Meredith is 4 months old!!!

Meredith is 4 months old already!!! Ok, well 5 days ago...but Mommy has had issues with uploading photos - but finally got it all figured out....so here are the latest....

 

 

The month of November was a rough one for the girls. Meredith awoke one night with a high fever and a barking cough (of course while Matt was working nights). Was luckily able to wait till the office opened at 8, and got her right in to see the Dr where we found out not only did she have croup, but she also had an ear infection and was put on steroids and antibiotics. Then just as she was finishing up her antibiotics Madilynn contracted hand foot and mouth, which she so lovingly shared with her baby sister. Luckily neither one of the girls got it very bad, however we did decide to stay at home over Thanksgiving to allow the girls time to rest and get better.

Of course there were several nights while Meredith was sick that I felt like I had a newborn at home again, with her waking every couple hours...poor thing. (And of course Madilynn always has to throw in a late night waking at some point too!)

Now that she is doing much better we are back to sleeping most of the night, with waking usually around 3or 4. Often I'm the one that wakes before she does!

She is also really starting to roll from her back to her stomach more and more! A couple times she has made it from her stomach to her back...but usually she just gets really upset when on her stomach (we don't do nearly enough tummy time- although the only floor time she gets is when Madilynn is eating or sleeping!)

We pushed back her 4 month appointment a week so she would have more time to get better before she gets her shots...so next week we will know her stats. I think she is close to 12 pounds if I remember correctly from the appointments this month. She is quickly growing out of her 3 month clothes, and moving on to her 6 month ones...and depending on the material....some of her sleepers are 9 months (cotton ones that I'm sure have shrunk a bit).

Still sucks on her fingers, or thumb....not much of a preference...which ever she can get in her mouth. Perhaps more her left hand and anywhere from 1 to 4 fingers at a time!

We haven't started feeding her cereal yet, but that is next on the agenda!

 

Now for a few photos from this month...

 We got out her jumper, though she is only allowed in this when Madilynn is not around...otherwise I'm sure she would end up with whip-lash! She is still too little, we have to put pillows under her feet, but she really seems to like looking at all the animals on it.

Here's a photo after a bath....so you can see her crazy wings...I mean hair...

 

This is why Meredith doesn't get much time on the floor - Madilynn has to be right there beside her...or on top of her....so playtime gets cut short when she is around...

 

This one makes me laugh...not very flattering of Meredith...but remember she's been sick...

November was full of crying babies, and sleepless nights....and surprisingly it still flew by. I know December will go by even quicker....here's to trying to enjoy each day we have...and making the time SLOW DOWN!!!