4 months!

Today Hallie is four months! It is crazy how fast it has gone, but at the same time, it is hard to remember what life was like before she was born.
She is now 15 pounds 1 ounce (95%) and 24 inches long (75%). We thought we were going to have a tall, skinny girl, but each time we go to the doctor, she goes down in height percentage and up in weight percentage. So instead, we have a chubby, average height baby. We'll take it! Here are some recent pictures and of course some tid bits about her.


*Hallie loves nap time! NOT! This is what she looks like during nap time at least half of the time. It is also about the only time she will sometimes take a binky, when she is going to sleep.
*The girl is funny, she will suck on anything BUT binkys.



*This is what I was talking about before, when she wants to sit up (which is most of the time), she will do sit-ups until we get the point and sit her up.
*She is sooo determined. It is funny to see how her personality has developed. She for sure will let us know what she wants and also goes out of her way to get what she wants on her own as well.



*Speaking of sitting up, she is getting there. You can't fully tell in this picture since I was too close to her, but she can sit up on her own. She does not do it for very long, but she can do it. We will get better soon I am sure.
*She already has taken to drawing. Whenever I have her on my lap with a pen or a pencil writing something, she tries to grab it. So the other day, we gave her the pencil and put some paper in front of her and she went to town. Masterpiece, I have to say.




*She has recently started eating Rice cereal. She quite likes it. Oh, but she likes EVERYTHING that is put into her mouth, medicine included. As the nurse was giving Hallie her oral immunization last time, she said "Don't worry if she spits out at least half of it, all babies do." Oh, but not Hallie, she slurped it right down and wanted more.
*She LOVES pounding on tables whenever she is sitting on our laps close to a table. I am not sure why, but hey, whatever keeps her entertained.



*She HATES tummy time, though this picture doesn't show it. She usually doesn't last long as she cries and cries. She still can't roll over, probably because Devin and I chicken out and don't make her stay on her tummy since it is hard to hear her cry.
*She loves going on walks in her stroller. We have taken to doing this almost daily as the weather has been nice. Usually she conks out after a while too. She can't be layed down in the stroller though, she has to be sitting up and able to see the world.



*As Che' pointed out to me, she has the "I'm annoyed with you" look perfected. Like I said, she is sure to let us know what everything isn't just so in her world.
*She lately has been sticking out her tongue all the time. She must get this trait from her Aunt Jennifer. Growing up, my sister would always stick her tongue out when she was concentrating on something. Perhaps Hals is just concentrating on life.



Also, here is a cute video of Hallie and her cute cousin Sadie last weekend when we were in Idaho. They are going to be best friends, I just know it.

We love our Hallie. She is the joy of our lives and brings so much happiness and love into our home. We are so lucky to have gotten such a wonderful baby who is full of life and personality already. Heaven help us when she is two!!