MILESTONE: ROLLING OVER

Kate has been rolling onto her side for quite some time, but hadn't yet rolled the whole way over.

Today she rolled completely over... twice in a row (She's 4.5 months old)
She didn't like it much though, because she kept getting her one arm stuck underneath her belly, so she got mad pretty quickly each time, and I had to flip her back over onto her back - silly girl. :)

EDIT TO POST:
Since posting the picture earlier today, Kate has made GREAT progress in just a couple hours.
She's managed to roll over without getting her arm stuck, and is holding her head up nice and strong. I thought I'd add an extra picture of her improved rolling of the day. :)

DADDY'S GIRL

I just wanted to post some adorable pictures of a proud (and handsome) daddy, and his beautiful little girl.
She definitely loves her daddy.

I really wanted to get some photo's of Luke with Kate and his daddy too, but he wasn't feeling too eager to have a photo shoot, so these are all I could get. lol
(he needs a hair cut. lol)

THE BEST BIG BROTHER

After the first couple months of adjusting to a sibling, Luke warmed up to Kate really well, and has become the sweetest big brother to her since.
He often just hangs out with her on her play mat, or puts a toy in her hand for her to play with.
He seems to very much understand that she can't 'Play' properly yet, so he helps her to hold a toy, and just hangs out by her.
Often we'll hear him sitting by her and saying, "Hey baby girl" with his sweet little voice albeit very limited pronunciation. He's heard us say that to her many times, and that's become how he 'chats' to her when they play together :)

He may still give Jake and I a lot of challenges, but he is one seriously sweet big brother to a very lucky little girl :)

"Hey Baby Girl"

Kate needs a toy too :)

Just hanging out with my little sister

My two sweethearts

MELT DOWN MODE

For about the past year, Jake and I have dealt with melt downs and tantrums of varying degrees of severity, multiple times a day, most days of the week...

Here is a little taste of what we get to 'enjoy' daily.
He'd already been screaming for about 30 minutes by this point, so in this video he's starting to 'get tired' and quiet down some.

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He finally decided he was done crying and screaming about 10 minutes ago, and before I could even finish this blog post he has already started ANOTHER melt down about something else...
Oh the Joys :/
I'm starting to wonder if we'll ever see the end of this 'phase' and get to really enjoy the boy we know can be such a darling and little cutie...

SILLY SOUNDS AND SOLID FOODS

Tonight a friend from church was babysitting the kids for us while we went to a wedding reception. She got Kate to make these silly sounds and we caught it on camera when we got home. She's such a silly girl. We love our Kate :)

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This morning we gave Kate her first taste of cereal.
She wasn't really sure what to do with it, but as usual, she was a good sport.
I think in no time at all she'll love 'big girl food' :)

4 MONTHS OLD

Kate turned 4 months old on Monday.
Today was her check up and shots at the pediatrician.
She is still an itty bitty, petite little girl.
Her 4 month Stats are:

Weight: 11lb 14oz (5.38kg) - 10th percentile
Height: 23 inches (58.4cm) - 10th percentile
Head: 15.75 inches (40cm) - 25th percentile

She really is sooo different to Luke who was 98th percentile for weight at 4 months, weighing a whopping 17lb 7oz (7.91kg) lol
She is still a fairly content, happy little girl. She LOVES to talk, and will talk to just about anyone who will listen :)
She's started to roll onto her side a lot, but hasn't quite made it over onto her belly or vice versa just yet.
She loves to suck her fingers and her fist.. until they go bright red. lol, and she frequently sucks her thumb now too.
Despite her small size, she's got chubby little cheeks, and she is really strong. She sits upright when supported, and holds her head up well, and she LOVES to stand if you just hold her hands for support.
She is such an absolute joy in our family. She LOVES her daddy, and I think both their favourite time of day is the before bed cuddling she gets to do on her daddy's shoulder. She snuggles right up on his shoulder (she rarely does it with me. lol), and just cuddles with him until bedtime. Jake loves it just as much if not more... often I have to remind him to go put her in her crib, because I think he'd just hold her all night if he could.. he says that she's like a drug that he's addicted to. LOL
She has us both (though I think more her daddy) wrapped around those cute little fingers.

She also enjoys her big brother's company now. Luke has become quite a sweet big brother, and seems to care quite a bit for Kate sometimes. Just the other day I was in the shower, and heard Kate fussing over the monitor. A couple minutes later I heard Luke in the nursery. I went in after my shower to see what was going on, and there was Luke, hanging over the crib railing trying his best to reach her so he could put her pacifier in her mouth.. but he just couldn't quite reach. What a sweet big brother. We're so grateful that he's warmed up to her so nicely, and in no time at all, they will be playing together and be great buddies.

Such big beautiful eyes

"I love my big brother" - chatting with Luke :p

I'm slowing learning to sit supported. It's a change from always just staring up at the ceiling :)

Chubby cheeks and a cheesy little smile :)