Stats

Connor had his 4 month appointment on Wednesday. He's actually closer to 4 1/2 months, but who's counting? We are lucky he is so pleasant (and not yet mobile). We sat in the waiting room for 45 minutes before being taken back. He just happily smiled at all the patients who came in after us and got called back before us.Then, when we got back to the exam room, the nurse told us that the Dr. was running 45 minutes behind (in addition to the 45 minutes late we already were) and asked if we would mind seeing the Physician's Assistant instead. We obviously were willing to do whatever would get us out of there the quickest, so we agreed. She was very nice and Connor did great with her. Here are his stats:

• He weighs 16 lbs., which is the 62nd percentile (he gained 2 lbs. 14 oz. since his 2 month appt. and 7 lbs. 4 oz. since birth)
• He is 26.5", which is the 88th percentile (he grew 1.5" since his 2 month appt. and 6 inches since birth)

The PA said he looks great developmentally and was very impressed with his head and neck strength. She did suggest that we do a little more tummy time in order to help his head round out a little more, but other than that, she said everything's great! She told us that solids are usually introduced between 4-6 months so we can start anytime we are comfortable. She recommended first starting with rice cereal and then progressing to other grains, then meat, vegetables, and fruits in that order. I think we will start with the cereal when Connor gets to five months. Ryan and I agree that we are going to try to make our own baby food, but I must admit I am not in any hurry to (1) boil and puree meat or (2) clean up beet, pea, and other various colorful vegetable spit-up and diapers!

Connor got 3 shots again at this appointment. They really did a number on him - he seemed much more affected by the 4 month shots than the 2 month shots. Luckily he was home with Ryan for the rest of the day after his appointment, but he did not sleep well that night (so much for my sleep training efforts) and even on Thursday he was fussy and running a fever. Unfortunately, Thursday was "school picture day" at day care. He looked so cute in his outfit, but they told me when I went to pick him up that the photographer had a hard time getting him to smile. Hopefully I didn't pay $36 for the picture package for nothing!

His outfit for school pictures. Hopefully his "teachers" remembered to remove his bib before the picture, and that there were no drool stains on his sweater!