4 Month Checkup

Andi and I went to the pediatrician on Dec. 18th for her 4 month checkup. I was very excited to see how much she had grown since her 2 month checkup. At her 2 month check up she was 23 inches long and weighed 11 lbs. 7.8 oz. At her 4 month checkup we found out that she is now 25 1/4 inches long (79th percentile) and weighs 14 lbs. 4 oz (57th percentile). She has more than doubled her birth weight at this point and grown over 5 inches since she was born. It's so neat to watch her grow! She's "talking" and laughing a lot these days. Our carefree days of not worrying about her grabbing things are long gone because she can't keep her hands off anything now! Watch out for your plate if you're holding her at dinner time! She's still sleeping 12 hours at night and is on a better nap schedule recently. She takes 2 naps a day usually for anywhere between 30 minutes to an hour each. Hey, at least it's something! The doctor said not to worry since she's sleeping so much at night now. She also said to count my blessings because most babies who are nursing don't sleep through the night at this age. We're definitely lucky! We haven't started solid foods yet but will around 6 months probably so that's something to look forward to. Her newest thing now is trying to sit up on her own. She's really anxious to do that by herself apparently because she's constantly trying to pull herself into the sitting position. It's neat to watch. Tonight, she was sticking her little tongue out and trying so hard to sit up while laying across my lap. We are truly enjoying watching our little girl discover so many new things!

Here she is in her snow bunny pajamas that her Grammy bought her. So cute!
She loves the bunnies on the feet!