four months old

I can't believe that another month has passed. Here I am again looking at pictures of my gorgeous daughter and simultaneaously rejoicing that those rough newborn nights are gone while lamenting the fact that she is growing so fast. Claire is incredible. She lives up to the meaning of her name: clear and bright. She doesn't need swaddling anymore, she has started sucking her thumb, and is sleeping through most nights. She likes biting her hands and feet and trying to chew on her large green plastic key. She is almost always smiling and continues to laugh with a funny grunting sound. She puts herself to sleep quickly at both nap time and night time. She loves to look at herself in her crib mirror and thinks it is hilarious if you shake your head back and forth. I continue to be struck by her big eyes-- they are one of the first things I noticed about her. I love this baby to pieces.