Rachel at 5 months

I missed posting an update after Rachel's 4 month visit to the pediatrician's office so I making up for it now.

At 4 months, Rachel weighed just under 16 lbs (77%), was 25 1/4 inches tall (79%), and her head measured 16 1/4 (55%). Her personality is really starting to show. She loves attention. She gets really excited when I drink from my water bottle or read a book to her. She wants to gnaw on both of these objects. She has been rolling over from back to tummy for about three weeks now and can almost sit up on her own.

She's sleeping better some nights, but not all. I'm hopeful ever night that this will be the one when she decides to sleep through the night, but it has not happened again. A good night is waking up at 1:30 or 3:30 and again at 5:30 though sometimes later. The good news about sleeping is that she goes down well at night and mostly for naps. I give her a blankie, she grabs it, and sticks her thumb in her mouth. I love it!

Here's Miss Rachel in our family crib and christening gown.

Happy Halloween!

We hope you had a great Halloween! We dressed up, gave out some candy at the house, and then headed down the street to hang out with our neighbors on the cool autumn night. We enjoyed snacks and good drinks while staying warm by the fire pit in their front yard. Josh quickly figured out how to trick-or-treat. He grabbed a bucket and started walking around with it. We let him run around and have a few treats too (some M-n-Ms and Dum-Dums). Soon, it was way past bedtime and we all went to sleep. I'm still playing catch up since we've been out of town but hope to get some new posts up soon.

Here are some photos of my two little pumpkins from Halloween night. : )