The Days are Long...But the Years are Short: October 2012

Sunday, October 21, 2012

Four Months Old

The day after her big sister turned four years old, Marin turned four months old! At her four month appointment, she weighed 17 lbs, 2.6 oz, or 98th percentile! She's 24 3/4 inches long, or 65th percentile.

In the last month, she's discovered her hands and feet. She's always got her hands in her mouth, or she's using them to grab her feet. Her legs aren't quite long enough to get her feet to her mouth, but if they were, I'm sure she would. She's becoming much more adept at using her hands and now she can grab things like toys or a rattle...and put them right into her mouth. Marin is also valiantly trying to roll over, but so far, she has not succeeded. It's coming soon though.

She's such a happy, good-natured girl. We love her!

Saturday, October 20, 2012

Four Years Old!

On October 20, our sweet Lily turned FOUR YEARS OLD! Like every other parent on Earth, we’re wondering where the time has gone and how our little baby is a full-fledged kid. No more baby. No more toddler. Lily is definitely growing up.

Her stats, in case you’re wondering (and yes, they still chart these things at the pediatrician’s office, even when they’re four):

Height: 36 inches (92^nd percentile)
Weight: 37 pounds (68^th percentile)

To say Lily is bright would be an understatement. On most days, she’s smarter than her parents, much to our dismay. She can negotiate better than a car salesman, which usually gets her what she wants. On the rare occasion that she doesn’t get her way, she says defiantly, “I want to do it the way I want to do it!!!” And if that doesn’t work, a nasty temper tantrum is next on her agenda. In the last year, she’s become very familiar with time out!

But for every temper tantrum she has, she’s 10 times as sweet on a regular day. She loves her baby sister like no other and is free with hugs and kisses for Marin (and us). She’s really into My Little Pony and anything princess. Lily is very independent and enjoys picking out her own clothes for school each day (sometimes with “interesting” results) and deciding what she’s going to have for dinner each night.

She really is a super star kid and we’re so happy she’s ours!