Well at least that is what the doctor said at her 4 month checkup yesterday. We did the standard measurements and here are her stats:
Height: 25.75 inches
Weight: 15 lbs. 1 ounce
Head: 16.4 in
What does this mean? Well the growth chart puts her in the 90th percentile for length, 75th for weight and head circumference. Basically what all this means is that we got the green light to start her on rice cereal.
Other topics that were covered during the visit:
- Her eczema has improved with the cream
- Her development is on track- smiling, cooing, grabbing
- She does not roll over yet
- She does like to stand up
Oh, yeah and then there were Alex's shots- she had 4. We gave her Tylenol before we left and I think that helped because she did cry but not for very long. I think it was more traumatic for Wes and I. She was not her usual happy self yesterday afterwards. Her appetite was less and she was just unhappy. Our friend Amy came over and cuddled with her so she received some special attention. Today she is back to her happy self- and eating.
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What a cute little kissy-face in the picture! I noticed that she liked to stand up, but I wasn't sure if that was normal for her age or not.
Apparently I never went through much of a crawling phase. I did a lot more scooting - pushing myself around the room on my back. Sort of like upside-down crawling, I guess!
Maybe Alex will skip right to walking! Get ready to baby-proof!
What a cute picture, Alex is beautiful and has personality! Alex's developements sound just like Megan's, although Alex has her beat in pyhsical growth.
And Srah is right about the baby proofing, Alex will be mobile (in some form) sooner then you think.
I say screw the charts... we need to be pushing her down. Keep her a baby for longer! It has only been a few months but lately time is traveling so fast.... soon she will be sassing back to her parents and you will be thinking "i should have pushed her down and slowed the development"... wait, maybe that is crazy?!
no Ro, it is not crazy, I wish I had done it to the three of you. With Michael it worked for a while. Michele went on her own tune and Ro is still out of control and I have to push back. I say let's swaddle Alexandra until she is a year old
Or eighteen...
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