Violets First Food & Doctor visit

We made it! Violet had her 4 month checkup Monday evening. I left work a little early and headed home to pick up everyone. I was really excited to see how much she would weigh and have someone else tell me what I already knew - that she was doing great!

16 lbs, 7.5 oz! She has doubled her birth weight! This amazing feat was accomplished solely by our gorgeous daughter!

The doctor informs us that we no longer need to sterilize her bottles, (whoopie!) and that she is in the 90th percentile for weight. (She is a strong girl!) She has also grown 3 inches! 3 inches in 2 months! Amazing. (75th percentile for height) I was wondering why she seemed so much bigger than Cleo's daughter. (because she has grown like a weed!)

She also had her vaccinations. Of course, this is the part I was dreading. It really wasn't too bad. Violet cried very hard for a few seconds, but forgot about it pretty quickly. (Im glad her memory isn't in full swing yet! :) ) I'm really dreading when she is old enough to be able to blame me!

She didn't feel too well yesterday. (the day after her shots.) No fever but sore in her legs. She was pretty fussy in the afternoon - with a little baby Tylenol she was asleep for a good 2 1/2 hours and was right as rain after.

The good news is that she can start some rice cereal. This is very exciting to me! Violet isn't quite as enthused but she did eat a few baby spoonfuls. She was a little bit skeptical, but did actually swallow most of it. What a big step! I'm so proud of her. (we have video of this for those who are interested)

What a crazy week for V!

-nat