Baby Kiersten was 4 months old on Oct. 4th. She is such a little joy. I thought I would log some milestones. Maybe it will help me remember some things for her baby book once it gets unpacked. hmm.

To my little Kiersten, we could not have asked for a more healthy happy baby. Here are some of your new milestones:

• reaches out and grabs at things
• can roll from tummy to back and you're trying really hard to go from back to tummy
• when you are playing on your tummy, you are able to push your arms out and hold up your whole torso. we've even caught you trying to rock back on your knees! you do move around on the floor while playing, especially backwards
• you started trying out rice cereal the week you turned 4 months. within a matter of days, you were up to eating 2 tbsp. mixed with 2 oz breast or formual, whatever is on hand
• we are still nursing! during the week you get your bottles that are mixed with breast and formula. we nurse every morning around 6 am and then we nurse in the late afternoon and then evening after cereal, but sometimes you don't want to you are ready for bed. on the weekends, we nurse the whole time formula free.
• you sleep through the night!! ahh. you've done this for a good while now, but here lately i don't even have to get up to pop the pacy to you. on the weekends when you don't have to be up by 6 am, you sleep a full 10-12 hours without crying, wimpering, eating, etc. i love my sleep!
• you weighed exactly 17 lbs and 14 oz. i think its safe to round that to 18 lbs after your cereal or a feeding. :) and you were 27 inches long! you've grown 3 inches in 2 months.
• you have been wearing a size 3 diaper since you were 3 months old. i recently had to bump all your clothes to size 6-9 months. i think you will be able to wear all of Anna's 12 month sleepers this winter that Anna wore at 12 months, not 6 months!!
• you are awesome in the car. you usually just fall right to sleep. most of the time its like you are not even in the car with us.
• you are really trying to sit up all by yourself. last week you started pulling your head up while in your car seat. and now you prefer to be straight up in a sitting position rather than kicked back. and when you sit up tall all of your little rolls pop out. it's so darn cute!
• you love to goo-goo gah-gah at us and you especially love your big brother and sister. it is so sweet to watch them play and sing to you. you stare at them in amazement and then grin at them. they love you so!! our family is so blessed to always have the sound of children's laughter in the background...or Anna crying. j/k Anna. we love you too!

hanging with the big bro

eating up some yummy rice cereal

chillin at the church bizarre with family--look at you sitting up in the stroller!