4 months

another month brings us to 25 inches long and 14 lbs 3 oz...putting miss kinley just over 50%ile for weight & 75%ile for height. her brothers, once again, outweighed her by 3-4 pounds at this age, so she seems so small to us. we definitely can't attribute any of her weight to her hair because it's falling out at an alarming rate now!! she has 2 big balds spots on the sides of her head and somewhat of a rat tail in the back where the newborn hair has grown out. if she were a boy, i'd trim it all up & give her the summer buzz, but i can't really do that with a baby girl. a few of the wider headbands she has will hide it, but she still looks like she's in the midst of some chemotherapy. her bright blue eyes & great big smile distract from it though, so it's all good. she's starting to stay awake more, finally! sometimes she'll last for 2 hours before acting sleepy. she usually takes 3-4 naps a day though. AND she's still sleeping for about 12 hours at night. i hear her stirring around 4-5 am, so i feed her then, but she easily goes right back to sleep. she's napping now in her crib almost always. at night though, she's still in our room. just last night, i saw her pop her head up a couple of times before she fell asleep, checking everything out. she continues to suck on her knuckles which cracks me up. i thought for sure she would've found her thumb by now, or even some fingers, but she's content with the whole half of a hand she gets from the way she does it! she still loves her bouncy seat and playmat. she figured out how to shove the dangling toys in her mouth, so that's her fun now. she joins us for meals in the bumbo on the kitchen table. she LOVES, LOVES the bathtub!!! she kicks her legs so hard and wiggles around in the water like she's trying to do the backstroke. she continues to use her sweet voice more & more every day. she still "talks" the most to her daddy...like as soon as she sees him! she's still not a fan of her carseat, although it's getting a little bit better as she figures out how to suck on her hand while on her back. eli does a great job of talking to her to try to keep her happy on longer rides. i thought maybe the "newness" of having a baby would wear off with the boys, but it definitely hasn't. now that she's developing more of a little personality, they are even more in love with her...it's precious :)