Another month crept up on us again! I have to say that this past month has been the most fun month of your life so far. In the past 30 days, you have made the transition from hungry, sleepy newborn into a laughing, talking, mobile, interactive baby! Here are some things that you did this month:
We drove to Lafayette, Louisiana (your parents’ hometown) to see our friends Travis and Heather get married. Heather tried to steal you all weekend! You enjoyed dancing the night away with everyone at the reception (including the bride and the groom). It was a special night for us because Heather, Travis, your Father, and I all grew up together, and it was neat to see all of the high school sweethearts finally married! I hope that you and your siblings will have the chance to hang out with the future Coleman children! While in Lafayette, you met another set of great-grandparents. You had a great time laughing and smiling with Maw and Paw!
This month you went in for your 4-month check-up where the Dr. confirmed what we already knew (that you were growing perfectly!) You rounded out this month weighing in around 14 pounds, 12 ounces. You have become quite the talker this month. You have mastered the art of the “mama” babble and are quickly leaving the newborn cooing behind you. This month you have also decided that you can grab anything and everything within your reach! While cutting coupons one day I had you sitting in your bumbo seat watching me. This is the same routine that we have every Monday morning, except this time when I looked up from an ad I found you stuffing an entire page of the newspaper into your mouth!!
Nana and Grandpa drove down from North Carolina to visit you this month. You and Nana played peekaboo until I thought you would pass out from laughter!
This month we also drove to Dallas to visit Uncle Dave and Aunt Lauren. You attended your very first themed birthday party! You were the cutest little pirate I have ever seen! Your outfit was complete with a sword, an earring, a bandana, and several skull and crossbones patches.
You still love bath time (and water in general)! You are spreading out your nursing sessions to every 2-3 hours during the day and have recently picked up a snack time session in the middle of the night. Luckily, neither of us seems to fully wake up for the nighttime feeding so no sleep is lost. You and Daddy are still enjoying your weekly date night while I go to yoga. You and your father are two peas in a pod! As soon as he gets home in the evening, you two are outside feeding chickens, watering plants, harvesting veggies, or just hanging out on the back porch. Anytime we go out to dinner, you sit on his lap the whole time! You guys are inseparable (I’m only there as a food source ☺)
Lilah, this month has been a fun one! You have been a joy and a blessing! I am still finding it hard to believe that we are worthy of such an awesome gift! We love you more and more everyday and hold you a little closer every night. Seeing you grow so quickly has made us realize more than ever that these nights of cuddling will end sooner than we can imagine!
Hug and kisses forever,
Mom
