4 Months on the 4th!

Anna Kate turned 4 months old on July 4th!

[I love that her eyes are the same color as her denim dress.]

Height: 25.5 in (90th percentile)

Weight: 15 lbs (75th percentile)

Likes: Anna Kate is really so easy going now. I can put her in her crib or baby play gym for quite some time while I cook or play with Trip and she is happy to entertain herself. She really only fusses when she is tired. More on that in the "dislikes" section.

She truly loves her brother and has gone from just tolerating his craziness to seeming quite fond of him. I'm sure she is constantly entertained!

AK has really started to like sucking her fingers. As hard as I try and force the paci so that she doesn't become a thumb sucker, she just always seems to have a fist in her mouth.

Dislikes: She is still very sensitive to sound, but only when she is tired. If she is well rested, sounds shock her, but when she is tired they send her into a complete meltdown. Even hearing people talk if she is tired will upset her quite a bit.

Memories: In her 3rd month of life, AK was making some really quiet and sweet coo's. I thought, she is going to be my shy and quiet girl. This month, she has really proved me wrong. I think she has learned how to playfully scream from her brother. She can be so loud! Now I am starting to think that she will end up being even more wild than Trip! Lord help me!

Overall, Anna Kate is such a joy to be around and I have really enjoyed getting to know her without all the pain and fussiness she experienced in the first couple of months. She is still my little buddy (partially because she refuses to take a bottle), and I am so excited to see how our relationship will grow as mother and daughter.

We praise the Lord every day for this little girl. She is such a blessing to us.