4 months and 1 week old

So Lucy turned 4 months old last week, and I am a little late in updating the blog. She is growing so fast and doing new things all the time. At her four month check up last week she cried the entire 2 hours we were there (with maybe two breaks for about 5 minutes each). The upside was that she was already screaming when she got her shots. The doctor diagnosed her with reflux and said she has "hyperactive bowels". Poor kid... She has been on zantac for about a week now and it seems to be helping a little bit with her tummy troubles.
One of her best new tricks is rolling from her tummy to her back. This is good for me because it means she can safely sleep on her belly which has helped her sleep a little better. Unfortunately when she does roll on to her back when she is sleeping she gets very startled and upset. Hopefully she will start rolling back over the other way soon.
Here are some recent pictures!

Just doing a little light reading...

exploration

Lucy LOVES her playmat. As you can see it has so many things to look at, feel, and apparently even taste! Scott and I love it too because it keeps Lucy entertained on her own for awhile.

Based on these pleasant pictures you may be surprised to know that lately Lucy has been crying/screaming a lot and sleeping very poorly. We think this is due at least in part to a milk allergy that first showed up a couple of weeks ago when she started getting hives every time she ate. I cut cow's milk products out of my diet about 2 weeks ago so we think we are (hopefully!) starting to see some improvement in her now. We have learned through this process that Lucy has a very strong set of lungs and she is not afraid to use them. Amazingly, when she is not crying inconsolably she is a very happy and smiley baby.