4 months already!

I'm not sure where the time has gone, but we've already arrived at Cadence's 4 month well care!

Cadence is really thriving and she's overall a happy baby.

Developmentally, Cade is still considered to be premature but she's darn close to other babies her age who were delivered at full term. She loves to stand and look around. When she's on her tummy (which is rare, its not her favorite anymore), she holds her head 90 degrees. When she swings, plays in her bouncer, or plays on her toy mat, she's able to reach for and hold on to her toys. She's thankfully not too mobile yet but does a lot of scooting and rearranging in her crib at nighttime. She also likes to "launch" herself out of her bumbo chair.

Her favorite toys are her giraffe blanky, rattles, and her squeaky giraffe. She looks happily at her caterpillar stuffed toy and her bear mobile when she's in her crib. She loves her baths and showers! Her main dislike is being buckled in her carseat.

We're still 2 months away from solid foods, thank goodness. Cadence still has reflux issues that she's medicated for but she enjoys her bottles (aka baa's) and takes formula and mommy's milk well. In the last week she's gone from being content with 4 ounces to wanting 6. We're very proud of her healthy progress.

The doctor's appointment itself went very welll. Going to the doctor is more of a social event since I used to work at the clinic we take her. There were some cute kids in the waiting room who seemed entertained that "oooo, a baby" was waiting too.

Wee's growing like a champ!

Head circumfrence: 15.5inches, 10%

Weight: 14lbs 5 oz 75%

Height: 25.5 inches 95%!

Matt met us at the office since we had an evening appointment and he worked all day. Matt was there more for my moral support than for Cade's. I give shots with the best, but seeing Wee get shots makes me sad. Go figure that I did better than I did last appointment but she had a tougher time. It also doesn't help that she's got a cold thats given her a cough, runny nose, and a raspy voice. She fussed much longer after her shots and cried the whole way home (last time she just slept immediately). (We're thankful that we live less than 10 minutes from the office). Upon getting home, Cadence just wanted cuddles and eventually fell asleep on Matt's shoulder. She's still sleeping as a type and I anticipate that we'll wake her up to change her outfit, give her a baa and she'll head back to sleep.