We have arrived! Claire is regularly sleeping through the night. Holy moly macaroni! I love this baby! Bennett didn’t sleep through the night consistently until 13 months. We did not know the wonders of a dream feed for Bennett though. (Claire does get a dream feed every night around 10 pm).
This was a big month for our little princess. She got to see the lake house for the first time, meet her cousin Charlotte, Unc & Aunt Kate, and meet some friends.
While COVID-19 is still a big threat in NC, we’re now in “Phase Two” which means we can see some people! (Outside or with masks on) but man, we had a cookout with one other family the day we were allowed to. It was amazing to see our friends Sam & Rich and their kids Greyson & Addie! And then, we had a cookout the next week with our friends Beth, Michael & their son Charlie. Sam & Beth got to meet Claire when she was days old, but then Corona Virus ruined everything.
Monthly Questionnaire
Age: 4 months
Weight: 15 lbs
Length: 24.5″
Size: 6 months for everything
Eyes: blue
Hair: brunette
Sleeping: She sleeps from 7 pm to 6:30 am in her crib with a dream feed from Mama at 10 pm. Jimmy is sleeping in the bed in the nursery. She naps four times a day usually.
Eating: combo feeding from bottles. She’s about 20/80 breastmilk and formula. I cut back to two pumping sessions a day. I just couldn’t keep up with Bennett, Claire, pumping, Kai, the house, feeding from bottles, cleaning pumping parts, cleaning bottles, etc. She also will actively spit out a breastmilk bottle only to chug a formula one, so I’m treating any breastmilk she gets as a “multi vitamin.”
Milestones: She “found her voice” – it is loud and sounds like a chicken; rolls from tummy to back; sleeps through the night
Memorable outings: we went to “The Round House” (my parents lake house) and she met her cousin Charlie, Unc & Aunt Kate! She went to the pool for the first time – I only dipped her toes in the water, but she was there
Likes: eating, baths, her brother, her mama, sleeping
Dislikes: pacifiers, the wind, the sun, being awake too long
Words/sounds: she squawks
Nicknames: “Chickaletta,” “Claire Bear,” “Sweet Thing,” “Claireaboo,” “Ginger Snap”
Interesting Facts: she loves her Baby Bjorn bouncer. Like LOVES it. She bounces multiple times a day including every dinner so Mama can eat
Funny moments: she literally sounds like a chicken
Looking forward to: watching her personality develop
