7.20.2011

4.months



Guess who's baby is 4 months old! {I'll give you two guesses, but I think you'll only need one.}  Mine.

We took Olivia in today for her 4 month checkup, and I'll sum up the appointment in two words: itty bitty.  She weighs 9 lbs. 14 oz.  This is up from a week and a half ago when she weighed 9 lbs. 6 oz.  Not too bad, but unfortunately she's not even on the chart.  :(  

We're going to work on fattening her up.  Apparently she sleeps just a little too much at night, and we have to start waking her up for an extra feeding {I know, I know...seems a little wrong when the baby is totally sleeping through the night}.  What can I say?  She likes to sleep at night.  She IS her father's daughter.

And she has one other little issue.  Her head.  It's a little small {ok, really it's a lot small}, but I'm not super-concerned since she's doing everything she's supposed to be doing.  We had the same issue with Amelia, but Amelia was a bit fatter so it wasn't as much of a concern.  We have to visit another doc for a second opinion. I'll keep you posted.

On to fun news.  Here are some fun facts about Olivia:
-smiles
-giggles
-rolls over from her front to her back
-loves to roll onto her side when she's on her back {she curls her little legs up and rolls over onto her side in a tiny ball...it is seriously adorable}
-sucks on her two middle fingers on her left hand
-spits up on herself as soon as I change her clothes
-burps as well as any grown man
-has worn out her first set of batteries in her swing
-sleeps in her bed {all night...well, up until now}
-sweet as sugar
-nicknames: Livi, Livi Lu, the littlest miss, sweet pea, sweet girl, sweetness, pumpkin pie

Love, love, love this baby!  She is such a sweetheart, and we're just loving watching her grow!


4 comments:

Anonymous said...

An important nickname for the list (per Grandpa C): "Little O"

teresa said...

thanks for the update on your precious little pumpkin.

oh it's so hard to wake up a sleeping baby. our olivia was so tiny and not that interested in eating but she finally caught on to this eating thing. your girlie will too.

love, ((hugs)) and prayers

Jess said...

She is adorable as ever!!!!

J.Renee said...

We love so you much Olivia!!! You're a cute little peanut!