4 Month Check Up!

Ella was four months old on December 28th. She had her well baby check up on Tuesday ... She weighed in at 15lbs 13oz and measured 26.3 inches long. She is off the charts for her height and in the 90% for her weight ... Her growth pattern has been consistent since birth and the doctor said she is a healthy little girl. We are truly blessed!

She did receive another round of shots. She seems to be tolerating them well. I took her with me to work yesterday after her appointment in case she was had a rough day. I think she liked being at work ... or at least I liked having her there. I wish she could go with me every day. I have the best picture of her sleeping under my desk.

I thought I would share a few funny Ella moments ...
1)Lets see first of all she decided to roll over about four weeks ago ... she accomplished the task three times within two days and has decided that she no longer needs to roll over and has not done it since!
2)Her new form of communicating is through grunting... Her and her grandpa communicate very well with this language ... as for mom ... I find it to be very annoying ... but incredibly cute!
3)She finds Darin and Dylan to be the most fascinating people in her life. When she sees them she now reaches for them with both arms ... with her mouth wide open for a kiss! She loves them to be silly for her ... They are the only two that can consistently get her to giggle.
4)She has decided that sleeping through the night is overrated and likes to eat again around 4:30am... She has not done this since she was 5 weeks old! Not sure we like this new habit!
5)If she could sleep holding hands with someone she would be in heaven! She gets to come to bed in the morning with me and she has to have one hand on me at all times. When you go into her crib to get her, she immediately grabs your hand as if it is hers and she wants it back.
6)Her eye and hand coordination are improving daily. Andy and I are both amazed at how she can grab objects and actually manipulate them. Very cute.
7)She enjoys being rocked to sleep at night ... she can be dead asleep and the second you lay her down her eyes pop open and she is wide awake ... therefore we are trying to teach her to go to bed while she is semi awake ... so ... last night we went through our bedtime routine which consists of a 'naked' time, bath, book and bottle. After I fed her she fell asleep on my shoulder while trying to get her to burp ... i put her down ... she was wide awake ... so I rubbed her chest for a few minutes, gave her her pacifier and left the room ... She started fussing so I waited about one minute and went back inside ... she immediately stops fussing when she can grab your hand ... so I let her have it for a few minutes and left again ... this time i let her fuss for a few more minutes ... when I went in there this time and she saw me she gave me the biggest smile and had the look on her face like 'ha, ha ... i knew that would work' ... It pretty much melted my heart ... so I picked her up and rocked her! It may take us a few more nights!