My Development at 4 Months

I am 4 months 1 week and 2 days old today.

I...

• am active, playful, and gregarious.
• can reach and grasp objects.
• can shake a rattle that my mommy or daddy hands me.
• put EVERYTHING in my mouth.
• play with my fingers and toes.
• sleep through the night (this started on August 29th).
• acknowledge my bottle gleefully and drink 5 oz per bottle.
  
• turn my head in response to human voices.
• smile, coo, and laugh when talked to.
• love to kick my legs.
• am fascinated with my mirror image.
• HATE tummy time!
• love taking a bath (most of the time).
• don't like my binkie and would rather suck on my thumb.
• am fascinated by the dog and like to pull his hair (not on purpose).
• wear size 3 diapers.
• have an addiction to my SwaddleMe and only sleep through the night if I wear it.

4 Month Appointment

Today I had my 4 month appointment with Dr. Wilcox. This is the breakdown of my height, weight, and head circumference.

Height- 24.75 inches. I'm in the 69.98 percentile for length.
Weight- 16.36 pounds. I'm in the 94.73 percentile for weight.
Head Circumference- 16 inches. I'm in the 41.04 percentile for head circumference.

I had the following immunizations: DTaP (Diphtheria, Tetanus, and Pertussis), Hib (Haemophilus influenzae type b), Polio, Rotovirus, and Pneumococcal. The Rotovirus immunization was given to me through my mouth. The other immunizations were shots. The nurses came in and stabbed me with two needles at once. They were very mean!

Milestone Met

I am 4 months old today! This afternoon I was laying in bed with mommy and daddy and I rolled over. Mommy put me on my stomach and after a minute I rolled on my side. After a couple more minutes I decided to give it a try and I rolled on my back. Mommy and daddy cheered for me and mommy put me on my stomach again to see if I would roll over, but it was a no go. One time was good enough for me.

I Love to Laugh

Last week at daycare I randomly started to laugh. Sylvia caught the last part of it on video. My mommy and daddy have heard me laugh before, but never like this. I love going to the daycare because I have a fun time with Sylvia and the other children.

I'm a Thumb Sucker

Three weeks ago I started sucking my thumb. I decided that my binkie wasn't good enough so I'd move on to my thumb. Mommy and daddy laughed at first and then said, "I hope she doesn't suck her thumb until she's 5." Mommy talked to some of her friends and they either have kids that are thumb suckers or when they were little they were thumb suckers. One of her friends sucked her thumb until she was 7 years old. I'm sure my mommy will put a stop to it at some point. The positive part of sucking my thumb is that I can soothe myself if I'm crying.

I started with the left thumb...



and then decided the right thumb tasted better.

Fun Times!

Tonight was my first night sitting in my stationary entertainer. Sylvia, my babysitter, has a Jumparoo entertainer and I've been using that at daycare. My neck muscles are stronger now and I can support my head so mommy and daddy decided to give my stationary entertainer a try. My mommy received this gift from her Aunt Pat, Uncle Frank, and cousins Stacie and Clay during her baby shower in Virginia.

I'm laughing at daddy in this picture. He is a horrible dancer (mommy told me so) and he makes me laugh when he does funny dances.



My stationary entertainer is Baby Einstein by Graco. Mommy and daddy registered for this and Babies R Us decided to discontinue it so they were happy that someone bought it before the store sold out.



Do you see me grasping the bottom of this sun? I can grab things and hold onto them tight.



I'm so interested in what mommy is holding in her hand. She is always pointing it in my face and it goes click click.

My 1st Ear Infection

This is a little background on my first ear infection.

I had previously seen the nurse practitioner on August 23rd. Mommy and daddy took me to the after care that night because I had a temperature of 102. The nurse practitioner inserted a catheter so they could test my urine. He told my parents to give me Tylenol and that was all they could do.

11 days later mommy took me to the doctor because I wasn't getting better. Dr. Wilcox looked in my ears and I had a double ear infection. He prescribed Amoxicillin and I got better. I had diarrhea while I took the Amoxicillin, but it wasn't bad enough to give me a diaper rash.