4 Month Check-Up

Sarah had her 4-month check up yesterday, and everything went great. She had to get 4 more shots, but she did really well--she only cried for 10 minutes this time and then was her happy self :-) The doctor gave her a good report--she is very healthy. She is 14 pounds 3 oz (61st percentile) and 25 3/4 inches (91st percentile). She had a growth spurt since her last check-up!

Sarah's latest thing is rolling over from her back to her belly. She can roll both ways, but lately she only likes to go one way and then pretend she's stuck. She rolls herself over almost immediately every time we put her down on her back, including at bedtime. So we have gotten used to watching her sleep on her belly smushed way up in the corner of her crib and letting her do it even though it makes us nervous--what choice do we have? If we move her she just goes right back. I guess she is a big girl now who does what she wants and she will be ok :-)

Weekend with Mimi and Pawpaw

Mimi and Pawpaw (Jeremy's parents) came to visit for the weekend, and Sarah had a great time dressing up in her Halloween costumes, snuggling, and going to "big church" for her baptism. What a busy weekend! Mimi and Pawpaw probably barely recognized Sarah since she is so much bigger than she was the last time they saw her. They had such a great time that they said they can't wait that long to see her again--Sarah is just irresistable :-)

Sarah was in a pretty good mood all weekend, but we think she is seriously teething. She has gotten sooooo drooly and always wants to bite on her fingers, our fingers, toys, books, just about anything! She was a trooper at church--she usually goes to the nursery so sitting in the sanctuary for the beginning of the service was new to her. The organ got really loud and scared her half to death which made her let out a blood-curldling scream. It mortified me but everyone else probably just thought it was funny :-) She cried a little more off and on while waiting for her turn up front, but when the pastor finally held her she put on her charms and started chatting with the congegation, which they all enjoyed.

Fall Festival and Fun New Toys

Last weekend, we had fun at the Partee Fall Festival. Sarah played the duck color matching game, and she went fishing and won Jeremy a bouncy ball :-) Mostly she enjoyed getting passed around from relative to relative all day. This week she also started playing in her new bouncer--so much fun!

Sarah's First Photo Shoot

Sarah had her first professional photos taken last weekend at Portrait Innovations. They did a super job, and Sarah cooperated for the long ordeal. We only ordered 3 poses but we got to keep the CD with all of the pictures :-)

Sleepover with Nana and Papa

Sarah spent the weekend with my parents while Jeremy and I went on a retreat with our church. She did so great that my mom didn't want to give her back to us on Sunday! I told her that we will have no trouble planning another weekend away :-) It was really nice to have some time to myself on Saturday and Sunday while Jeremy was singing with the choir. It's amazing how many things you can do in one day without a baby to entertain! We were definitely ready to see Sarah again by the time we came home, though. Look what Sarah did to her little nose on Monday night! Those nails grow faster than I can cut them!

Sarah's First 5K

Sarah finished her first 5K road race with me on Saturday--she was having so much fun on the course that she fell asleep! I was glad she slept, though, because that meant I didn't have to keep stopping to put her pacifier back in her mouth. It was the farthest I have run since last fall and by the end I was pooped!

Back to Work

My first day back at work was Tuesday. It was really hard to get in the mode to go to work, especially since I had to leave Sarah all day (10 hours!)with her new sitter. However, Sarah had tons of fun with Mrs. Heather and her daughter, and she probably did not miss me at all :-) Heather is doing a fabulous job with Sarah so I have no worries about leaving her each day. Everything went pretty smoothly both with getting Sarah off to Heather's and returning to work--it's almost like I never left!