Look at this sweet little baby girl who is clearly in a daze. Her medicine and 4 month shots got the best of her. Poor pitiful little thing!We visited the doctor at 8:30 this morning and she passed all of her tests with flying colors, even the cuteness test and the personality test. She smiled and laughed at her pediatrician and cooed at all of the office ladies. Those tests are important too!
We took her to school after her appointment where she has enjoyed long naps in her crib and lazy times in her swing. Daddy just couldn't take it anymore and plans to get her. It is hard to be away from your baby when all they want is to be cuddled.
Here are her new stats and they are impressive!
Weight: 14 lbs. 11 ounces (75th percentile)
She is sitting strong in her 75th percentile category. She has gained about 3 pounds in 2 months. She is growing just as she should. Dr. Sperling recommends we cut out the night feeding in the next few nights. It isn't out of concern that she is too big, but that she needs to begin sleeping through the night and is taking the bottle out of comfort and not necessity. I plan to read up a little more on the Ferber method she recommended. It sounds like we are in for a couple of crying fits and then the long awaited full night of sleep.
Length: 25 1/4 inches (75-90 percentile)
She has grown 2 1/4 inches in two months. I knew she was going to be deemed long. Many of her footed pajamas just don't fit or her 0-3 months onesies fit fine around and then seem to pull on her lengthwise. I always wanted to be taller and hope Abby Lu is taller than I am. It would save so much money on alterations. Hemming everything gets expensive!
Head Circumference: 42 3/4 cm (90th percentile)
Big brains! Her head has grown 2 3/4 cm in two months. A growing brain is a good thing!
Overall, we have a healthy and happy baby and couldn't be more blessed. So many blogs lately are about sick children and it just breaks your heart. I thank God for my healthy girl and ask Him to bless others with the same. I get the joy of focusing on her outfit each day and not her heart, brain, or lungs. What a blessing.
8 comments:
Judy M. hearts Dr.Ferber..she helped me a ton with questions! Glad she is doing great and oh so cute!
Awww she is such a cutie! I cannot believe she is 4 months already. Can she be my tutu model for next Thursday?
Omigoodness. . .I just want to cuddle that sweet little thing!! Those shots are the worst. She 's in the 99th percentile as far as cuteness!
Another book you may want to check out is Dr. Marc Weissbluth's "Healthy Sleep Habits, Happy Child." I didn't read it until Travis was nearly 1, but it saved my sanity, and has made a WORLD of difference in how we've approached Allison's sleep.
Not a Ferber fan-- even he came out last year against the methods he developed. I recommend Jodi Mindell-- she's Ferber Lite. Ha! I am giving YOU advice like you are not a superior mom. AL is a doll! XOXO, Alison
Kiersten is a Healthy Sleep Habits, Happy Child baby...worked great for us from napping to sleeping all night. It came recommended to me by another mom and she was right! It is great and Kiersten has slept through the night since she was 10 weeks old. Good luck! Tabriah
She's a trooper! Way to go Abby Lu. She is growing so quickly!!!! She is so cute!
We second Meg on the Weissbluth book; we used our own version of both his and Ferber's methods which worked best for us. I didn't like Mindell so much, but read her book too. You're going to do great and if she cries a lot, it's ok...you're not a bad mom for it. I promise!
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