The 4 month regression (or should we say 4 to 6 month regression)

I wish I had found this article before both of my girls were already through the 4 month regression. New moms or even moms on the second or third go round, read this and take heart.

With Esme, I had no idea what it even was and wondered what was going on. A quick google helped me realize that babies are learning a lot at 4 months and there was a reason our sleep was suddenly worse than when she was a newborn.

Then when it hit Téa halfway through her third month, I blamed it on the 4 month regression and prayed for it to end quickly. It continued to drag on and on and on. Everything I read implied it happens in the fourth month but never said, it could go on for much longer than you expect, especially if your child is breastfed. You kind of assume it will be a blip and within a couple weeks all will be well again. (Especially when Téa started out as such a good sleeper and we had some 9 hour long stretches right before it all fell apart.)

Now that Téa has mastered rolling over, gotten past her fourth cold in a two month stretch (an older sibling really brings home the colds :) ), started to figure out sitting up and made it through another growth spurt, we are finally starting to get back to the longer sleeps that she did as a newborn. Praise the Lord.

And reading the explanation of what is going on helped get rid of a lot of anxiety about why my kids struggled with this, when everything else says 'they should be able to sleep through the night by 4-6 months'.

the Prequel

Testing out the new lifejacket before our Beaver Lake weekend.

Taste of the Weekend

This is my favourite picture of the weekend out at Beaver Lake. More to come in the nearish future :)

Téa's Dedication

We dedicated Téa on Mother's Day Sunday. The portion of the video relating to our family starts mostly around the 5 min 25 second mark.

Here are some pictures as well.

It was a good day. We missed those loved ones that couldn't be there (you know who you are :) )

Sunny Sunday

Girls and their Dad playing with Oma's growing dress-up hat collection.

Matching

Thanks Grandma for our matching aprons! We love them. (I am wearing one too even though it is hidden by the girls.)

You know it is Roll Up The Rim season when . . .

Today Esme was pretending to go to work and she says to me 'I get timbits, I need some double-double'. This girl has her Dad's drink order memorized :)

what we've been up to

playing with new sunglasses

sunglass fun with daddy

granola bars on spring walks

doubling up in the stroller

posing for pictures

sleeping all cozy

snuggling the blankies

being cute

smiling with opa

trying on giant shoes

playing with uncle kiki (caleb)

making goofy faces

holding sleeping babies

 cousin bouncing on horses (Gray)

cousin swinging (Ellie)

watching Graby with Nawny (auntie erin) and Kiss (uncle kif)

rolling down hills

laughing

climbing the fence

thinking

opening grandpa's phone

hugging cousins

watching cars out the window

chilling in the bundle me

riding the trike

waving sticks

looking at daddy

sticking out tongues

hanging with daddy

daddy kisses

using weird exposure settings on the camera