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UPDATE: month 4

4 month baby update | gracefulmommy.com

Height/Weight

24.5 inches (45%), 13.6 oz (28%). Doctor said she looks great! She was thrilled I am still breastfeeding Gracie. She also said not to worry about the 28th percentile because Gracie is going along her growth curve just fine. Yay Gracie! 

4 month baby update | gracefulmommy.com
Routine

Our routine is pretty much the same as last month. Gracie wakes up around 8:00am and eats right away. Then we play for about an hour and a half until she’s tired again. She takes a pretty good morning nap while I shower and get ready for the day. Then I feed her and we play for a while again! She has been loving being on her tummy! After we play for a while, she goes down for another nap. I usually try to clean, nap, and eat while she sleeps. Then when she wakes up, I feed her again and we either run errands, hang with family, go outside, or play more! Around 2, Gracie takes another great nap. She goes to bed around 8:30pm now. It’s nice to have some time with Dave. I feed her around 10 or 11, right before we go to sleep.

Sleeping

Hm… I’m not sure what happened. I’ve read about the four month sleep regression, and I think that’s going on. Gracie had been sleeping so good- like 8 hours a night! Now, she wakes up every 2-3 to feed. Usually she goes right back to sleep, which is awesome. But it’s still weird!

4 month baby update | gracefulmommy.com

Eating/Feeding

Still exclusively breastfeeding! We’re planning on waiting until 5-6 months to start any kind of solids. I can’t wait though! For now- were enjoying nursing. It’s still one of my favorite times with Gracie. It really has become a time of calmness in my day, and a time to truly be thankful for Gracie. I love it!

Sizes

Gracie is wearing 3 month clothes!

Milestones 

Gracie is really trying to roll over! She has done it once or twice from her back to her tummy, but I think it was just accidental haha! She puts everything in her mouth- especially her fingers! She’s been laughing more- my favorite! Her neck is definitely stronger, but I think we still have a little while until she sits up on her own. She does not like loud noises. When Dave sneezes, she cries! AW!

How I feel

Great! I absolutely love being a mommy! I was made for this. What I am especially thankful for is the ability to stay at home with Gracie (thanks to my amazing hubby!). It is such a blessing to be able to witness every little thing Gracie does. I am loving it! I am a little bit shocked at how fast time is going, though. Where’s my teeny tiny baby!?

Happy four months Gracie!

4 month baby update | gracefulmommy.com

 

baby in a pumpkin

baby in a pumpkin

I have been seeing these pictures all over Pinterest- a baby in a pumpkin. At first, I was like WHAT? Why are people putting their babies in pumpkins?? But then I was like… aw that is so cute! Haha! So here she is- Gracie in a pumpkin!

baby in a pumpkin

Grandpa and daddy cut out a hole in a big pumpkin while the girls got the props ready. Grandma put out some smaller pumpkins, and a witch hat. We found a towel to put inside the pumpkin (because the inside was really nasty) and we were ready!

baby in a pumpkin

I thought Gracie was going to hate being in there, but she actually loved it! Look at her big smile!  What you don’t see is Grandma, Grandpa, dad, and Auntie Kaity all making funny faces at her to get her to smile! Whatever works, right?

baby in a pumpkin

How cute is that little pumpkin? Her pumpkin hat is from Janie and Jack. It has a little green stem on the top, but you can’t really see it.
baby in a pumpkin Our dog Chika thought it would be fun to be apart of the photoshoot. Gracie loves Chika!

baby in a pumpkin

Then, Grandpa carved Gracie’s name in the pumpkin! It really made the photo cute. We added some leaves to the front to make it extra “fall-y”.

baby in a pumpkin

I love this one! She loves standing and was ready to get out of that pumpkin.

baby in a pumpkin

And….. she’s done. Photoshoot over.

But seriously- how cute are these photos! I’ll cherish them forever!

 

pumpkin patch

pumpkin patch

It’s fall in Florida! Well.. its still 90 degrees, but the pumpkins are out! Ever since having Gracie, I’ve wanted to start traditions with her that we can do every year. Going to the pumpkin patch is something that I know we are going to enjoy each fall. This year, my mother in law and sister in law came with Gracie and I! Gracie loved looking at the pumpkins and all of the people there.

pumpkin patch with baby

We had fun picking out the perfect pumpkin for Gracie’s upcoming photo shoot. We are going to put Gracie in a pumpkin. Stay tuned!

pumpkin patch

We found this adorable sign that looked so festive and ended up taking tons of photos. Gracie looks so cute in her OshKosh overalls! And just look at her leg rolls – is there anything cuter?

pumpkin patch

We had so much fun with Auntie Kaity and Grandma! The start of a new tradition!

pumpkin patch pumpkin patch

Gracie did great at the pumpkin patch. She was so worn out after! We picked out some great pumpkins, had some fresh lemonade, and ate homemade oatmeal cookies. Happy Fall!