4 Months - One-Third of a Birthday

Can it really be? How did the time fly? More than likely, I’ve just been in a sleep-depraved induced fog; however, the girls are one-third of the way to their first birthday (gasp!). Is this supposed to make me happy or sad? I’m not sure that it’s done either, but it does amaze me.

Milestones in the rear-view mirror:

• Smiling
• Giggling (Tina giggles – still waiting for Ava)
• Head at 45-degree angle while on tummy (Tina still needs more work on this)
• Grabbing (especially Mommy’s hair)
• Kicking their feet like little pistons
• Clasping their hands together
• Standing while holding on to something
• Babbling (one of Ava’s strong points – Tina “stories” are much shorter; more like phrases compared to Ava’s novels)
• Oral fixations - chew on fingers and fists and lick the side of the Baby Bjorn
• Roll over from tummy to back
• Tina’s showing signs of teething (how many bibs can we go through a day?)
• Ava uses stomach muscles to attempt to sit up
  
  Milestones to look forward to:
• Sleeping through the night (this is a big one!)
• Pushing body up with arms while on tummy (mini push-ups)
• Roll over from back to tummy
• Sitting up assisted
• Finding their thumb
  
  Questions to contemplate:
• Should I go back to work part-time?
• When do we introduce solid foods?
• When will they ever start sleeping longer?!! Please, please, please drop at least one night feeding!!!