I can’t hardly believe that our little baby (who is not so little anymore) is 16 weeks old. Where has the time gone. Yesterday we went for her 4 month check up. She is weighing in at 14 pounds 13 ounces and is 24 3/4 inches long. She sure is getting big. Ryan and I think we see and feel two teeth coming in although the doctor said there wasn’t. We started her on rice cereal yesterday and she did not get much in. It didn’t help that she was cranky while we were feeding her. She wasn’t feeling very well after all her shots. She still isn’t sleeping through the night so hopefully the cereal will help her with that. She is laughing and cooing all the time. It is so cute. She has started to suck in her bottom lip and she looks like an old toothless man when she does it. She is trying to roll over but hasn’t quite figured that out yet. She can go from her front to her back but not the other way around. Time really does go by so fast. We are enjoying every minute, even the hard stuff. She’s just so cute, you can’t help it.

Well it is definately the best thing on earth. It is more than I could have ever imgined it would be. Even though people try to help prepare you for all you will face as a parent, nothing does it like doing it yourself. As hard as being a parent is, the joy it brings out weighs any hardship and sleep deprivation.  Time and dates go out the window. Most of the time I do not know either of those things. That’s ok because she is all that matters. I am no longer in charge of what goes on in my life. She is the boss right now and she gives me all the direction I need. I wanted to do everything perfectly and I have had a hard time realizing and accepting that things do not always go according to plan and it is not always a bad thing or doesn’t mean that I am a bad parent. I just need to relax a little and my wonderful husband is helping me with that. I just look at my beautiful Flora everyday and am so thankful that she has made me a mommy. It is all I have ever wanted and more.