She's Getting So Big

I haven't posted for a while but there were a few things I wanted to document before I forgot about them. Tinkerpot is nearly four months old and a sheer delight. She's a beautiful girl and already I can sense a stubborn streak in her though. She's also a very active child and rarely stops moving.

She learned to roll both back to tummy and tummy to back on her 3 month birthday surprising us all. It has wreaked havoc on her sleeping though as she will roll over and then forget to roll back, or as she rolls her binky will fall out, or she rolls over into the side of the crib and be sort of stuck. It's been crazy but she'll grow out of it eventually.

She dropped her evening nap this week as I noticed it was getting harder and harder to get her to bed at the normal 8:30 time. She'd lay down then her head would start bobbing around (sleeping on her belly) and then she'd start the rolling and crying. Not letting her sleep past 6pm has helped a lot.

Tink had her first rice cereal 3 days ago from a spoon. It took some getting used to but I can tell she really loves to have solid food and she gulps it down. I'm not sure I'll put it in a bottle like I did with Bugs because she seems to enjoy it on a spoon so much. And the reasons I'm offering it to Tink are different than those I did with Bugs.

She is sucking her thumb and while it's not regular yet, I can tell she will likely be a thumb sucker. So I made her a little blankie like Bugs has. It's purple with lady bugs on it and a red blanket binding. It's adorable and I offer it to her whenever she's eating, playing with her hands or going to sleep. Bugs finds so much comfort in her blankie that I can't help but think it's a good thing.

Lastly, my milk has nearly dried. I've been pumping a little bit to mix with formula for her and we're now doing 50%/50% to get her weaned and onto a bottle. The transition was/is difficult and she didn't care for the bottle at first, of course. Although I had all these wondeful Avent bottles, I had to go buy a bottle with a nipple that resembled that of her binkie before she'd take it. She drank from it for several days before she'd take the Avent and now that's better. The Avent system is really good and I have a ton of the bottles, nipples etc. I'm sad to not be BF'ing anymore but it's also a good thing considering summer's here and we're at the pool and running around. BF'ing is really hard when you're on the go and forget it at the pool.

All in all, life is good with Tinkerpot. She's a great baby, sleeps wonderfully and is a joy to our family. I thank the Lord daily for our good fortune in being able to have this amazing child in our family. I look forward to many years of her.