Nov 3-9: 4.5 Months Old

Elin is now 4 1/2 months old! I've been a slacker and forgot to take her monthly photo until this week.  I didn't want to post her stats from her doctor's appointment until I had the picture.  I've finally taken the picture, so drum roll... Elin is 14 lbs 4 oz (50th percentile) and 25.5 inches (90th percentile)!  She is very long and I may actually have to move her to 9 month clothing very soon; it looks like we are going to have a tall girl!  For comparison, at 4 months, Erik was 15 lbs 0 oz (50th percentile) and 24.5 inches (under 50th percentile).  I was happy to see that Elin no longer is bigger than Erik at the same age! :)

Elin at 4 months old

This past week was relatively quiet, though we did have a few events beyond our normal schedule.  We had a visit mid-week from our good friend, Ryan Reinke, who was in Orlando visiting all his friends for a few days.  It was wonderful to see him and introduce him to Elin.  Erik had a great time seeing Ryan again and quickly warmed up to him.  If Erik starts telling you what to do and where to sit, you know that you are in his "inner circle" - and Ryan certainly has made it!  It can be rather hard to catch up with friends when you have a 2-year old interrupting to rearrange how we are sitting in the living room or to demand that Ryan get down on the floor to play with him!  We also hosted Amy & Addison on Sabbath afternoon at the end of the week while all the Zbaraschuk men were at Adventurer's Camp.  During their visit, Erik got the opportunity to practice the super hard technique of sharing!  Poor Addison couldn't pick up a toy without Erik deciding that was his most favorite toy in the whole wide world and his life would be simply over if he couldn't have it immediately!  Hopefully, Addison will continue to be friends with Erik!

Kent, Ryan & an entranced Elin!

Trying to add an uncooperative Erik to the picture!

Elin's big achievement this week is that she is now MOBILE!  Yes, you read that correctly.  She is on the move.  Granted, so far her mobility is achieved by rolling across the floor, but oh my, I'm not sure anything is safe anymore!  On Monday, I put Elin on her play-mat while I put Erik down for his afternoon nap.  I came back out to the living room a few short minutes later and was shocked to realize that Elin wasn't where I had left her!  I took a picture (see below) and sent it to Kent - his response was "Holy Smokes; she's mobile!"  I don't know what book she was after, but she was one determined little girl to roll all the way across the living room and around the ottoman to get to it!!

Random Photo of the week - Erik "helping" Kent put together a child-size table and chairs (an early Christmas gift from Nana & Pops)!  Erik is very particular about mastering new skills; even after he has successfully completed a task, he will break it back down and start over.  A great character trait I'm sure, but when you are trying to get something done and marked off a super long to-do list, it can make you grit your teeth!!

Erik "helping" or as he says "Erik do it!"