Yesterday was our little Sequoia's 4 month birthday. That meant another visit to the doctor's office for more vaccines, shots and general measurements.
She is doing great by all accounts - staying at the very top end of the developmental scales which pleases her parents immensely. We realize that all babies tend to catch up with each other around two years old, but Colleen and I are both pretty impatient people, so it is helpful that Sequoia is not making us wait too long for each new development.
She is doing great by all accounts - staying at the very top end of the developmental scales which pleases her parents immensely. We realize that all babies tend to catch up with each other around two years old, but Colleen and I are both pretty impatient people, so it is helpful that Sequoia is not making us wait too long for each new development.
One of the newest developments is that she was given the green light to start on "solid" foods. I am certain that she has been more than ready for weeks since she has been showing an incredible amount of interest in our meals for the past month, but we both agreed to wait until the doctor's told us it was OK.
She dove right in to the eating from a spoon thing. We started her on the most basic option available - rice cereal - and due to an inability to follow directions, mixed up 6 times as much as we were suppose to. That did not matter since our little chow hound managed to take care of all of it. Please notice I did not necessarily say EAT all of it, although she did manage to eat the majority of it. She chose to wear the balance of it in spite of our best efforts at being smarter than she was.
The funniest part of how messy the meal was is that we had just given her a bath ... maybe an hour before her first feed. Needles to say she got a second bath a few minutes after her first feed. Being a bit independent and determined to do things herself and her way (where in the world could she have gotten that from?) she was adamant about holding the spoon so that she could feed herself. I did not want to break the news to her, but she was as bad at getting the food in her mouth as both of her parents - note the stream of rice cereal headed for her elbow...
Anyway, she is growing up pretty quickly and we love watching her discover new things every day. The critical measurements from the 4 month check up were- Weight 13 pounds 9 ounces
- Height/ length 24 3/4 inches
- Head circumference adorable
Colleen and Sequoia will be down in North Carolina at Mamasita's and Pop-pop's house all this week, so there probably won't be any new posts until next weekend.
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I was disappointed this morning to see that the comment I tried to post almost immediately after this entry was posted, did not "take."
Anyway, it is so cute to see our Sequoia loving the idea of eating "real" food ~ and also to see how determined she is to feed herslef. It's hard to believe this was her first taste of solid food...her first experience with a spoon...and she has already decided to feed herself. SHe's such a delightful hoot! We love it! And we love her and we love her parents!
We will sorely miss having new enties this week but also know that grandparents John and Betty will adore having Colleen and the baby with them this week.
Try not to be too lonely while they're gone, Leo!
Love to all, Grandmom
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