Dear Sally,
You are such a sweetheart! You have become such an amazing addition to our home and family. I can't believe that only 4 short months ago, we didn't know anything about you or what you would be like. We didn't know who you would look like, how you would act or sleep. We didn't know how Ava would respond to you. We knew nothing, yet I can't imagine my life without you. It just simply would not be the same.
You have the cutest smile. It can brighten anyone's day. There is just something very angelic about your smile and your spirit. There is a sense of peace about you. You giggled for the first time this month. It is rare to get you to do it. You still have to work very hard at it, but I can't wait until you are giggling nonstop. I think you are going to be a little giggle box.
You are still super cuddly. I love to cuddle with you. I love that you are still such a little peanut and fit perfectly in my arms! I have been making more of a habit to hold you a little more than I have in the previous months, because I am watching you grow up before my eyes, and if you are anything like your sister, you may not be into the cuddling thing too much longer. But, who knows? Maybe you will always be my cuddler....I can wish, right?
You have such a cute little voice, but you can get rather loud. Last night, I couldn't get you to ease back into sleep after your 4:00 am feeding, so I thought I would let you sleep with us for a few hours. Well, you were miss chatty Kathy so I had to take you back to your room and soothe you back to sleep and put you in your crib. Thankfully, the second time around you were able to sleep and you slept until 8 am. Speaking of sleep, we are working very hard to establish a good sleep routine with your sister. In a perfect world, I could get your naps to coincide with your sister's. I am trying so hard to accomplish this. You still get up once during the night and again at like 4 or 5 am.
You eat about 5 bottles with 5 ozs. per day. We had you on some acid reflux medicine, but have noticed you are constipated again. There were a couple of days I forgot to give you your medicine and you pooped just fine, so I think the medicine is causing the constipation. We don't want to fix one medicine with another medicine, so I am not sure what we are going to do until I can talk to your doctor at your 4 month visit. Typically, doctors will tell you at your 4 month appointment that you may be ready to eat some cereal and start some solid foods. Using my mommy intuition, I am not sure you are ready for that yet. I cannot even imagine using a spoon with you yet and you still are pretty wobbly in the BUMBO. I think we are going to hold off on solid foods for another month or 2, unless the doctor strongly suggests otherwise.
Speaking of your BUMBO, you are doing quite nicely sitting in it for the most part, but can only handle about 5 to 10 minutes in it. You are holding your head up quite nicely when you are lying on your tummy. You look so proud of yourself when you are holding your head up.
You went on your first 8 hour road trip. We went to visit grandma (your great grandma and name sake). You did decent on the trip. You were fussier than normal and not use to being passed around and stuff. It was harder on you than Ava at that age.
We also had your baby dedication at church this month!
At your 4 month appointment, Dr. Hight heard a murmur and we are going to a cardiologist to get it checked out tomorrow. Of course, this mommy is worried because your my baby girl and I want you to be healthy. But, I KNOW GOD HAS THIS IN THE PALM OF HIS HANDS!
You are my sweetheart and we all love you very much! May God place His fingerprints all over you and write His name all over your heart.
Love,
Mommy
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