Hazel's 4 month update || Baby diaries

We have a roller! Hazel rolled over this month (3.5months) from back to belly. She actually did it for the first time and I almost missed it in the early morning the day of our friends wedding. She had been trying SO HARD for the week prior, spending most of her time awake on her side but not quite completing the roll. She was so stoked with herself when it finally happened and so was I. Now that she has done it once, she will not stop rolling over, her tummy is her favourite place to be and now she is only on her back while sleeping or playing on her playmat.

Hazel is still sleeping next to us in her bassinet but as I was cleaning her room (currently our guest room) I put her in her big girl cot and realised just how little she looked. The day is coming when she will grow out of her bassinet but for the time being I like having her right by my side at night.

She's developed lovely chubby cheeks which you can't help but want to smoosh and her personality is blossoming. She is still a lovely chill baby who gives us lots of smiles and is pretty easy to figure out what she needs when she is upset. Let's hope the dreaded "Four month sleep regression" doesn't change all of that.

Just prior to Hazel turning four months old, her Uncle and Auntie returned from their adventures in Europe and stayed with us in Auckland for a week while they recovered from jetlag and got their affairs in order. It was an adjustment for Hazel to have so many people in our small house but she also absolutely loved all of the extra attention. Holly and Lee have a great report with her and she found it hilarious when Holly would blow raspberries at her, so much so that Hazel started blowing bubbles ALL OF THE TIME and gave herself dribble rash in the process. Hazel also laughed for the first time while they were staying with us. She had been awake for way longer than usual (due to all of the excitement) and was overtired but still in a good mood. As I was changing her nappy I was blowing raspberries at her and she started cracking up hysterically. The other three ran into our room to share in the moment, it was such a good feeling and we all laughed along with her.
 

Hazel's 4 month pop-in-portrait was a little more difficult than usual as Hazel had some serious stranger danger going on, and took a dislike to the photographer (who was really trying her best to get a good smile). We ended up getting a slouchy half grin and one of her chewing her gums (sore teeth) hopefully next month will be more cheery.

Four month stats:

Height: No measurement this month

Weight: No measurement this month

Sleeping: Mostly sleeping from 10pm until 5:30am

Eating/Feeding:150ml tends to be a pretty good amount

Sizes: Some larger 0-3 month and smaller 3-6 month sizes

Milestones: Rolling over and Laughing!

Nicknames: Darling, Gorgeous, Poppet, My Girl, Miss Madam

Likes: Smiling at us, making her mobile spin, getting her nappy changed, singing along with me, rolling over, tummy time, blowing raspberries, sucking on her toes/hands

Dislikes: Waiting for a feed, feeling left out while taking a nap, waiting for us to roll her from tummy to back