4 Months Old

Well, it has been a month since my last post! I promise that I intend to post more than once a month, but since I started back to work for good, I am having a hard time finding the time and motivation!

Mary Lee is now a whopping 4 months old! I truly cannot believe how fast time is going by! She is simply the love of our lives, and we still cannot believe how blessed we are to have her! It was one year ago that we fasted and prayed for 21 days that God would bless us with a child in His timing. I don't know that at that time I truly understood what was to come! We prayed for a healthy baby and we got all that and more! Mary Lee brings us so much joy and happiness, and we often wonder what we did before we had her...besides sleep :-)! Mary Lee really is a great baby, and she is so incredibly happy!

We went for Mary Lee's 4 month check up today. Dr. Redmond said that she is a textbook baby...she is right on track with everything! She weighed 15 lbs 12 oz and was in the 89th percentile for weight. She was 25.5 inches. She is developing perfectly, and we thank God for that every day!

I cannot believe how much Mary Lee has grown and changed over the past month! Mary Lee, here are some things I want to remember about you at 4 months old:

• The way you hold your head up so good and look around in amazement at your surroundings
• The way mommy's and daddy's funny noises and faces make you laugh out loud
• The way you open your mouth wide open with the sweetest look when you think something is really funny
• The way you talk, no, really squeal, as you talk to anyone who will listen
• How you lay on your side on the floor and talk to mommy and daddy forever
• How absolutely sweet you are
• The way you give mommy mouth-wide-open kisses
• The way you now grab your toys and bring everything immediately to your mouth
• Even though mommy can't stand the germs it probably brings, I love the way you look so cute when you suck on your tiny little hands

Mary Lee, mommy and daddy absolutely ADORE you! You are truly an unbelievable gift from God! We absolutely LOVE every second that we spend with you! You bring us more joy and happiness than we ever imagined you could! Thank you for being who you are! We LOVE, LOVE you baby girl!