Bentley is almost 4 1/2 months old now. She was weighed and measured just a few days ago and is just about 50%, average in all ways! Her weight is now 13 lbs, 13 oz. She got her 4 month vaccines and took them like a champ...I haven't had to give her any Tylenol yet. She slept a lot more than usual, had a slight fever, and was more irritable/fussy for a couple of days but is now back to her normal self. She's started to babble and coo a lot more lately, and I just melt when I hear her sweet voice. She's also quite the little mover, rolling all over and shimmying herself around. I will often leave her somewhere for a few minutes and come back to find her facing the opposite way. Or I might put her to bed on her back and find her on her stomach in the morning. I guess I should mention that yes, she does sleep the night. It's amazing! I don't know how I got so lucky to have a baby that sleeps the night...I guess God knew I needed my sleep! She usually goes to bed around 10pm and wakes up at 6 or 7am. In the daytime she has short but frequent naps, which is a little frustrating because I can't get a lot done during nap time and when she wakes up, there's only a small amount of time when she's happy before she gets tired again. Also, she struggles to fall asleep anywhere besides her crib and my arms. So, when I go out, you will usually find me standing and bouncing her in my arms for most of the time. I call it my work out for the day! When Bentley's happy she loves to sit in her bumbo chair and I've noticed lately she loves to look in the mirror. She may not realize she's looking at herself, but she loves faces.
Well I'm loving my girl a little more every day. I can't say life is easy with her, but I can say that it is worth it! There are so many moments in my day when I look at Bentley and almost cry because of how grateful I am to have her. She brings a type of love and joy I've never felt before. I remember a time when I was rocking Bentley to sleep and she looked up at me, stared into my eyes, smiled, and then fell asleep. I took this as "I love you mommy, good night." It's these small moments that make motherhood amazing! I know Bentley's not very old yet, but I get excited at the thought of seeing her grow up and bringing more little ones into the world (of course it's all too soon to talk about that yet). I thought I'd just share these things because they are important to document and thoughts I have every day :). I love my adorable little Bee!
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