Pearl at 4 weeks

Pearl is...

*Rolling over? Mark put her down a few nights ago and when I went in later her face was against her bumper. I asked Mark about it and he claimed to have put her on her back. The next night I know I put her on her back but when I went in later she was on her belly!!!

*Bigger than Afton at this age- She is already moving out of 0-3 month clothing, and thus out of size one diapers too. I can't believe how fast she is changing! She looks so much bigger in her car seat, in the clothes she used to appear to swim in, etc. At two weeks she was 9lbs 7 oz. I could only imagine her being 11+ now. When she is without clothing her abdomen is ginormous and her arms and legs now have dimples/rolls of fat!

*Acne ridden-not going to lie I am embarassed to take her picture right now. On the sides of her head the acne is in colonies, and some of the acne has grown one on top of the others. In addition to her face it is on her neck, back, chest etc.

*She has the ability to projectile vomit/spit up. Yesterday when I got out of the shower there was a puddle of spit up on the floor but Pearl and her clothing were dry. But today I witnessed her in action. Poor Afton had just entered the bathroom where Pearl was to say good morning when Pearl erupted all over Afton's feet, once again Pearl's clothes remained dry...she can seriously
shoot it a good 18 inches.

*She is developing more and more neck and hand control each day, but she doesn't have nearly the strength that Afton had at birth(not a bad thing, just an observation).

*She smiles loads everytime she is dozing off to sleep and while sleeping chuckles quite a bit.

*Her digestive system seems to be a bit immature or something. She spits up A LOT and struggles to have bowel movements. Sometimes she cries and fusses until she is able to poop, poor kid!

*I have started cloth diapering her, and thus far I am more impressed with how much more the cloth can hold versus the disposables (way less blowouts in the cloth).

*Afton is still overjoyed to see Pearl each morning. Afton still has not maliciously attempted to harm her sister as I had feared in pregnancy. Afton still loves to read to her daily and talks baby talk to her. It's really quite fun to hear Afton mimic what I say to Pearl..."It's okay baby" "Hi pretty girl" etc.

*Pearl still has the unexpected black hair from birth and we've determined that she has Mark's toes.

*Unlike Afton she will sleep on her back!!! But she won't keep her covers on.