Little Punkin' is 4 Months Old!

To our dear little punkin doodle,

We LOVE you to pieces! Cannot believe you are 4 months old already! Amidst the craziness and how fast it is flying by, we are savoring your sweetness fully. As fully as twin toddler sisters allow us to! =) We really do adore you and are loving watching you grow, develop, and see your personality begin to shine. You are a social butterfly these days, at least with mommy and daddy. You love to be played with and interacted with, but you also will kick your piano mat for an hour and be fairly content as well. We're truly so thankful for your spunky adorable self. You give out smiles freely and we just eat them up! We love undivided time with you during the twins naptime or at bedtime where we can just sit and ooh and ahh over every cute little noise you make or adorable face you give us! Thank you for letting us be your parents. We know we have so much to learn, but by God's grace we know we'll strive to keep Him at the center of all we do in parenting you. We pray your heart is softened by Christ sooner rather than later and we hope to instill a love for Him in the way we interact with you on a daily basis. That is our desire and we pray you find all you need from your relationship with Him. He is truly all you need. We love you sweet Ashton Kate! You make our days brighter that's for sure!

Love, Mommy & Daddy

Here are a few milestones for this third month of your life:

(from 3-4 months old)

-You eat 6 times a day still-usually 4/5am, 7/8am, 10/11am, 1/2pm, 4/5pm, 7/8pm and go down to sleep around 8:30/9 at the latest. We’re still having to feed you while you’re asleep because you are still in “pain” of some sort =( You will nurse wonderfully if you aren’t awake! Otherwise, it can be a huge battle and you nurse a little, then start screaming and then we end up pumping and doing a bottle-but we remind ourselves how thankful we are that you are healthy and that this is minor all things considered!

-You are usually a great napper and sleeper so far-we might have to run in and stick the paci back in but we are so thankful that this whole “schedule” thing has made you a more predictable baby in terms of knowing what you need!

-You moved to size 2 diapers right at 4 months and you wear 3 month clothes and some 3-6 month things

-You sat in the bumbo for the first time on 2/3…right at 3 months old!

-You discovered your tongue on 2/7 and love sticking it out and wiggling it around
-You are still a pretty social baby and love to be facing out to see all the action!
-Speaking of paci, you still LOVE it…such a comfort for you!
-Very drooly lately and you love blowing raspberries & spitting bubbles…you will soak the top of your outfits these days
-It’s hilarious to watch you crane your neck to see the TV, but if it’s on you are sure to follow the sounds and lights to watch it!

-You also made your first visit to the nursery at Lakeview Baptist during mommy’s bible study time on 2/19 (3.5mo)…you did great which was such a praise!
-You experienced your first time to "ride/sit" in stroller without car seat on 2/22 (almost 4mo)
-Very entertained by watching your older twin sisters and enjoy sitting in your bumbo while they eat meals and just observing them!
-In the car, you are now reaching for toys regularly and will hold onto rings and play with them
-We are so thankful that you are such a content baby-you’ll play for a while on your own on the piano play may kicking away or lay contentedly in a swing or bouncy seat…but the minute we look at you, you break into a huge, huge smile which we think is precious! You love interaction!!!
-You enjoy being sung to…hymns or nursery rhymes put big smiles on your face!
-You LOVE your hands right now-started becoming quite intrigued by them right at 3 months the drool is out of control from you sucking on your hands/fists…they stay in your mouth if you don’t have your paci in
-You enjoyed your first teeny little time in a swing at the park on 2/18 (3.5mo)
-Still a huge fan of the ergo-you rarely fuss when you’re in it, it keeps you from being flat on your back, allows you to see the world around you, and the added bonus is you usually fall asleep and take a nice little nap in it every.single.time! Great way for us to get out with the twins and do something without you missing your whole nap!

-Still fuss/despise being placed on your tummy…it’s fun for about 5 min and then you just get frustrated and cry =(
-Speaking of crying, you seem to be scared of strangers and will get so, so sad-you will pucker out that bottom lip and just cry hysterically! Not really sure why because once you warm up, you will then be all smiles…just takes you some time!
-You are still such a JOYFUL little one (when it’s not time to nurse in daylight hours awake!) and you smile ALL THE TIME…and lately you have started “squealing” with delight which we just eat up!
-And lastly, we think you’re adorable but people stop us all the time to comment on what a little doll baby you look like. Not just a few times but regularly people have said you are just a beautiful baby-we hope you always know how perfectly created in God’s image you are sweet girl!