Garbage Disposal!

We headed to the doctor yesterday for Lily's 4 month well check-up.  I was so excited to see how much our wiggle worm had grown!

Our Priss Pot has put on some pounds in the last 2 months & has gotten significantly longer :)  She now weighs 13 pounds, 8 ounces (50th percentile) and is 25.25 inches long (85th percentile). 

Lily loved laying on the table and wiggling, cooing, and smiling for all the new people! She was all smiles until the dreaded 2nd round of vaccination (Pentacel, Prevnar, and Rot). This time was WAY worse than the 2 month appointment. Lil P is so much more aware & alert, so she voiced her discomfort & hurt feelings for much longer...we were both in tears. Once I promised her some ice cream & a little retail therapy, she was all smiles :)

We got the official "ok" to start solids (we kept it a secret she's been eating cereal for a while now!) and the doc encouraged me not to be afraid to let the girl eat!  Seems little miss has been consuming too much milk.  Our new eating plan is to feed Lily oatmeal in the morning, followed by a 4 ounce bottle, three 6 ounce bottles during the day, a solid (ie vegetable, meat or fruit) in the evening, and a 4-6 ounce bottle at night....no more than 28 ounces of milk a day.  

No protests from our little piggy---Lily LOVED her first "real" food---yummy sweet potatoes :)  She is proving to be a garbage disposal.  Not even 24 hours from the start of this new routine & the baby has consumed a jar & a half of sweet potatoes last night, then half a bowl of oatmeal with a 4 ounce bottle this morning.

It is such a joy to watch our little mini grow into a healthy little being.  How blessed we are---there is nothing more I could ask for in life than to be the mommy to this little garbage disposal! :)