4 Month MD appt

Avery had her 4 month wellness checkup today. Things went better today with her shots than last time. She cried for a minute but that was all. And tonight she isnt as fussy as she was last time. So, we are thankful for that. Baby no cry, mommy no cry :)
She weighs 14lb 10 1/4 oz, she is 25 1/2 inches. Her weight and head circumference were in the 75th % and her length is in the 90th %. Maybe she will be tall like her Grandma Pat or her Aunt Sarah. Everything else is good.
An update on the chompers: the doctor confirmed that what we see is teeth, but they probably will stay below the surface for a few more months. Oh well, guess we jumped the gun on that one!
Also, FYI for anyone-- our MD doesnt recommend sunblock for babies under 6 mo, so we werent bad parents after all!!
Well, thats all for now!

Avery is 4 months!

It feels like this last month has flown by! I cannot believe she is already 4 months old!

Not much different has happened this month:

Continued drooling, but still no teeth

Continued chewing on hands and blankie

Rolling front to back

Rolling back to side

Increased smiling and a few laughs

Attempting to sit up and lean forward

Grabbing objects placed on her belly and bringing them them to her mouth

Playing with her hands

Long road trip up north to visit family

Meeting aunts, uncles, and cousins

Batting at objects further away

Slept in pack-n-play

Sleeping without a swaddle

Transition to crib

I returned to work and Avery started daycare, half the week with G'ma and G'pa and the other half at an in-home daycare. She has been doing great at both places, Mommy has had a hard time!

First Easter

Well, I think thats about it??? Every month that goes by she grows so much and we have more and more fun. We love her more with every day and are so thankful for her!

Transition to the crib

Avery is on the very brink of rolling over back to front! She tries so hard, extending her back and neck, and gets almost there and then rolls back to her back. Since it is very dangerous for a baby to roll over onto their stomaches while swaddled we now face the challenge of putting her to bed unswaddled. She has been swaddled to sleep ever since she was born and with that had successfully slept through the night since 6 weeks. Well, for about the last 4 weeks she has been waking in the night for one reason or another. At first it was gas (maybe?) and she was able to fall back asleep upon placement of passy and a little shaking of the bassinet. Then it was a cold which caused her to wake up with bad dry mouth (maybe?) that required nursing to go back to sleep. Since we're up several times a night anyway we decided that for safety it was time to transition her from the swaddle and bassinet to footed pjs and her big-girl crib.

Night one went OK. It took a while to get her to sleep and then she woke a few times to nurse. So no big difference from what we had been going through. Tonight was about the same to get her down and we'll see about the rest of the night. Im still hoping for a miracle and that she starts sleeping through the night again! It was nice, even if only for a little while!

Our trip North

This last week we took a road trip up north and Avery got to meet some of her aunts, uncles, and cousins. She did great on the long drive, we brought everything we thought we might need. Our truck was filled to the brim!

Axel did such a great job holding Avery, he's such a great cousin! Maddie finally warmed up to us and by the time we left, she had all our names down!

Date Night

Avery's little boyfriend went with us to the Pig Pickin'. Then they had "date night" over at our house. Dont they make a cute couple!!

Newport Pig Pickin'

We attended the Newport Pig Pickin' this year with our neighbors and a few friends. There were a lot more people there than I thought. This was Avery's first lengthy experience with the baby bjorn. She did great! She even fell asleep. One thing we forgot...sunblock! Her little arms got pink. Live and learn, I guess!