Megan at 4 Months

Even though Megan turned 4 months old almost 2 weeks ago, I still wanted to give a quick update on how she's doing.  Here are her stats from her 4 month well check on the 16th:

Weight - 15 lbs 8oz - 90%
Height - 25 inches - 75%
Head - 16 1/2 inches - 75%
 
I guess I have to apologize for giving Megan false information for her last letter to you all.  I was pretty sure she was a little heavier than 15 1/2 pounds.  She had been gaining weight at a rate of a half pound per week, but all of her recent activities including rolling over probably helped her burn off some extra calories.  Rolling over was just one of her big accomplishments for her fourth month.  After her 3 month growth spurt ended she was ready for her 3-6 month clothing, right on schedule.  She then discovered how much fun it was to roll around on the floor and found out how to use her legs in assisting her to rock her body and then turn herself over from front to back and soon after, back to front. 

 

The other big happening during Megan's fourth month was cutting her first teeth!  Even before she turned 3 months old she started to suck her fingers.  I thought it was really cute that she found them until I realized that it meant she was getting teeth.  She was a trooper through the whole process.  The only time it was a little bad was at bedtime.  She was a little harder to put down, maybe took about 20 minutes and she usually had gone down right away.  Also, about a week before they popped through she had to have some night feedings.  She must have woken up and felt the pain making it impossible to settle herself down again.  Daddy was the one to notice that they came through just a week before her 4 month birthday!  They are coming in nicely and are so cute!  I just heard a wive's tale at church yesterday that babies who get teeth early have bad teeth.  Any truth to that?

 

Megan continued to be a little fussy during the last month.  But once the teeth came through she was all smiles and hasn't stopped since!  Her hair slowly continues to get redder and thicker.  She has a crazy long tongue which she uses to play with the suckey in her mouth.  Her fingers are quite good already with getting that thing in and out!  She is starting to get on a good schedule.  Most of the time it's an eat, play, sleep schedule and she lets us know when she's tired by rubbing her eyes.  Just recently she is waking up from naps and not crying as bad as she once had.  She is able to entertain herself a little before needing us!  After her growth spurt ended we upped her to eating 6 ounces of milk 6 times a day.  I wanted to start her on cereal while she was having her growth spurt to keep her satisfied longer but once it ended she has been very content with her servings of milk. 

 

Like I said, Megan got really fun to be around and I really am starting to miss my baby girl while I'm at work.  It's good for me to get out, though, and the grandparents and Daddy are having lots of fun with her.  In case you haven't seen them already, here are a few 4 month pictures of our little one.  Enjoy!