4 Monthiversary!!

Jayden has gained so many new skills and "tricks" between three months and four months! It was really incredible to watch! She went from being immobile to being able to roll across the room at her whim. She went from barely being able to understand that her hands were hers to grabbing anything put in front of her face (whether she should or shouldn't).

Here is a list of her skills and tricks that Shaun and I compiled over the last month:

She can lift her head and chest when she is lying on her stomach. She loves to push herself up as far as she can go before rolling back onto her back.

She talks CONSTANTLY. Apparently, she has a lot to share... and she has figured out that Shaun and I are willing listeners.

She anticipates being picked up. In fact, she will now raise her arms towards us when she wants to be picked up.

She still deserves the nickname "Smiles" because she smiles all of the time. Although, people most commonly refer to her as "Baby J."

She thinks that "Peek-a-boo" is the most ridiculous game and definitely not worth her time to play.

She can pull herself up to a sitting position quite easily, and sit by herself only for a few seconds. I tend to call these her "sit-ups."

She continually surprises us by reaching and grabbing for things AND trying to stick it ALL in her mouth... like food off of our plates, my long hair.... and a newly acquired... yet gross trick... that she has learned is to put her toes in her mouth.

At daycare, she is determined to feed herself with her bottle. She wants to be the one to hold the bottle and be in control of it.

She has also started to realize that she has two hands and can grab multiple different items at once and swap them between hands. Shaun and I are still debating on whether she is right-handed or left-handed.

She loves to look at the baby in the mirror. We don't think that she knows that it is her yet, but she loves to look at it nonetheless.

Jayden gets so excited at seeing the familiar faces of loved ones, that she becomes "bashful" and turns her head and hides her smiling face in a bashful manner when she sees the loved one.

In unfamiliar situations, she become very stoic looking... and it is almost impossible to squeeze a smile out of her. This especially occurs when lots of people are trying to get her to smile for a picture.

Jayden loves and relies on her routines. Every morning, she wakes up at 5am to eat before spending one-on-one daddy time. During "daddy time," daddy dresses her in a cute outfit, gives her "sugary sweet stuff" (i.e. what we call her disgusting tasting vitamins), and then he sings songs that he made up just for her until Mommy is ready to take her to daycare. Every evening, she gets to play with mom and dad on the floor until 8pm. At 8pm, we all start getting ready for bedtime. By 9pm she is asleep every night.

Every month, we are astounded by how much she grows and changes. We can't wait to see how many other things she will learn in this upcoming month!