Wow, am I really behind on this one!
Miss Princess' four month well visit was two weeks ago. Her doctor was running behind so we spent the time playing peekaboo.
Reagan is still a peanut, but we knew that and expect her to always be on the smaller side. She weighed 11 lbs, 15 oz, which puts her in the fifth- to tenth-percentile weight wise. She is 24.5 inches long (50th %ile). The doctor would like us to come back for another weight check on the 19th of December just to be sure that she is gaining a certain number of ounces within that four-week time frame. This past weight check, for example, she had gained twelve ounces in three weeks, which is good.
We also reached another milestone! Reagan rolled over from back to tummy all by herself Thanksgiving morning. I woke up at 5:30 because she was crying, and here it was because she had flipped herself over and then didn't know what to do, so she got mad! We're still working on how to roll from tummy to back. She does very well with tummy time and sits assisted on a regular basis for twenty to thirty minutes or so if she's in her saucer seat (an on the floor saucer, not one where her legs are dangling).
The doctor also said we could try oatmeal if we wanted to. We did it once so far:
She mostly used her tongue to push the oatmeal out, and made a face at the taste... I don't think she's ready yet. My favorite thing was Ryan complaining the entire time that he wanted out of his high chair and didn't want to watch her eat! We're going to wait another week or so and try again with veggies instead of oatmeal, as she may find the taste more palatable.
Last weekend, Ryan, Reagan, and I took an outing to the Science Center, and then afterward, to Bubba Gump Shrimp Co. for lunch. They put us in a two-person booth, which meant I mostly stood the entire time, but that was OK because both kids enjoyed themselves. Reagan laid in her side of the booth and mostly looked around and cooed at the waitress.
Our crafty booth setup (I only stood up long enough to take this picture, then I was holding onto Reagan)
How cool is the shrimpin' boat that Ryan's meal came in??
We sat some...
...and we chilled some, too!
We also had a fabulous time watching our brother play with the trains!
One of Reagan's favorite things to do is to lay in her crib and talk to the animals on her mobile. We are quite the talker... but as you can see, we're a little more reserved when it comes to other babies!
We made a new friend at Kohl's. Only one of us was ecstatic!
When the other baby tried to hold her hand, the pouty lip popped out and social time was over. Reagan definitely has clearly defined spatial boundaries!
We are firmly teething:
Revving up...
Full throttle...
Nom nom nom...
...nom some more...
Ahh, that's better!
Nothing poking through the gums yet, though. Ryan broke his first tooth at five months exactly, so we'll see when Reagan's decide to show!
The house is decorated for Christmas, and Ryan's excitement grows every day as we count down. On Sunday, Reagan enjoyed looking at the lights on the tree while cheering for the Ravens:
"Ooh, lights!"
"Yay, Ravens!"
