the stats

The girl did GREAT with her shots today.  What a trooper!  Here are her measurements, as promised:

Weight - 13 pounds, 9 ounces (50th percentile)
Height - 23.5" (25th percentile)

I guess I might've exaggerated in my head how big she's getting.  But still, she's big! 

4 months!

I decided to try something new and actually update my blog on the day I intended, rather than weeks later.  I know -- it's a radical move. 

My sweet girl is already 4 months old today!  I can't even believe it.  I was rocking Marin this afternoon and I just couldn't help but tear up, thinking how much she's grown in such a short time.  Everyone always says how quickly the time flies with little ones, and I've discovered that they say it because it's true!  Blink, and a quarter of a year passes with it...

Marin goes tomorrow for her well check and shots, so I'll have to post again with her official measurements.  I'm guessing she's in the ballpark of 25" and 15.5 pounds.  Feel free to take your guess, too!

Our little cupcake is not only a hands-on girl, but also a mouth-on girl.  I've caught her more than once putting toys to her mouth in recent days.  She's been putting her thumb, hand, arm, blanket, dress, you-name-it in her mouth for weeks -- but getting beyond swatting at toys  on the play gym to actually putting them in her mouth was new.  She's down to 5 bottles of 6 ounces a day.  She's in her 3-6 and 6-month clothes and still in size 2 diapers. 

Here are some pics from the last few days.  My cup runneth over!

catching up...in pictures

I know none of you (two) faithful readers cares much about what I say -- it's what pictures I show that really matter.  Without further ado, here is the girl:

Marin, 2 mos.

That only looks like a pot holder under her head because it is.  Thanks, Dad...

Marin loves her baby papasan -- really, she does.

Happy Father's Day!

Plum tuckered out after all that play.

Sweet girl

Sometimes, when Mark's not around, I like to put the big bows and flowers on Marin's headbands.  Let's face it, she's adorable in them!

She likes working out almost as much as I do. 

And sometimes, Mark gets to see my handy work.  I'm sure there was a little eye-rolling when he saw her in this little ditty.

Our happy girl!

More tummy time.  And less hair.

Mark and his mini, although some people think she's starting to look more like me.  I knew my genes weren't completely recessive.

The balding started with this ring around her head.  It's now progressed up the sides and onto the top of her head.  She kind of looks ridiculous.  And might hate me in a few years for posting this. 

Marin's wearing the ring attached to the dolphin while grabbing at the other rings.  She is a very hands-on kind of girl!

And for those who care, here's a quick 3-month update on our nearly 4-month-old girl.  She loves the play gym and gladly bats at and grabs the toys dangling above her.  She gets frustrated with tummy time after a few minutes and must've misunderstood my directions to turn over.  She's not flipping her body over so much as around, as in spinning like a pinwheel. Crazy girl!  She talks to us all the time and has the greatest belly laugh.  She's starting to outgrow her 0-3 and 3-month clothes now.  She's eating about 30 ounces a day -- 6 bottles of 5 ounces each.  And she moved up to size 2 diapers a couple weeks ago.  Oh, and she now sleeps in her crib upstairs full time.  We are so blessed to be this girl's parents!