Four Months

Last Monday (the 22nd) we went for D's four month check up and shots.  We had just been there about 3 weeks prior to that, when one night she randomly started running a temp pushing 102. Since Carter was battling allergy-induced sinus issues, I was concerned that maybe she caught something if he was actually contagious. Its so hard to tell at that age what is going on, and Carter had never had any illnesses or fevers that young.  Dr. Waw checked her out and decided that she had something viral, and she actually didn't even run fever for 24 hours. But better safe than sorry!

Anyways, at that appointment, Delaney weighed about 12 1/2 lbs, so I was shocked when at her check-up she weighed 13 lb 12 oz! Holy cow almost 14 pounds! That put her in the 48th percentile for weight, and at 24 1/4 in long she's in the 45th percentile for height.  But her head circumference....girlfriend is growing into her Webb head and has jumped up to the 85th percentile!

Of course, everything else checked out perfectly, and the doctor was impressed with her neck strength, despite the fact that she refuses to stay on her tummy during tummy time. I honestly don't even try anymore, because she almost immediately rolls over to her back! She prefers to sit upright in her Jumperoo or Bumbo seat anyways, so I figure that is enough practice.

The biggest surprise was that Dr. Waw told me that her two bottom middle teeth are close to coming through! Thank goodness that I had made the decision the day before to start weaning to formula! I knew she was teething, because she had been drooling and chewing on her hands, but I figured it would still be awhile before we saw actual teeth. As of today, they have still not cut through, but they are definitely giving her fits. And her monthly bear picture was tricky since all she wanted to do was chew on her hands.

Some milestones for this month include:
-doing a lot of "talking," especially to my Grandpa
-starting to use the Jumperoo
-first night(s) away from Mommy when we went on our anniversary trip
-grabbing for things, including food we are eating
-starting on half breastmilk half formula, and she's about to need to move up to the bigger bottles since she seems to want more than 4.5 oz most feedings
-growing out of a lot of 3 month clothes, but still too little for most of her 6 month clothes
-still waking up once a night to eat, but we are starting to try to soothe her back to sleep with a binky instead, because I think she only eats for comfort at that point

At her check up

Thank God for Moby wraps. Sometimes this is the only way anything gets done.

No smiles this month. But she still looks cute!

Trying to hold her bottle

GranPam made her another tutu

First Easter. She is wearing another of my dresses

Wrapped up after bathtime

Ready for spring!

A rare moment of successful tummy time

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