Rolling

Lilah is such a delightful little baby right now. She's sleeping well, is happy and content when she's awake, and has a very go-with-the-flow personality. I'm relishing this joyous time! All she needs is a bit of eye contact, or even just the sound of foot steps approaching, and her little face lights up into a big grin.

She's beginning to 'talk' a lot and happily blows rasberries to anyone who pays her attention. Some other things that are so wonderful about the four month age, besides the happy faces, is that they're not on solid food, and they're not too mobile yet. Lilah is starting to roll onto her tummy frequently though, so this not too mobile age is slipping quickly from my fingers!

Lilah went from the above position, to the below position while I was in the kitchen the other day. She may be requiring closer supervision in the near future :)

More photos

Here is a link for photos of Eliana at 18-24 months.

And here is a link to see photos of Lilah's first 4 months.

Medicine for the heart

Lilah 4 months

Lilah made it to four months last week! Here are some facts for her:

Weight: 13lb, 15.5 oz (25th-50th %)

Height: 26" (95th - 98th %)!

Head Circ: 16.25" (75th- 90th %)

She is 3lb's heavier than Eliana was at this age, and 1lb heavier than Eliana was at 6 months!

• Eating: She was still having 7-8 feeds a day, with a middle of the night and a 5am feed right up until she turned 4 months. She recently dropped to about 6 feeds a day though. I kept up as many feeds as she would take in order to help my struggling milk supply. I was told about an excellent spice that helped me amazingly though, Shatavari.
• Sleeping: Lilah was not a great napper until I started feeding her every 3.5 hrs, a week before she turned 4 months (as opposed to every 3 hours). She went from 1 hr naps to over 2 hour naps instantly! She now happily goes down for naps and sucks her thumb to settle herself if she stirs.

• Physical: She rolls from her tummy to her back and has rolled from her back to her tummy once or twice. She loves her play gym and grabbing the toys dangling above her. She loves to suck her thumb or fingers, or her whole hand!
• Personality: Lilah can still be quite feisty, although she's gone from being screamy baby to dreamy baby :) She has definitely mellowed out a lot since she got close to 4 months. At the same time, she is a lovely, happy baby who goes with the flow. She lights up at any eye contact and giggles when we play with her arms or legs or when she gets tickles.

• Relationships: Eliana is a beautiful big sister. She is (mostly!) very gentle with Lilah and likes to lie next to her, cuddling her with her arm. Lilah watches Eliana a little bit, but mostly her eyes are for her mama. She loves her Daddy too, and when she's nursing while Daddy's home, she is very distracted and tries to look around to see where that deep voice is coming from, especially while he and Eliana are playing!

We are abundantly thankful for Lilah's little life. May the Lord direct her heart towards him from a young age!

Eliana turned two

Eliana turned 2 last week. Here she is on her birthday:

And below is a photo of her on her last day as a one year old. What a blessing these two years have been!

The last 4 weeks at church, different nursery workers have stopped me to tell me how good Eliana was in the nursery. What a dream! I think all of them used the word "sweet" to describe her. This is a gift from God. May He keep the sweetness of her personality all her days, to glorify and honour and serve Jesus. Happy Birthday, my sweet angel!