Four month Doctor visit

Today we went to the doctor.  Anna was slightly concerned, not sure if the doctor was friend or foe.  By the end of her exam, she just wanted to snuggle with mommy.  But then we had to lay back on the table and get ouchies in the legs.  (You've got to hate shots!  It's like a rule.)  She was a champ though, only screamed for a minute during and after all the shots.

Now for the fun part: the stats!  Anna is 24.5 inches long, putting her in the 70th percentile.  She weighs 13 pounds 12 ounces, landing her in the 60th percentile.  Our little girl is getting so big! 

Catching up

It's hard to imagine that just 4 short months ago, Joe and I were coming home with little Anna for the first time.  We've already had quite a few adventures.  From screaming all night, to being on bili-lights, to sleeping through the night.


We've had our first Halloween, dressed as a candy corn.  We even went to the Halloween party at church, and slept through the whole thing.  Even with all the screaming kids.  All the teenage girls fell in love.  I don't think we'll have problems finding babysitters.


Our first Thanksgiving was really laid back. Anna didn't eat any turkey, but she was just short of two months old.

Christmas was quite exciting.  All kinds of paper to crinkle, bright colored toys, and a new nightlight that makes stars on the ceiling and walls.  She even got a book narrated by Grandma Nigh.

I had been putting off letting Anna sleep in her crib.  It was just so HUGE compared to her.  But I finally decided that when she turned 3 months old, she would sleep in her crib.  And she did!  Joe put her down in her crib that night, and she slept till around 6am the next morning.  She has been sleeping really well in her crib ever since.  At least at night.  She refuses to take naps in her crib during the day.  But, we have a space heater on it's way to the house, and hopefully that will help her take naps in her crib.

Anna is teething, and so drools all the time.  She also is constantly gnawing on anything she can get her hands on (or her mouth).  When she sits in her bumbo she leans over, and gnaws on the side.  When there isn't a toy or seat available to get into her mouth, her fist is always a good option.  She recently discovered individual fingers!  She hasn't found her thumb yet, but I'm sure that is coming soon.

She prefers to stand, instead of sit when we hold her.  One day I got tired of holding her up, and so decided to try putting her in her jumper.  She LOVED it!  So, we turned on some fun music and she jumped constantly for half an hour.

Anna loves bouncing.  When she's laying on our bed, Joe bounces her up and down on it, and she laughs nonstop.  She has the most infectious smile and giggle. 

That's all I can think of for now, but I'll be checking in regularly with more adventures.