Amelie is Four Months Already!

Amelie turned 16 weeks/4 months this last weekend. I've been so busy with my 7-week class that I have neglected posting about all of her little quirks and accomplishments. Hopefully, when the class if over next week I can make up for it!

But for now...

The Doctor appointment was yesterday and she weighed in at 14lbs 6 oz (50th percentile) and 26.5 inches ("off the charts" according to the Dr.) We are amused because that is 1 lb less and 1 inch longer than Jack was at the same age. Jack's growth slowed down considerably, so it will be interesting to see if her growth does too or if she will keep being tall and skinny. 3-6 mo. clothing is almost too small on her lengthwise but fits otherwise, while 6-9 mo. is baggy but long enough.

Lily Belle is almost rolling over, but not quite. She gets 90% of the way over and then changes her mind. She is almost sitting up on her own, though. As shown in the previous posts' Bumbo pictures, she loves to sit up and look around. Overall she is just an extraordinarily sweet and pleasant baby.

Her hair is lightening up quite a bit. It's quite unruly, though.

And again, it's rather obvious that they are siblings...

Quickie

It just amuses me when Jack picks his outfits. And yes, the shirt is on backwards.

Assorted Memorial Day Weekend Pictures

When I wasn't holed up in a room studying last weekend, I managed to get a few pictures.

Sweet (tired) girl

Kate and her babies

Apparently Jack is not afraid of sand anymore. Maybe we should start thinking about a sandbox...

What's Cuter than a Couple of Babies?

A couple of babies wearing matching outfits.

And no, the hand-holding was not staged.



Kayaa kept pulling Amelie's hair.
Amelie responded by trying to pull off Kayaa's shirt.


They got over it, though.

More Brother and Sister

Here are a couple of cute pictures I forgot to post with the video the other day.

By the way, for those of you that don't see my Facebook status, I offer the following quote from Jack: "I a Princess!"

This was yelled while standing in his Lightening McQueen clothes hamper.

Yup

The Bumbo

Since Amelie likes to sit up so much, we broke down and bought a Bumbo. (Dumbest product name ever.)

As you can see, she really enjoys sitting in it.

Similarities? Differences?

We find ourselves often comparing how similar Amelie is to how Jack was at a similar age and how different. I'm sure this is a normal parent thing to do, but it keeps us amused.

For instance, here are a some pictures of Jack when he was 10/11 weeks old.

And Amelie at 12 weeks 

Okay, Amelie was not quite as sleepy as Jack was in the photos, but you get the idea.

In other ways, they are like night and day. 

Amelie is already sleeping better than Jack did well after he was a year old. Granted, she is not sleeping through the night, yet, but we can lay her down drowsy and she will go to sleep. It was a long time before the little man came close to that. She also likes to take naps, which he still does not.

I guess overall Jack was not a "calm" baby. It seemed like he always wanted to be walked around, sung to (college fight songs and Sousa marches if I remember correctly), and was cranky quite a bit. 

Amelie, on the other hand, is a very mellow little girl. She tends to take everything in stride and cheers up quite easily, even when she is getting tired. But then there is the temper...

When she does get mad, she can be quite frightening. She turns beet red, her whole body shakes, she holds her breath for a bit, and then she lets out these horrendous screams. It's quite a site. I used to think that Jack had a temper, but it is nothing like this. 

The funny thing is, Kate's temper is the same way. She is generally very calm, and it takes a lot for her to lose her temper. But when she does, well, we generally want to hide. 

I've never seen her scream, bu just ask her about the Mandarin Orange Incident some time...

(Okay, in all fairness Jack's moods and sleeping habits are an awul lot like mine. )