happy 4 months emma!

Emma is 4 months old today! Holy cow. Time needs to slow down! 

I took some time this morning to take some pictures of our sweet Emma. She was super happy and smiley.

Carly wore this outfit :) I love that they can wear the same clothes. 

Sleeping: These past few nights have been great! She gets up at about 2a.m. and then 6a.m.. We have been going to bed early, like 9-9:30 and so we have been getting lots of sleep.

She isn't a fan of naps though. She isn't taking long naps right now. She sleeps better in her car seat when we are out and about doing errands. Her longest naps are about 30 minutes to an hour when she is swaddled and in her bassinet.

Eating: Emma is still nursing. She eats about every two hours during the day. She does take a bottle every now and then when I decide to pump. There were a few days when she refused to nurse. Thank goodness I can pump and she doesn't mind a bottle. That's what we had to do!

Nothing beats a gummy smile.

New things:
*If we hold something in front of her she can grab it with both hands.
*She can hang onto a toy long enough to play with it for a few minutes.
*Giggles! She loves to giggle and does it all the time.
*Sitting up in her bumbo. She loves to just sit up and see what is going on.
* She found her voice. She can lay on the floor and just squeal and do happy scream.

She loves grabbing onto things. She grabbed a hold of this blanket and put it in her mouth.

Favorites:
*Her big sister Carly. She smiles so big when Carly talks to her. It is so sweet.
*Being swaddled when she goes to sleep
*pacifier when going to sleep
*Her new turtle toy we bought her that has a rattle and the crunch paper in the feet.
*walks! She loves being outside and going on walks with Carly in their double stroller.
*talked to. She loves for someone to just sit and talk to her. This is when we get the most giggles and smiles out of her.
*stare at daddy. When Jeremy is falling asleep and I am still up with Emma sitting beside him in bed, she just loves to stare at him. It is so cute.
*bath time! Carly and Emma take baths together and it is so fun. Carly helps wash Emma and gives her toys to play with.
*Carly's shiny bracelet. Emma loves holding onto this bracelet and chewing on it. Carly freaked out the first time she saw Emma with this, but now she actually gives it to her because she knows she likes it.
*gnawing. She loves to gnaw on our fingers and arms. It gets super slobbery but she loves it.

I told Carly just to look at me. This is the face she gave me. She did not want to put Emma down.

Emma and her giraffe.

Her new turtle toy that she loves!

:) Carly sharing her bracelet with Emma.

Emma just loving that she can sit up in this bumbo and chew on this bracelet.

I love watching these two interact even at such young ages. I am so grateful for the sister/sibling bond they already have.

Carly wanted her picture taken too :) 

Her favorite place in the whole house. Watching for squirrels, birds, and bunnies out our big window.