Today we went for Ella's 4 month well check. Don't let those chunky thighs fool you, she is still a petite little things. Her stats were weight: 12 lbs 1 oz (15th percentile); height: 24 1/2 inches (50th percentile); head circumference: 15 1/2 inches (8th percentile). She is growing on a normal growth curve (the doctor reassured me). She is just a tiny thing. And just so you know, if there were 100 babies lined up, seven of them would have smaller heads then her, so she really doesn't have a freakishly small head or anything. It's funny the things you worry about as a parent!
Another fact about this little girl is she can already roll from her back to her stomach. The doctor almost didn't believe me when I told him that. She's little to do that and babies almost always learn to roll from their stomach to their back first since it's easier. She, on the other hand, rolls to her stomach and then can't roll back. So I usually hear her crying and find her face down in a puddle of spit up. Hopefully she's figure out how to roll back soon.
Just another reason Ella wishes she was the older sibling. On the bright side at least Jack is learning his numbers :)
Laura! She is adorable!!
ReplyDeleteThe other Sunday I watched a 2 year old boy put stickers on the face of an infant that was being held over his dad's shoulder in the row in front of him. It was about five or six stickers before either of the parents noticed. I had to try SO hard not to laugh! I guess Ella knows the feeling! I am glad to see that everything is going well despite what silly things the kids - mostly jack- may do while you are not looking :)
ReplyDelete