Four Months Old!

Dear Megan…

I’m sorry that it didn’t occur to me until yesterday that you had reached the official four-month mark. Apparently, I was busy on the 7th. But only two days late is still pretty good for me these days!

You are doing such amazing things. You learned to roll onto your tummy from your back this month. You use the momentum in your strong little legs to swing your whole body over. It’s really fun to watch. And I’m expecting to see you army-crawl before too much longer. Those legs are so strong…I think you’ll probably push yourself forward in no time (though you can wait on that for Mommy’s sake!).

Of course, you can’t get from your tummy to your back yet (those legs don’t help much the other way!). So once you’re up, you’re stuck. And this often results in a small tantrum until I come and rescue you. Also, you are still doing a good bit of spitting up, which means that I’ve found you on your belly with creamy barf smeared all over your face a time or two. You don’t like that either, not surprisingly. And last night was the first night you tried to roll in your crib. I’m not sure I’m ready for that yet…so let’s practice getting onto the back by yourself before you sleep too much on your tummy, okay?

We put away the swing this week because you just stopped enjoying it. You’ll still sit in the bouncy seat, but it’s not your favorite. You love your dangle mat most of all. But we did introduce you to the exersaucer recently. I think you two will be good friends in the coming months. Even though you don’t want to be there very long yet, you seem to really enjoy the new, upright life you’re starting to lead.

You are a supremely happy baby, too. Your whole face lights up when you smile. You have a sweet, low laugh that makes Mommy giggle. And you are ticklish, especially up your sides to your armpits. There is little that I like more than changing you into your jammies at night and running my fingers along your tickle spots until we’re both laughing out loud.

It’s funny how much time we get to spend together in a day. We’re buddies, you and me. The twins don’t often get me all to themselves, but you…well, for now, you get a good bit of one-on-one time. And I love those sweet moments when we talk and laugh or you cry on my shoulder. I love a little less the times when you barf on my shoulder or down my shirt…but don’t worry – I just focus on the sweet times as much as I can!

Even after four months, your siblings still love you. They bring your pacifier if it gets left on the bouncy seat. In fact, they bring you all sorts of things when Mommy isn’t watching. Sorry about that. And I’m so very sorry for the “love pats” they slip in before I can remind them to “be gentle with our Baby Megan”! Erin likes to hold you in her lap. And she just recently starting telling me that she “loves Ba-ee Meh-an.” She hasn’t said she loves Mommy yet, so I know she thinks you’re super special!

And so do we all, my sweet little Megan. It’s funny…the other day I thought about sending all 3 of you kids for an overnight stay with your grandma, and I missed you. You weren’t gone (and the overnight didn’t happen). But just the thought of not putting you to bed or seeing you first thing in the morning…I missed you!

Which means, I guess, that you are officially “in.” There’s no turning back. You’re stuck with our crazy clan. But our family has only gotten better with your arrival. You add so much joy to our lives. And I am so very, very glad you came to us.

Happy four-months, sweet one! Mommy loves you!