Shem and Reilly Purnell: July 2012

Shaylee had her 4 month check up last week and I am happy to report that she is a healthy happy baby girl! She now weighs 11 lbs. 9 oz. (4th percentile), is 23 5/8" tall (14th percentile) and her head is measuring in at 16.5" (83rd percentile). She is a skinny little thing and is just starting to nicely fit her 0-3 month clothes! Although they are starting to get a little short on her. She got more shots and this time Shem was with us at her appointment so he got to have the fun of seeing her get her shots. She did better this time then she did last time. Didn't cry as long and was acting almost like herself by mid afternoon. Last time it took a couple of days. We also got the ok to start her on solids. She will be open to letting us put the spoon in her mouth but as soon as she tastes it she spits it out. So it is a work in progress. We hope by next month that she will be use to it and eating a little more. With her weight so low so hope that she can get a little more to eat with some solids. She rolled over for the first time on June 10th! Shem was at a church meeting unfortunately. She is really getting the hang of it now! We are still working on rolling from her belly to her back. She has always hated tummy time so she starts to cry and we think that she forgets that she can roll back over. Now that she is rolling over we are not swaddling her. I was not looking forward to this day. Every time we tried to put her down for her nap not swaddled she would not fall asleep. Luckily it is going pretty well! She is still adjusting but I think she really enjoys the freedom of being able to move all around her crib. Some of the positions we find her in makes us laugh! And she is starting to sleep longer at night. We put her to bed about 10 and then up again around 4:30. She does wake up a few times in there but we either just let her cry it out or give her back her pacifier and she'll go back to sleep for a little while. Cutting out one of those middle of the night feedings has definitely been nice for me. She loves to talk and is starting to laugh more. Her smile brightens up our day and we love her so much! We are getting ready for her first swimming experience in a couple of weeks. My Uncle is coming over with his boat next weekend and we are going boating! Well Shem is and Shaylee will just play in the water with him. We got her a swimming suit and are excited to see what she thinks of the water.

We are still searching for a job for Shem. He has had a couple of interviews and we hope and pray that we will soon be offered a position. We are blessed that he still has his research position that he had when he was a student but that job will end on July 31st. So his days are spent working and searching for work. Nothing new really with me. We are in charge of Shem's family reunion this year along with his sister and so when Shaylee is sleeping I take advantage and try to get things planned for that. I love being home with Shaylee. It is so fun to be able to spend time with her and to help her learn new things and develop. Babies are such miracles and we are so thankful for our little miracle. We feel very blessed to have her and that she is healthy and learning and growing. Here are some pictures of our growing little girl. Enjoy!