Lucy's Fourth Month

Lucy Loo is four months old! She is between the fiftieth and seventy-fifth percentile for her weight and head circumference, but she has jumped up to the ninetieth percentile for her height. Perhaps she will be a tall little girl, just like her B family relatives!

She is eating well and sleeping fairly well. I wish that there were more times that she would sleep through the night, but I'm trying to be patient. She still isn't laughing yet, but she does make an aspirate "k!" sound when she is amused or happy. Over the past four or five days, though, she has discovered that she can make loud, high pitched shrieks. She makes these when she is happy, or sad, or bored, so I don't think they have any inherent, specific meaning. We think she is just trying out her voice and seeing what noises she can make. But the shrieks are quite annoying, so I hope they end soon! I told J that I will only be glad about these shrieks if she ends up being an opera singer.

I get to look at this cute face while I prep for work.

She smiles the biggest and longest if Sam is behind the camera. She is mesmerized when she is around him, and always is happy whenever we pick him up from the school bus stop.

We had some warm days this past month, which gave Lucy the chance to explore and drool in the Moby.

Lucy's first piggy back ride on Sam's shoulders. It looks like she's taking advantage of the chance to inspect Sam's hair!

Apparently she likes to watch television. Here she is enjoying a few minutes of "Phineas and Ferb" with Sam. When I'm getting ready for work, Sam is really helpful at keeping Lucy happy and entertained.

I love her nicely-folded hands on top of the Bumbo in this picture. And I love her little boots, which were a gift from my cousins.