kate at 4 months

Posted by Aaron and Lisa

*Update*
At Kate's appointment last week, she weighed 14 lbs, had a length of 24 1/2", and her head was 16 1/2" in circumference. She is in the 50th percentile in all of those areas. We talked about her eating habits, and Dr. B said it sounds like she might have reflux. So he gave us a prescription which we've started, and prayerfully it will help. We need for something to change! Other than that, she is very healthy, strong, and happy!

The little lady is 4 months old! I am ashamed to say that she turned 4 months old last Saturday, and I am just now getting around to doing this post. So she has probably even changed since that time! We went to the doctor on Friday because I thought she might have an ear infection (she didn't) and she weighed 14 lbs, 4 oz. I will get the other stats on Tuesday when we see Dr. B for her 4 month well-check.We took this picture on Dec. 5th, her actual 4 month birthday. You can see how much she's drooling...the whole top half of her dress is soaked :) Aunt Stella, you were asking about Christmas gift ideas...how about some bibs?!This picture was taken today because I forgot that I had taken those others last week. Can you see any change that one week has made?

A few things about Kate at 4 months:

-She is a poor eater. She is happy when she's awake, so when I say she's a difficult baby, it's not because of her temperament. It's because she doesn't eat well. I have such a hard time all day, fighting with her to get her to eat. She hasn't been nursing regularly for about 2 months now...I've been pumping all day every day and giving her a bottle (although she fights the bottle, too). This week I've started weaning her from breastmilk, meaning that I'm just not pumping as much.

-She loves her hands. She clasps them together, puts them in her mouth, stares at them, etc.

-She takes 4 naps a day. She always wakes up at the 45 minute sleep cycle transition, but can get back to sleep with a little fussing.

-She naps on her tummy, but sleeps on her back with one arm in the swaddle at night.

-She can stay awake for about an hour and a half at a time, but sometimes even less than that.

-She goes to bed at 7 and gets up for the day at 7, but wakes several times to eat during that 12 hours (and most mornings she wakes between 5:30/6 and comes to the bed to sleep with me until 7).

-She watches every move that Vivian makes. When she and Vivian look at each other, Kate smiles.

-I can get her to laugh several times throughout the day, but it's hard to explain in words how I do it :) Her knees are ticklish.

-She doesn't use her pacifier very much, but when she really wants it she can keep it in her mouth pretty well.

-She bats at the toys hanging over her on her playmats and tries to put everything in her mouth that she gets her hands on.

-She's starting to really drool a lot. I remember Vivian did this until she learned how to swallow her saliva.

-She rolls to the side, but doesn't seem interested in trying to roll all the way over.

-She gets very excited when I sing.

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