Shots Round 2

In an attempt to help Heidi sleep a little better we started giving her cereal, much to my chagrin. I really didn't want to start until closer to 6 months...but let's face it, nothing has quite worked the way I planned since I didn't want her to have any formula until at least 6 months and yet she gets some formula everyday since I am pretty sure I still don't have enough milk...especially since we took her in for her appointment and got her stats.

At 4 months Heidi is:

24 in.--25%
10 lb. 15 oz.--<3%
So, there you have it. She is still a tiny thing. I can't believe she hasn't even doubled her birth weight yet. When I asked the doctor about it, she had nothing to say other than to point out that Jeff and I are both small...okay, thanks for that. I'm glad you're getting paid the big bucks to give me absolutely no advice, ask me not one question about how much and how often she eats, etc. She is STILL sporting quite the stuffed up nose and because of it is sleeping horribly. Her nose keeps getting worse and she gets less and less sleep every night. I don't think I have slept for more than 30 min. at a time since Christmas Eve. Perhaps we will have a New Year's miracle?? Exhausted doesn't even describe how we feel around here. I really wish she hadn't gotten sick at Thanksgiving because we are now going on close 2 months of non-stop sickness. The doctor of course had absolutely nothing of use to tell me and if the roads weren't so nasty I would be tempted to bring her down to Utah. She surprisingly has still been quite happy despite the lack of sleep and with sleep or without, we love her little face to pieces!

First Christmas

Heidi had a great first Christmas! Christmas is much more fun with a little one, even if she is not really aware of what is going on yet! We took her to see Santa at the mall and let me tell you, I love living in a small town. You would think on Christmas Eve there would be a line out the door. We just walked right up and got her picture because there was no one in line. It was awesome. Heidi wasn't quite sure what to think. She wouldn't look at Santa. She just had to keep her eyes on mom and dad. It was pretty cute.


We got Heidi an exersaucer for Christmas and she loves it...even if she doesn't weigh enough to get her feet to touch the ground. I can't wait until she is big enough to start bouncing and spinning around because I think she is going to go nuts. When we opened presents Heidi really wasn't phased by anything. Grandma and Grandpa Hunziker got her some music books and she loved listening to the music. She has started showing interest in books now and I am loving that, of course. I read to her every chance I get. She mostly likes farm animal books and really doesn't like the bug or dinosaur book I try to read to her. I think she is going to be a girly girl.

This is our all time favorite picture of Heidi in her exersaucer. She looks like she is a rock star jamming out. It is so funny. You can kind of see how her feet don't really touch yet too. She is so funny and is at our favorite age so far. She is so happy all day long and squeals and giggles all the time. I never thought she would be this happy and hope teething can hold off for a little while.

Heidi also gave her mom and dad a Christmas present. For the first time since she got sick, she slept through the night! (Well, 7:30-4:50). It was in her bassinet, but still, it was very nice not to have to wake up every 20-60 min. to stick in the pacifier!

Heidi has also become quite the daddy's girl lately. We are happy he is home for a few days. She always checks to make sure dad is still in the room. It is so cute. We have had such a great Christmas!

Four Months

We can't get into the doctor until the 30th so we don't have stats yet, but we have noticed our little bug growing like crazy lately...a little too much if you ask me! Heidi is such a happy little thing lately and we are just loving watching her learn and grow!

*Rolls over from tummy to back--when she feels like it...was doing it a lot, but hasn't for awhile.
*Very ticklish
*Laughs all the time...best sound in the world
*Squeals and coos and chatters non-stop
*Sporting quite the bald spot in the back
*Likes to go places--mostly because she loves to look around and take everything in
*Loves sitting on the counter to watch mom cook or do projects for the school
*Still has a hard time napping for longer than 20 min. unless she is being cuddled...LOVES to be cuddled
*Used to sleep well at night but then she got sick at Thanksgiving and hasn't slept through the night since. Wakes up since she can't breathe and we tie her over with the pacifier...will she ever sleep through the night again???
*Hates the cold
*Likes to sit in her bumbo on the table while we eat
*Has to be strapped into everything now because she moves and wiggles so much
*Spins herself around on the floor