4 Month Appointment

Well, we went to the doctor yesterday. Here are the stats:

14 lbs 1 oz = 65th Percentile
24 7/8" long = 75th Percentile
15 1/2" head = 15th Percentile (VERY GOOD...we are in the double digits here)

The doc was encouraged that she is growing in all areas equally. Her feeding needs are obvious since she's growing in length and weight...and my back feels BOTH. The biggest concern, it seems for everyone, is her head control. She struggles to be able to move her head around or to hold it up at all. We are working with her every day...all day long, but it's a VERY slow process. Starting her on rice cereal was discussed, but for now we are going to hold off bc Joe and I both had childhood allergies and they advised against starting her on food right now. Ella received her 4 month immunizations yesterday and didn't cry at all...even hours later she was laughing and "talking" to us, but no crying. She has started getting very upset when on her tummy and at night when she's put down to bed, so we know she CAN cry, she just chooses to pick when she shows us this emotion. I was all prepared to freak out when she started getting upset after the shots, but she just looked irritated and didn't make a peep...the bottle waiting for her probably helped :)

We have a fun weekend planned with friends. It's Joe's 30th birthday on Sunday so I'm sure we will have lots of pictures to share. Also, our good friends Stuart and his new fiance Sarah will be in town so we are excited to introduce Ella to them. We have some birthday presents that we are excited to give "daddy" so we'll report back to you all next week.

love,
The Mitchells