4 months of happiness :)

I can't believe this little girl is 4 months old already!  I can't believe how stinkin cute she is either!  She is always so happy.  She has brought 4 months of joy, smiles, laughs, sweetness, and tenderness to our family!  Cameron LOVES his little sister and is so much cuter and soft with her than I EVER imagined!  He is always  wanting to hold her hand and sit by her.  He shares her toys and tries to find things to make her happy.  Tonight at dinner he said out of the blue, "that's my sister" and then he says "she is so nice to me".

Mackenzie is cooing and babbling like crazy.  She has started to spit little bubbles and make funny noises with her lips. She smiles non-stop and has the cutest dimple in her left cheek.  She is teething and constantly sucks on her fist or anything she can.  She discovered her feet and loves to grab onto her cute little toes. Mackenzie isn't the best sleeper, but she gives good effort.  She has regulated her sleep patterns pretty well and naps consistently at the same times during the day and wakes up about 2 to 3 times a night to eat still.  She is strong and loves to stand.  Her grip is amazing and she usually pulls out globs of my hair!  She is starting to try to roll over on her own.  If she can see you or something on the TV (anything that is interactive) she will be fine to sit in her swing, her Bumbo, or lay under her mat for awhile.  She reaches for things and can hold toys.  The only thing that she HATES is riding in the car....she is fine in her car seat, but once you put her in the car she starts crying (usually the whole ride).  The only thing I can figure out is she hates to stare at nothing and if she can't see anybody or something interesting she gets mad.

So at Mackenzie's 4 month check up her Dr. said basically she is a tiny little girl.  She moved up the charts to the 8th % in weight however, weighing in at 11 lbs 2 oz.  She is in the 56th% for length measuring at 24 in 64 cm.  Her head is looking great...as you can guess we were a little concerned that she might have to have a helmet since Cameron did.  But apparently her head looks fine!

 Since she is so tiny and doesn't eat more than 2 to 3 oz of milk at a feeding (she should be at 4 to 6 oz every 2 hours). The Dr. mentioned that if we wanted we could try her on solid foods early.  So we decided to try some sweet potatoes to see if she liked solid food better than bottles or if she really wasn't interested in eating.  Here are some pictures of her first attempt at eating solids.

Reaching for the food, that's a good sign :)

Smiling with anticipation and excitement to eat sweet potatoes....OR....smiling because she looks so innocent but there again she is giving her signature birdie finger??!!

The first spoonful...her face is a little unsure, but she tried to swallow it.

It was finger lickin' good

Who wants some more?

she was pretty proud of herself and the mess she made

overall it was a success.  We will just keep introducing a little bit here and there.  Hopefully she will start eating more so she can grow a little more.  She is 4 months old, but really looks like she could be 2 months.  Everyone that sees her always says "oh she is soooo tiny".   We love you Kenzie and are so happy you joined our family.  It amazes me how much love and joy a little child can bring!