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Four months old

We have a four-month-old! Wren started at her new daycare last week. It's half the distance of her old one, so it's been a lot easier for me to get her to and from daycare, and much more practical for Cam to step in during emergencies. Her first couple of days were apparently a little rough, but she seems to be adjusting well.

Welcome, Wren "Proth!" 


Wren survived her first power outage! Dallas was hit by a massive storm on Sunday, and we lost power for 39 hours. Our daycare lost power, too, so we had to take off Monday since we had no childcare. Dealing with a power outage with an infant is a challenge I hope I never have to experience again! It was pure chaos at our house, although we didn't have it as bad as others in our area did. Our neighbor has a generator, and he ran a cord to our house so we could plug in a few things. We had our refrigerator, TV, WiFi, and bought fans for our room and Wren's room. It definitely could have been worse.

Wren's night sleep is still pretty inconsistent. The past few nights it's been really hard to get her down at night, but she's slept until about 3:30-5:30 a.m. She still isn't back to sleeping until 6 a.m. like she was at 3 months, but hopefully this regression will be over soon and we'll all start getting better sleep again. Cam and I might have to start some dreaded sleep training soon...

Daycare says that Wren can roll over now, but we are yet to see it for ourselves. She started holding her bottle with both hands, but she isn't quite strong enough to hold it upright when it's full. We are going to Florida this weekend and taking Wren! We'll update you about how her first flight and beach trip went. Wish us luck...




Ready for our beach trip!



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