Calista 4 Months

Calista if now four months old!  I feel like in the past that is sort of when babies start to get a bit easier to take care of.  She is still up quite a bit at night but I'm hopeful that things will change in that area soon. Once we are settled we are going to try to get her on a sleep schedule.  Right now she usually takes two long naps during the day in her bed, but the time isn't set.  

Calista likes, kisses, half rolling over, drooling, sucking her thumb, smiling, and of course milk.  She doesn't like being left alone, tummy time, or sleeping through the night as she has yet to do it.  She does let us put her in the bumbo seat more often than before and she is getting pretty good at holding her head up.  I don't seem to be holding her as often because I think she doesn't feel as strong of a need to be held as long as she sees people around her.

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4 month appointment

On Monday Scarlett went in for her 4 month appointment.  She is starting to tapper off in weight just like my other children did.  I was hoping she was going to be a 'thicker' baby than the rest but she has started dropping.  All my children were born a good size but shortly after birth would develop into a more petite frame.  A friend told me she thinks she produces skim milk.  I think the same must be true for me. :-)

Weight: 13# 7oz (41.42%)

Height: 25 1/4" (82%)

Head Cir. 16" (37%)

The doctor is not at all worried about her weight and I can tell that she is more on track with her gross motor skills than Penelope was at this age.  The only thing of concern is that she usually looks right.  She also has a big flat spot on the back of her head.  The doctor is going to see us again in a month and if things aren't improving we might have to do physical therapy and possibly a helmet.  She said the helmet isn't very likely though.  I am really hopping that we can get the problem fixed before the next appointment because I do not want to go through the physical therapy again.  The trick is to put a lot of exciting things to the left of her.  It doesn't really work to force her to look left.  We need to entice her to look left.  If anyone knows any tricks or has advice on this I would really appreciate it!

Scarlett is sleeping in my bed right now.  She likes to eat around 6 AM and then go back to sleep.  Sometimes 'till 8 sometimes 'till 10.  It's nice.

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