Norah is 4 Months!

On February 2nd, Norah turned 4 months old! Time is really flying by and I'd love to hit the pause button for a while. As a second time Mama, I feel like I've been more relaxed and have truly enjoyed the infant stage since I'm not trying to adjust to motherhood at the same time. 

She's a pretty laid back baby with two exceptions. One- she's very particular about her milk- breastmilk straight from the source. Not a fan of bottles and refuses formula. Two- she will have a massive meltdown if she's denied adequate down time (time at home without a lot of noise and distractions so she can rest and get a good, uninterrupted nap in) during the day. 

My favorite thing about Norah is her sweet smile. She smiles with her whole face and it's beautiful. She gives smiles away often and to pretty much anyone who smiles at her first. She's made many strangers feel pretty special. :)

Her 4 month check up was Feb 4th and all is well! This was the first time her doctor has seen her birthmark. It's a strawberry hemangioma which is what we figured and no cause for concern. As she gets older, it will likely go away. Ten percent by age 1, 20% by 2, 30% by 3, etc. It will likely be around a while and as long as it doesn't grow to her eyelid or impede her vision, we'll let it be. Developmentally, she's hitting all the milestones and she's very average as far as her physical measurements go!

Height- 24 1/4" (50%)

Weight- 13#12oz (55%)

HC- 16 1/8" (50%)