Leah had her 4 month check up today. She did great, minus the shots but who can blame her? She was exactly 12 pounds today which puts her in at just below the 25th percentile. Head measured 16 1/2 inches and length 24 inches, both put her at the 50th percentile. She's a growing girl, just a little skinny for her size but doing well. :) I put Leah on rice cereal last Tuesday after she turned 4 mo's old so, today our pediatrician said it was time to start with jarred foods. We begin w/orange veggies, then green veggies, then fruit last. She gets one food once a day for 5 days in a row, then add another food. :) So today I started her out with sweet potatoes... she wasn't big on it, lol. I think more ended up on her bib than in her tummy but, I know that's normal for the first couple of times.
After 4 months of cuddling with me at night, Leah has graduated to her crib. Yep, this is a HUGE deal for me because she has fought me on this since the day she was born. She sleeps in 4 hour stretches. Thats probably not that long for other babies but for her, thats a lot.
Another big thing that has happened since the last update was that she now rolls over from back to tummy. 4/10/10 was the first time and she has gotten so good at it! Now I have to be quick with diaper changes because this girl has discovered how to be mobile! She will roll and roll and roll to get to something she sees that she wants... and then of course, when she gets it, it goes in her mouth so, we watch her like a hawk because you never know. She's even been able to push her tummy off the ground and get into the "all 4's" position like she's going to crawl. She's not quite strong enough yet to sustain that for more than a couple of seconds but she's getting there! I think she'll be crawling before long and then.. WATCH OUT!
Leah was baptised on 4/18/10! We are so proud of her! She was amazing! She only fussed while Father Hugh poured holy water on her head three times to symbolize the Father, Son, and Holy Spirit. We were blessed to have family and friends surround us that morning. Leahs dress was SO special! Leah's Nana made her dress out of the lace from her wedding dress and beads from mine (which she also made). Leah looked beautiful in it!
She has also discovered how to blow "rasberries". I just think this is the funniest sound ever. She squeels while blowing rasberries so, they can be quite high-pitch and loud at times but they are just adorable! She also found that its fun to blow rasberries while mommy tries to feed her sweet potatoes with a spoon so, even mommy got a little messy after that one, lol!
We think Leah is getting close to cutting some teeth! She's chewing on everything and her gums are a little raised. If you pull her lip down you can see 2 little white pearls so, they aren't there yet but they are definitely on their way!
