we had our four month dr. appt today! (a couple weeks early). and penelope is doing great. she is still a little thing but growing upward on the curve - which is what the dr likes to see.
stats:
height: 24.25 inches (68th percentile)
weight: 11lb 14oz (25th percentile) mom guessed right exactly!
head: 9th percentile - such a tiny little face :)
dr. norton said she is doing realy well, however by this age 85% of kids are sleeping all night - and that is not the case -s o we are going to work on that. she said to start feeingn her less at each nighttime feeding so she becomes less dependant on the middle of the night calories. so we'll start giving that a try tongith!
we wait to do any rice cereal until after her next appt at 6 months - so right about thanksgiving penelope will be eating too :)
she got shots today as well and did great. she has a prety high pain threshold i think. she cried but stopped very quickly. she is tougher than her mom for sure!
she also evaluated her on three other areas. gross motor skills, fine motor skills, and social skills.
she is above average on her social skills - same thing the PAT lady said lst week. she is very social, follows conversations, engages with people, knows mom and dad by voice and face, conversates. instead of just noises her voice rises and falls - which is a sign that she is trying to have more of a conversation. ie - it's intentional and not just random grunts - so we are great there.
fine motor skills - right on track - she is grabbing at things, putting stuff in her mouth, finding her feet/hands, that sort of thing.
however - gross motor skills need some work. dr. norton said she is very relaxed = which is great but relaxed babies aren't quite as strong. angrier babies tense more and muscles strentghen and develop faster - so because she is a pretty happy little thing -that is great but can make her kind of lazy. so working on muscle tone and most importantly her tummy time. penelope HATES this - so this will be good for developing her head and neck and will help with muscle development - an angry baby will push harder of the ground and even roll over from frustration -which we want her to start doing soon.
so - overall - she is doing great - but we have to let her get mad more! i'm going to make sure the babysitter gets stuck wtih that task :)
here are some pics this am - before we got dressed for the day.
hanging out on the couch.
oh - did you want something mom? i'm watching my soaps.
so happy - cuz she doesnt know we are about to get ready for the dr....
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