Happy Halloween!

4 Month Appointment

My sleepy post-doctor babe. See her bandaids on her chubby thighs?

Jordan & I just got back from her 4 month visit to the pediatrician. The doctor thought she looked great and even commented on how cute she is (certainly she doesn't say that to all the babies!!) She is on track with her weight - right at 12 lbs 4 oz. That is consistent with the 25 percentile. She is measuring at almost 24 inches which bumps her up almost to the 50% and her head circumference is steady on the 50%. The doctor recommended holding off starting solid foods since she is growing & sleeping so well.

She had two shots, cried for less than a minute and got two sweet bandaids. As with last time she got shots, she will likely be pretty tired tonight, maybe a little fussy but get extra love from mom and dad.

Jordan -4 months

This month has flown by - it seems like yesterday I was writing Jordan's 3 month recap. Our baby is getting so big and doing so many fun things. We enjoyed our first vacation as a family this month - spending an amazing week back in Missouri seeing family and friends - but we'll cover that in a separate post.

What we are up to this month (all the pictures can be found here)

1. Rolling over! She was getting so close & finally it happened at Grandma Ceil's house on her 16 week birthday. Her first roll was from her back to her tummy, and then she went from her tummy to her back. Now that she knows how to do it, she turns over constantly. Usually once she gets to her tummy, she props herself up on her arms and starts to squeal.

2. Squealing (since I brought it up...) Jordan really found her lungs this month, starting to really project her voice. Makes us very glad that our townhouse neighbors don't live here full time (or maybe they are glad they don't live here full time!)



3. Grabbing at things. Overnight Jordan starting grabbing at things and she usually puts them straight into her mouth. We have noticed that she seems to prefer red or very bright items. So amazing to see her little arms that used to just sort of "float around" purposefully reach for toys, toes, dog fur, etc.

4. Big girl in her crib. Right around 14 weeks mom braved up and started putting Jordan to sleep in her crib. She rewarded mom by sleeping 9 hours that night (10 PM - 7 AM) and doing so for the next three weeks. Vacation really messed with our sleeping schedule, but we're getting back on track now. Jordan also likes to chill in her crib now - watching her mobile (usually while mom folds clothes!)

5. The name game. We have been calling out Jordan's name - trying to get her used to knowing her name and responding. This month, she really started to get the hang of it. Usually turning to whoever said her name and giving a great, big toothless smile. Here I am gazing at Daddy.

Other things that are fun this month:

Riding on Dad's shoulders (and gnawing on his head!)My eyes are getting so blue!Our first day trip to Myrtle BeachPreparation for my first Halloween!I am really starting to LOVE Willie. I like to grab his fur and I think it's really funny when he licks me. Dad, I'm way too big for this little basket bassinet. I'm 4 months old!Still loves to be naked!Chewing away in the Johnny Jump UpGo Chiefs! (I cheer for the Mizzou Tigers, KC Chiefs and St. Louis Cardinals - just in case you were wondering)Did I mention I'm 4 months old? See you next month!