Four Months

Today Natalie is four months old! That sounds so much older than three months for some reason. Here's what she's been doing lately:

Teething. I'm pretty sure of this at least. There is a lump under her gums, she drools a ton, loves gumming anything she puts in her mouth and is noticeably fussier than usual. I'll give her a cold teething ring when she's upset and doesn't want anything else and that seems to calm her down. The doctor said she won't get teeth in until about 6 or 7 months though so this is going to be a long process!

Rolling over. Since she first rolled over from back to belly at 12 weeks, she wasn't very interested in doing it much. This Saturday she started rolling over like crazy though. Anytime she's on her back she wants to roll over. I definitely have to keep a very sharp eye on her (not that I neglected her before) because she'll be getting around all on her own soon. She can't make it from her belly to back quite yet, so I still have some time to enjoy a not so mobile baby.

Cooing less. It seems a little backwards but she is less interested in talking now. She is very alert, observant and interested in her surroundings, so that makes me feel better. I assume everything is okay with her mental progress but of course I'll still talk to her doctor at her next check up.

Changing eye color. Her eyes have stayed pretty much the same since birth, a blue-grey color. I know that's common in babies and they later change but it's taken so long that I was hopeful they'd remain that shade. They still look really blue in bright light but now they have big flecks of brown in them, so the transition has begun.

Getting her toes in her mouth. She loves looking at and playing with her little toesies. They're just so interesting. Last night she finally reached her goal and got them in her mouth! It was a first.

I love her so much at this stage. Even though she doesn't want to be held like a newborn anymore, she'll always be my little baby.