Aislynn- 4 months

I took Aislynn to her 4 month check up today. We were a couple of weeks overdue but because of the holidays and such it was no big deal. The doc said that she looks great. She weighed 13 lbs 7 ounces and was 24 3/4 inches long. She is growing as she should. We have also decided to start working on her sleeping patterns and schedule. Once a baby is 4 months they are capable of self soothing(according to many sources). It's not that I want her to cry herself to sleep, it's that I need her to be able to go to sleep on her own. I really wouldn't mind rocking her to sleep but I can't do it all the time and then when she wakes up and finds out she is in her bed, she freaks out. Last night was our first trial. It took her an hour and a half to fall asleep. Then she woke up at 1am and at 5am. The good part is that after she had a feeding, she went right back to bed and to sleep. Then I almost had to wake her up this morning at 7:45 to get her ready to go drop McKenna off at school. Tonight we laid her down at 8pm and by 8:40 she was out like a light. Wish me luck that each night will get easier. With McKenna and Kambry I never had to address this issue. They were both great sleepers and by 4 months were consistently sleeping through the night. I know that Aislynn will grow out of this phase, I just hope it is sooner rather than later. I am going to attempt to upload a video of her kicking in the bath from the other day. It is so funny how much concentration she putting into it. Enjoy!!