4-month stats

Leah's 4-month checkup by the numbers:

26.5: inches in length (99th percentile - WHAT?)
14 lb 13 oz: weight (75th percentile)
41: centimeters of head circumference (50th percentile)
2: number of shots given (plus one oral vaccine)
40: approximate number of seconds she cried after said shots.

Also the doc said we can start solids at any time because she's developmentally ready (she's eating around 30 ounces of breastmilk a day, she can hold her head up and sit supported very well, etc). We will probably still wait at least a few weeks before starting though. She doesn't always empty her bottles so I'm not sure she needs it quite yet. But we might use solids as a way to control her poop a little bit.

The end of the appointment is always reserved for the "here's what you can expect from her between now and the next time I see her" talk. But this time, she was baffled, because our little lady is already doing almost all of the 6 month developmental things (she rolls well both ways, giggles, sits unsupported momentarily, "swims" on her belly, grabs toys and brings them to her mouth, does a "raking" motion with her hands, etc). So she said be on the lookout for better sitting, possibly crawling (WHAT??), maybe even pulling up a little bit. Um, seriously? I'm really not ready to have a crawler yet! But wouldn't you know, two days later and she's starting to pull her knees underneath her. She's not pushing up yet from that position, but still. Yikes!

But. We're so happy she's happy and healthy and trucking right along! :) If that means crawling in a couple of months, so be it.