball of energy, but she has calmed down a little over the past month. She actually will stop to snuggle with you now if she wants to! Before, forget it – she wanted to look everywhere at everything! I actually brought up to the doctor yesterday that I was concerned about her muscle tone because she’s so floppy still. After checking her out, he said she’s perfectly fine – just a little top heavy (aka: she has a large noggin. )

Eat

Brooklyn is also eating around 24-28 oz a day. This past month Brooklyn has been getting a lot of the frozen milk in my stash.  She seems to do okay with it, while Emerson does not. Apparently since I was still eating dairy at the time I was freezing milk, Emme gets gassy and so cranky. Thankfully Brooklyn takes it like a champ. She doesn’t like the taste of frozen milk though. When we went out of town last week, I had to supplement with formula, and she LOOOOOVED it. Seriously, she guzzled it down every time! Despite a formula bottle here and there, Brooklyn is still mainly drinking breast milk.

Play

This girl loves to play. She’s happy by herself, with her sister, or with someone talking to her. Really, she’s happy all the time! Brooklyn still loves her Kick and Play piano as well as grabbing onto just about every toy she can find.  She is still stubborn as all get out and typically only looks to her right when she plays.  Brooklyn has been trying so so hard to roll herself from her back to her tummy. She’s actually come pretty darn close a few times! Rolling from her tummy to her back is not the cool thing to do though. She can do it, but she chooses not to! When Brooklyn “stands” up, she bounces alllll the live  long time. We need to get that jumper out for her pretty soon – as soon as she can hold that head in place!

Sleep

Nothing to be said – seriously! Brooklyn rocks at sleeping! She takes great naps (usually 2-3 longer ones and a short cat nap at the end of the day) and goes down easily at night. Brooklyn gets a dream feed around 10-11 and would probably sleep later than she does now because we tend to wake her up around 6 when Emerson wakes up so that we don’t have to get up multiple times to feed them! Brooklyn sleeps well, but if she gets overtired… you better watch out!

 
I have a feeling this month is going to bring a lot of new skills and milestones for these little ladies – I can’t wait to continue to watch them grow!