Four Months Old!

We took Lois to the doctor for her four month check-up and shots on Tuesday.  She's healthy and strong and definitely a growing girl!  Here are her stats:

Weight:  16 lbs, 9 oz - 95th percentile

Height:  25.5 inches - 97th percentile

Head size: 16 inches - 80th percentile

I was totally freaky about going alone to the doctor for her shots.  Fortunately, it wasn't nearly as bad as the first visit.  Still awful, but I was not nearly as anxiety ridden.  I'm grateful for Jason who gave Lois a blessing.  I'm grateful for a worthy husband and the Priesthood.  I knew everything would be okay after that.  Now, I'm just in shock that we have a four-month old!  Crazy how time flies.  She's getting to be so much fun.  She laughs, babbles, holds toys, eats everything that she can get her hands on...a definite happy girl.  As a mother, I couldn't be more grateful for a happy girl.  She's such a blessing in our lives!

Looking smart in mom's glasses...

Sitting in her favorite place - the Bumbo

Isn't she just LOVERLY??

Lois has recently discovered her ability to make loud noises.  I have to admit it's not the most beautiful sound - more like a screeching cat - but we get a kick out of it nonetheless!  So, considered yourself forewarned before watching this clip - it's kind of long and a little irritating to the ears!  She'll do this for nearly 20 minutes if we let her.  She's such a kick.  This is now an everyday thing.  We're starting to think that this will pose some problems during sacrament meeting.  

Sleeping update:  For a little over a week, Lois has been the most rock star sleeper.  I think Heavenly Father thought I needed some serious sleeping blessings.  I am grateful for this!  She now goes to sleep all by herself.  In fact, she really won't fall asleep in our arms.  It's awesome!  She falls asleep between 5-7pm, sleeps until at least 3 or 4 am, then we just put the binky back in her mouth and she'll fall back asleep for at least another couple of hours.  12 hour nights, baby!  Then, during the day, she takes four 1 to 2 hour naps.  I'm a lucky mom.  I must have done something right in my other life.  :-)

A Mom Wish - A Drive Thru World

Since Lois was born, I have been thinking how great it would be if there was a drive thru for everything.  Now that I have this little wee, it takes twice as long to do the small things that have, in the past, taken only five minutes to accomplish.  For example, I wish I could just drive up to a window at the grocery store and say, "I need a gallon of milk and a loaf of bread."  That way, I wouldn't have to park, get the baby out, go in, shop, pay, reload Lois into the car, then load my purchases -- just for a gallon of milk and a loaf of bread.  

Another example:  Today I went to buy a Bumbo seat for Lois.  Lois was sleeping (hello!?! NEVER wake a sleeping baby) and I really didn't want to wake her up, but I really wanted to make this purchase today because I was out and I knew she'd really love it.  How convenient it would have been if I were able to drive up to a window and say, "I would like one Bumbo seat, please...," pay and be on my way.  But no.  I had to park.  I had to get the stroller out of the trunk.  I had to heave the heavy car seat with Lois in it out of the car.  I had to go in, find and purchase the Bumbo (taking all but five minutes).  Then I had to come out, reload Lois, collapse and stow the stroller back in the trunk and then go home...and, of course, my peacefully sleeping baby...wide awake now.  Ahhh darn.

Mothers out there - what do you wish for?

On another note - the sleeping gods were smiling upon me last night. Jason was overnight at the hospital, so Lois and I were lone rangers here.  Lois fell asleep at 7 pm, awoke at 3am for a feeding and then slept until 6:30 or so - but played and cooed in her crib until 7:30am.  Oh man.  If I could only recreate that every night, I'd be one lucky mommy.  How she usually rolls is as follows:  Asleep around 8pm, wakes up for a feeding around 1am and then she's wide awake by about 5am.  This 5am garbage, my friends, is brutal!  This is entirely way too early for any human being to be awake - let alone be chipper and fully functioning to take care of an infant.  Let's hope Lois likes this schedule and the sleeping gods will continue in my favor.  One can only hope...

Goodnight!  

 

Lois Ada's first photo shoot

When we were in Utah, we had pictures taken of Lois.  I love this lady's style - she was fantastic!  I would recommend her to anyone. Despite Lois being in the worst mood ever...she still got some great shots of our little bumpkins!

She was quite intrigued by this furry blanket!

I love these fat rolls

This is one of my favorites of all the pictures...

Love this smile

Gotta love the tongue! 

 

She was not having any of this tutu. In fact, she kept trying to eat it and when she couldn't get it in her mouth, it made her even more upset!

This one sums up her mood that night...

Her classic, furrow-browed face 

Again, the tongue.  I love that this photo shoot caught this one-week phase of her life.  You know, her sticking-her-tongue-out phase.

I'm in love with this chunky monkey.

This is one of the only smiles we got out of Lois the whole night.  

Our crazy-haired Lois - almost four months old!  

Don't Judge a Book by its Cover

Jason is going to kill me for sharing this.  Really, though, it's quite hilarious.  I've never looked at my husband and ever thought he looked like a serial killer - until the day he decided to shave his beard off in stages.  First off, I didn't really like his beard that much in the first place, but it was tolerable.  I was happy when he decided to shave it to bless Lois.  So - what's with the title, you might ask?  How could the most kind, thoughtful, righteous and fabulous man look like a sex offender?  Well, grow a heinous beard and call it good...  

Needless to say, Jason will never, ever, ever, ever, never, ever, ever - E-V-E-R be allowed to grow a go-tee (sp??!) or anything close to resembling one - in fear that he might get picked up off the streets for possibly looking like something he most definitely is not.  Take a look and let me know which stage you despise more.   I think the first set of pics are definitely the worst.  

In any case, not every man that you see that looks like a sex offender/serial killer probably is not, but may actually just look like one.  My husband - for example.  Call it a bad call in fashion judgement??  

The Trucker

He might be able to fit in better in Idaho with this one...handle bars n' all.

The 'stache...

The Charlie Chaplin with a flava-sava.  So unattractive.