4.5 weeks

*At her 4-month check-up, Zara weighed in at 14 pounds, 4 ounces (50-75 percentile).
*She was 24 1/4 inches (50 percentile) long; and her head circumference was 41 3/4 cm (75 percentile).
*She can roll over from her back to her side.
*She can sit up if you prop her hands in front of her just so. Otherwise she will flop over.
*She likes to scratch. Her diapers. My jeans. The couch. I think she likes the sound it makes.
*She flails her arms more.
*She can fall asleep on her own if I set her down. She will fuss a bit and then fall asleep.
*My friend, Hannah, gave us a baby swing. Z seems to like it as long as you put her in there happy. Today she was happy and giggling and "dancing" as Sofi put it - while we all were playing Rock Band.
*She may be teething. Not sure. She puts her whole fist in her mouth and likes to suck on anything put near her mouth - blankets, clothing, her bib.
*She loves to look at trees and leaves.
*She is up to Size 2 diapers and 3-6 month size clothing.
*She adores her sister. When she's nursing, she will get often distracted by Sofi. She will turn her head away from me to look at what her sister is doing.
*Sofi adores her sister. She likes to read to Zara. (YES! Sofi is reading now!)
*She is settling into a routine (or maybe I'm just paying more attention to when she naps). She usually take a morning nap around 10 AM and then one around 1 PM. And one more before dinnertime.
*When I'm cooking dinner is when she is fussiest. Probably because I'm not with her. Jamie is usually home by then so he deals with her then, either holding her while trying to entertain Sofi at the same time or giving her the "treatment" (swaddling + running water).
*At dinnertime, she starts in the swing or carseat (so we can have our hands-free to eat) but usually cries her way onto one of our laps. She LOVES to be held and watch us eat. Who can blame her?
*She definitely sleeps more at night - starting around 8 or so until 3 or 4 AM. So I'm still not getting interrupted sleep. I wonder when I will again...when she's 2?

And a quick Sofi update:

4 years 11 months
* She is reading! She can read many books on her own. I think she is still in the memorization phase where she can simply recognize words without necessarily sounding them out. But she is getting better at that. She also guesses words based on pictures in the book or context. For ones she has no clue, she will ask us.
*She is back at school and loving it.
*She is insatiable when it comes to playdates.
*She is so very excited for her 5th birthday party coming up.