Well Check for Sweet Mary Clare

Mary Clare is peacefully sleeping right now, and McCanless is at school so I have a moment to update you on how Mary Clare is growing…

She had her 4 month well check today along with four immunizations. One by mouth and three shots! She is such a trooper though, and only cried for a minute then began to coo and smile at me. I swear I’m making Mel take McCanless for her 4-year-old immunizations in January. I HATE taking them for shots, it breaks my heart. Of course they always look right at me as if I’m the one giving the shots!

Currently this is how she is doing as far as percentiles go:

Head Circumference: 10% (tiny bean head, although those cheeks kinda throw that off)
Height: 50%
Weight: 25%

She has been consistently growing and maintaining her growth curve, so all is very well. She is perfectly “normal” as far as her growth goes! She is still only 12 lbs 15 oz, but the pediatrician told me that after three months they tend not to grow as quickly.

We are now on single grain oatmeal in the mornings along with applesauce and I’ve been trying to incorporate a few yellow veggies at night. SHE HATES HER VEGGIES! I guess I shouldn’t have started with applesauce, she LOVES it and sucks it right off of the spoon. She is doing well eating from a spoon, but for some reason always finds it necessary to sneeze when she has a mouth full of oatmeal.

She hasn’t rolled over yet. I didn’t even think about that until the pediatrician asked me this morning. I’m sure it has something to do with overall gross motor development, but is it really that important for her to roll over? I guess we’ll start baby acrobatics and work on that. She is still trying to sit up. LIterally from a lying position. In her crib she looks as if she is doing crunches. Too funny. The pediatrician also noticed how well she is balancing and holding her head. She still looks around quickly and takes everything in. Mel calls her meerkat.

She is still waking at night to eat and just to have me hold her sometimes, which I don’t mind at all. She is still such a sweet baby and loves her big sister very much. Sometimes Mary Clare just stares at McCanless. Often, I hear McCanless talking to her and hugging her and they both will laugh out loud. Life is good.

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