4-Month Checkup

Maggie had her 4-month checkup yesterday:

She is now pushing herself up when on her tummy, laughing and interacting, babbling more, and reaching to touch things.  She met all the development milestones, yay!

Our little girl grew a lot last month - from 12 lb 11 oz to a whopping 15 lb 5 oz!  She is now 25.25” long.  75% for weight, 90% for height and 50% for head circumference.  I was concerned when I saw how much she weighed, but the doctor says we are feeding her the perfect amount and there is nothing to be concerned about.

Yay, I'm healthy!

We also went to the orthopedic doctor this week, and Maggie can now be out of her brace for 8 hours each day!  It’s actually a total pain in the neck for us because it takes some time to put them on, and now we have to do it 2 or 3 times each day.  I’m happy though, it’s a great milestone!  So far she doesn’t seem to mind when we put the brace back on, but I’m sure she’ll realize that she’s not as free soon!

Check out my feet!

Maggie has started watching us carefully when we eat food, so I know she’s starting to make the connection.  We’re going to hold off until at least 5 months to start any solid food.  Our doctor said that food allergies have risen dramatically when they told parents to hold off on high-allergy foods until a certain age, so she told us not to worry about trying specific foods (except peanut butter, since it’s a choking hazard).

Maggie goes to bed around 8pm every night and we get her up at 6:45 most mornings (except when we’re lazy on the weekend – we just bring her to our bed for another hour or so in the morning).  That girl will continue sleeping forever if she’s snuggling with Daddy!

We may have a future dancer on our hands... or possible leap-frog champion:

I think she is trying to get her pacifier in this video... or maybe she just want to munch something... anything!