Four Months Old!

Sam had her four month birthday the other day. To celebrate, she went for a check-up and more shots! She is now 25 inches long and weighs 15 pounds, 14 ounces (I think, am writing this 4 days later...) The doctor said that everything is great and was impressed by her strength. She is a little "behind" in some aspects; she doesn't roll over or seem to consciously reach for things yet. But she is ahead in other ways - supports her own weight on her legs and balances her torso and head really well. We think at this point, she's all brawn, no brains. Must take after her father :)

Here is her four month picture:


As you can see, she's bright-eyed and alert. She is the happiest baby and smiles all the time. We feel incredibly lucky because she is SLEEPING THROUGH THE NIGHT! She goes to bed about 9 and sleeps through until 7 or so in the morning. That makes for a much happier mom and dad (mom especially) and also for a happy Sam. She's getting better about taking more regular naps but still doesn't go down for very long during the day.

Here's her four month video:



We chose this video because this is how she spends most of her day - chewing on her hand. Her new favorite party trick is to get a couple of fingers way into her mouth, stick them down her throat, gag herself, and promptly puke on whoever is holding her. It's really great fun!

Here's another video. Warning, you may think we're completely cruel for videotaping this but it's a video of Sam getting her shots: