Baby Riva: 4 Months-Sweet and Sassy

Month 4 has been so much fun. I just can't get over how big she is getting and how much more interactive she is with us. I took her to the doctor for her 4 month checkup and she weighed in at 15.9 lbs. She is in the 85th percentile for weight and 50th percentile for height. Last checkup she was in the 90th for weight so I guess she is trimming down a bit. It makes me so sad because that means she’s growing up! Her little cheeks aren’t as big as they used to be. Well Miss Bailey has become very vocal with us lately. She really likes to tell us how she feels and when she wants something now. Ok I'll just be honest, Miss Thing can get a real attitude! She really knows how to work Andy and I. If Andy sits down with her and she doesn't like it, she will do this cry-yell at him until he stands up. He has tried to challenge her and then she really starts to cry. I think we may be in for it. It has been really hard going back to work and I have been so tired lately. I finally decided it was time to put the pack-n-play away and start transitioning her to her big girl crib. It has been really hard! Once she’s asleep she’s ok but I’m still awake constantly checking the video monitor to make sure she’s still breathing. If she wakes up she starts to cry because she either wants to eat again or just be held. I need to just let her cry it out but I’m so tired from work that I have been giving in and letting her sleep on my chest. I know that most people would probably yell at me for doing that but I have to get sleep somehow. Besides being sleep deprived being a mom is the absolute best thing in the world! The fun times definitely make up for any lack of sleep I have had. She had become very ticklish on her feet, under her chin, her inner thighs and get this….even her little booty! She just laughs so hard I love it. Sometimes she even gets frustrated that it tickles and starts to get upset but of course I have to keep pestering her. Something else that Andy found out with her is that Bailey loves “Peekaboo”. I think she likes it best when Andy does it with her. It is so funny to hear her laugh so hard at something that’s not funny at all. She really loves her Daddy! Whenever I’m feeding her in our bed she is constantly checking to see where he is at. It’s really cute because he will be at work and she will be looking all around for him. I think she’s going to be a Daddy’s girl. She really loves her jumperoo. I would say it’s the best money we spent too. She will play with all of the toys on it and jump to the music. She has also been sitting in her bumbo really well. We usually sit her in the middle of the kitchen table while we eat dinner. Although I have to say I think she knows we’re eating because it never seems to fail that she decides she wants to eat too. I think she has been starting to teeth. She has been sucking her hands (sometimes both at the same time!) and drooling like crazy. We give her those little cold teething rings and she seems to love them. We may have a tooth coming in very soon! So the other day I went to the Chiropractors office and left her sitting in her car seat on the floor unbuckled. I was getting adjusted when I heard her grunting and moving. By the time I was done with my adjustment, the little stinker was almost sideways in her car seat. She really doesn’t like to be tied down to that thing. When we can start crawling, I’m going to be chasing her all over the place! Maybe then I will lose more of this baby weight!