Hello Everyone,
Wow! Time is flying by so fast. Addison had her 4 month well baby visit this afternoon. It was delayed a week because the doctor had to have emergency surgery. Addison is doing really well. Here are the statistics:
Height: 24.75 inches, 55th percentile
Weight: 15.00 pounds, 68th percentile
Head: 15.75 inches, 14th percentile
Addison has doubled her birth weight which is really good. The Doc said they usually hope to see babies double their birth weight by six months. Her head is an inch larger in diameter and she is 1 1/2 inches taller than at 2 months old. She now eats only four times a day (breast milk only) and sleeps about 8-10 hours in her own room at night.
In the last few weeks Addison has started to really laugh. The simplest things give her the giggles. She can now reach her feet and holds them often when we are changing her, in the car seat, and playing on the play mat. She is about half an inch from getting them in her mouth. I bet in the next week or so she will be sucking on her toes! Addison also has a unique way of moving around. She lifts her feet and throws them and then turns on her side and curls or stretches to reach things. It is quite amusing to watch. The other morning I went to get her out of bed and she was lying horizontally (short end to short end) across the crib. She has squirmed about 5 feet across her bedroom floor, before yelling in frustration for us to help her. She can roll pretty well from her back to her tummy, but has not mastered the tummy to back roll yet. We are working on that with plenty of tummy time. She still loves to be in the sitting up position so she can see what is going on around her.
Addison has mastered the art of cause and effect. She knows that if she shakes certain rattles they will make noise and if she pulls or pushes on a toy a certain way it will play music or vibrate. We have been putting her in her exer-saucer and she loves it. She can watch me and Daddy and play with her toys at the same time. The mosquitoes are really bad this time of year, but we still try to get in a short stroller ride in the evenings. Before bed every night we read stories together in her room. She actually seems to be listening and tries to help turn the page even if I haven’t quite finished.
Addison is looking forward to meeting Grandpa Bill for the first time. He is flying in on Thursday and staying for a long holiday weekend.
I hope all is going well. Have a safe and relaxing weekend.
Love,
She is always so happy and ready to talk in the mornings.
She is always so happy and ready to talk in the mornings.