{"id":9056,"date":"2012-01-19T07:44:41","date_gmt":"2012-01-19T12:44:41","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.ahealthysliceoflife.com\/?p=9056"},"modified":"2014-03-29T20:01:57","modified_gmt":"2014-03-30T00:01:57","slug":"life-with-my-4-month-old","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ahealthysliceoflife.com\/life-with-my-4-month-old\/","title":{"rendered":"Life with my 4 Month Old"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Hailey is 1\/3 a year old! Wait? Does anyone say that? I guess I could say 4 months, but 1\/3 a year sounds much more fitting.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ahealthysliceoflife.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/01\/Hailey-smile.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" style=\"background-image: none; margin: 0px auto; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: block; float: none; padding-top: 0px; border-width: 0px;\" title=\"Hailey smile\" alt=\"Hailey smile\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ahealthysliceoflife.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/01\/Hailey-smile_thumb.jpg\" width=\"404\" height=\"271\" border=\"0\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Hailey and I have become pretty tight over the last 4 months since she came into this world and every day I find myself enjoying her more and more. We laugh a lot.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ahealthysliceoflife.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/01\/IMG_4083.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" style=\"background-image: none; margin: 0px auto; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: block; float: none; padding-top: 0px; border-width: 0px;\" title=\"IMG_4083\" alt=\"IMG_4083\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ahealthysliceoflife.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/01\/IMG_4083_thumb.jpg\" width=\"404\" height=\"271\" border=\"0\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Why yes, I am wearing a fuzzy pink robe. Thanks for noticing my hot mom gear.<\/p>\n<p>I feel like Hailey has started learning new things every day. Some of her latest tricks include:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>grabbing and playing with her feet<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ahealthysliceoflife.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/01\/Hailey-and-her-feet.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" style=\"background-image: none; margin: 0px auto; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: block; float: none; padding-top: 0px; border-width: 0px;\" title=\"Hailey and her feet\" alt=\"Hailey and her feet\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ahealthysliceoflife.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/01\/Hailey-and-her-feet_thumb.jpg\" width=\"251\" height=\"344\" border=\"0\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>babbling and singing to herself. It sounds like she has her own language<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ahealthysliceoflife.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/01\/IMG_4097.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" style=\"background-image: none; margin: 0px auto; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: block; float: none; padding-top: 0px; border-width: 0px;\" title=\"IMG_4097\" alt=\"IMG_4097\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ahealthysliceoflife.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/01\/IMG_4097_thumb.jpg\" width=\"404\" height=\"271\" border=\"0\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>holding onto my shoulder when I hold her upright. It feels like a hug.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ahealthysliceoflife.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/01\/Hailey-and-bear.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" style=\"background-image: none; margin: 0px auto; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: block; float: none; padding-top: 0px; border-width: 0px;\" title=\"Hailey and bear\" alt=\"Hailey and bear\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ahealthysliceoflife.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/01\/Hailey-and-bear_thumb.jpg\" width=\"404\" height=\"271\" border=\"0\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>She giggles and laughs, especially when Hubbs tickles her under the chin or I kiss the bottom of her feet.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ahealthysliceoflife.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/01\/Photo-Jan-15-12-55-53-PM.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" style=\"background-image: none; margin: 0px auto; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: block; float: none; padding-top: 0px; border-width: 0px;\" title=\"Photo Jan 15, 12 55 53 PM\" alt=\"Photo Jan 15, 12 55 53 PM\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ahealthysliceoflife.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/01\/Photo-Jan-15-12-55-53-PM_thumb.jpg\" width=\"258\" height=\"344\" border=\"0\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Her head control is pretty good and she enjoys sitting in the bumbo.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ahealthysliceoflife.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/01\/Hailey-in-bumbo.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" style=\"background-image: none; margin: 0px auto; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: block; float: none; padding-top: 0px; border-width: 0px;\" title=\"Hailey in bumbo\" alt=\"Hailey in bumbo\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ahealthysliceoflife.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/01\/Hailey-in-bumbo_thumb.jpg\" width=\"404\" height=\"271\" border=\"0\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>She is so close to being able to really use her exersaucer\u2026<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ahealthysliceoflife.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/01\/Hailey-is-exersaucer.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" style=\"background-image: none; margin: 0px auto; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: block; float: none; padding-top: 0px; border-width: 0px;\" title=\"Hailey is exersaucer\" alt=\"Hailey is exersaucer\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ahealthysliceoflife.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/01\/Hailey-is-exersaucer_thumb.jpg\" width=\"404\" height=\"303\" border=\"0\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>but isn\u2019t quite there yet.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ahealthysliceoflife.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/01\/Hailey-wants-out-of-exersaucer.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" style=\"background-image: none; margin: 0px auto; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: block; float: none; padding-top: 0px; border-width: 0px;\" title=\"Hailey wants out of exersaucer\" alt=\"Hailey wants out of exersaucer\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ahealthysliceoflife.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/01\/Hailey-wants-out-of-exersaucer_thumb.jpg\" width=\"404\" height=\"303\" border=\"0\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>She blows bubbles, sucks on her bottom lip and seems fascinated with her mouth.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ahealthysliceoflife.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/01\/4-month.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" style=\"background-image: none; margin: 0px auto; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: block; float: none; padding-top: 0px; border-width: 0px;\" title=\"4 month\" alt=\"4 month\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ahealthysliceoflife.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/01\/4-month_thumb.jpg\" width=\"404\" height=\"268\" border=\"0\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>She can roll over\u2026. sporadically.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ahealthysliceoflife.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/01\/Hailey-wide-eyed.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" style=\"background-image: none; margin: 0px auto; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: block; float: none; padding-top: 0px; border-width: 0px;\" title=\"Hailey wide eyed\" alt=\"Hailey wide eyed\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ahealthysliceoflife.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/01\/Hailey-wide-eyed_thumb.jpg\" width=\"404\" height=\"271\" border=\"0\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>We had her doctor\u2019s appointment Tuesday and she weighs 14 lbs 13.5 ounces (75th percentile), is 25 1\/4 inches long (75th-90th percentile) and her head is 16.5 inches (75th percentile).<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ahealthysliceoflife.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/01\/Hailey-4-month-appt.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" style=\"background-image: none; margin: 0px auto; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: block; float: none; padding-top: 0px; border-width: 0px;\" title=\"Hailey 4 month appt\" alt=\"Hailey 4 month appt\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ahealthysliceoflife.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/01\/Hailey-4-month-appt_thumb.jpg\" width=\"404\" height=\"303\" border=\"0\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>She wears size 2 diapers and can\u2019t fit into 3 month clothing anymore. She\u2019s eating 5-6 times a day, though the 6th feeding is usually just to top her off before bed. We start the bedtime routine around 7:00pm and after bath, feeding and being wrapped up like a burrito (yes, we still swaddle), she\u2019s down by 7:30ish. She sleeps until 6:00am when I feed her and put her right back down and she\u2019ll snooze until 7:30ish and then is up for the day!<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ahealthysliceoflife.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/01\/Hailey-worm.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" style=\"background-image: none; margin: 0px auto; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: block; float: none; padding-top: 0px; border-width: 0px;\" title=\"Hailey worm\" alt=\"Hailey worm\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ahealthysliceoflife.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/01\/Hailey-worm_thumb.jpg\" width=\"404\" height=\"270\" border=\"0\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>She is going to the gym with me at least 4 days a week and it\u2019s going well! I still try to go at off-peak hours when I can.<\/p>\n<p>It may sound cheesy as can be, but I really love this little girl more than I could ever describe. I must tell her \u2018Mama loves you sooooooo much\u2019 and \u2018you are sooooooooo special\u2019 at least twenty times a day. So what if it makes her grow up with superiority issues <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wlEmoticon wlEmoticon-winkingsmile\" style=\"border-style: none;\" alt=\"Winking smile\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ahealthysliceoflife.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/01\/wlEmoticon-winkingsmile9.png\" \/><\/p>\n<p>And last, but not least\u2026 how bad do you want to squeeze those adorable, chunky thighs?!<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ahealthysliceoflife.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/01\/Hailey-cute-thighs.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" style=\"background-image: none; margin: 0px auto; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: block; float: none; padding-top: 0px; border-width: 0px;\" title=\"Hailey cute thighs\" alt=\"Hailey cute thighs\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ahealthysliceoflife.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/01\/Hailey-cute-thighs_thumb.jpg\" width=\"258\" height=\"344\" border=\"0\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p align=\"center\"><strong>Any questions that I didn\u2019t cover?<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Hailey is 1\/3 a year old! Wait? Does anyone say that? I guess I could say 4 months, but 1\/3 a year&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":9051,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"inline_featured_image":false,"_genesis_hide_title":false,"_genesis_hide_breadcrumbs":false,"_genesis_hide_singular_image":false,"_genesis_hide_footer_widgets":false,"_genesis_custom_body_class":"","_genesis_custom_post_class":"","_genesis_layout":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[1483],"tags":[558,398,414],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ahealthysliceoflife.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9056"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ahealthysliceoflife.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ahealthysliceoflife.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ahealthysliceoflife.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/4"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ahealthysliceoflife.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=9056"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.ahealthysliceoflife.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9056\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ahealthysliceoflife.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/9051"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ahealthysliceoflife.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=9056"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ahealthysliceoflife.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=9056"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ahealthysliceoflife.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=9056"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}