A Little Bit of Life: Jane: 4 Months

Baby Jane is now 4 months old! Here is a little bit about her life:

Weight: A whopping 17 pounds, 3 ounces! Jane is in the 98th percentile for her weight

Eating Habits: Baby girl eats every 2-3 hour during the day. I am very pleased to say that we have been succesful at breastfeeding exclusively!

Sleeping Habits: Jane naps throughout the day and usually goes down for the night around 10pm. She wakes up once or twice during the night to eat and is back down right away. We have a great little sleeper!

Development: Jane is such a strong little girl! She is rolling from back to belly and can push her chest up for long periods of time. She can grasp her toys and pass them from hand to hand. My smart little girl understands routine... she lays on her back and I count "one" and grab her hands, "two" and she pulls herself to a sitting position, and "three" and she pushes herself into a standing position. Her legs are so strong!

Favorite things to do: Jane loves her bathtime and kicks her feet and splashes around in her little blue whale tub. She also spends alot of time on her activity mat, batting at all the toys hanging above her.

Jane had her 4-month checkup and is growing well! The doctor began the conversation about starting her on solid food and I am hesitant, to say the least! He said we are in no rush because of her size, and we can discuss it again at 6 months. Because of being succesful with breastfeeding, I am being a bit selfish and am not ready for Jane to need anything other than me! I am slowly getting used to the idea of solids, but we have a ways to go. Baby girl had a ROUGH time with her immunizations. About 7 hours after her shots, we noticed a small rash developing on her belly. After a phone call to her pediatrician, we headed to Urgent Care. We were relieved to hear it was simply a fever rash. It took Jane a little over a week to get back to her normal self. She was very irritable and cranky because of not feeling well. It really makes me wonder if these little infants are ready for such intense immunizations. I know the risk of all the diseases are much greater than these small side effects of the shots, but it just seems so harsh to put a little baby through that! Not looking forward to the 6 month immunizations, to say the least!

Jane had her first out-of-state trip! We headed to Vegas for a couple days to celebrate Joel's 22nd birthday. We hit the slots and walked away pretty much even- which I consider a success in Vegas!

Jane's first time in Vegas! She's loving the hotel bed as much as her mommy!