I can’t believe my little princess is already 4 months old. Time is flying by. Noelle continues to be such a joy and blessing. We are enjoying her tininess but love watching her grow.
Noelle had her 4 month check up this week. She weighs 12lbs 7oz (15%), is 24.25 inches long (42%) and her head circumference is 40.8 cm (47%). She is a little peanut! Unfortunately her percentiles in weight have dropped the past 3 visits (53%, 30%, 15%). Her doctor isn’t too concerned but we don’t want her to drop off the chart. For now we will just fortify her bottles of breastmilk with formula that she gets at daycare. We will also hold off on solid food since there are more calories per ounce in milk. Other than her weight, we also had to discuss her blocked tear duct and ears. Her eyes are still green and goopy a lot of the time. And I took her to her hearing test (since she didn’t pass her screen at birth) and they couldn’t do the test because she had fluid on her right ear (she had had a cold). The doctor checked her ears and she still has fluid so we are going to treat her with an oral antibiotic to try to clear up both her ear and her eye infection. Other than that she is a healthy girl!
Noelle has learned all sorts of new things this month. She started rolling from her back to her belly about 2 weeks ago. She has also started laughing, especially when we kiss her belly. She has started to reach and grab and pull things into her mouth. She is almost always smiling. She is usually happy to be doing whatever the rest of us are. She rotates her awake time between being held, playing on her play mat, sitting in her bouncy seat or swinging. She is generally content and happy unless she is tired or hungry! She especially loves her big brother. Her face lights up when she sees him. He always gets her best smiles!
Noelle continues to be a pretty good sleeper. The past month has been a little rough with her being sick as she gets congested and mad at night. We have transitioned her back to her crib (and out of the rock n play) now that she is rolling around so much. She seems to enjoy being able to stretch out. About a week ago we decided to start sleep training. She was waking up multiple times after I put her down asleep (usually before we went to bed) and would also wake up several times after I fed her. She caught on very quickly. We used the “progressive waiting” approach and would go check on her after a few minutes of crying. She will now fall asleep on her own with no crying! She also will sleep for much longer. Her naps are still pretty inconsistent during the day. She has started taking a longer afternoon nap, which is great when Ethan is asleep too!
