Hannah's 4 Month Check Up

Wednesday we visited Dr. Boonstra.  Dr. Boonstra has been Henry's Dr. since birth, and now Hannah sees him as well.  He is the best Dr. ever.  He is super laid back and the kids are always so happy around him.  He is very realistic about everything, and seems to be on the same page as I am with all my routines.  He has two young boys of his own, and we seem to follow a lot of the same ideas.  He mentioned we could start rice cereal anytime, but there is no real need to until she is 6 months old.  We aren't in any rush to start, so will probably give it another month or so before we introduce.  It is just one additional thing to have to get ready, so we will keep it as easy as possible while we can.  I am anxious to introduce the spoon to her and she how she reacts.  She is showing all the signs that she is ready...constant drool, very good head support, and interest in when we eat.  I remember we started rice cereal with Henry around 5 months.  He had no interest at all so we didn't push it until he hit 6 months.  So maybe a few weeks from now we will see how she does.  It will be fun to see how Henry reacts too.  I am sure he will want to feed her himself.  He now says 'Me Too' for everything he wants to do. 

I forgot to mention at Hannah's two month check how Dr. said not many babies social smile as much as she was doing.  She is so advanced I know:)  He said everything is going perfect with her.  The only concern I have is her terribly dry, sensitive skin.  It doesn't seem to bother her.  I just lube her up as much as possible.  Dr. said to try and do it right after her bath while her skin is still a little wet. 

One new milestone Hannah hit this week is finding her feet.  She reaches for them so hard, grabs them and brings them to her mouth.  Every time her clothes are off her feet are in her hands and toes are in her mouth.  It is so cute!  She also rolls over every time she is on her back.  She started rolling occasionally right before she turned 3 months old.  She now does it constantly.  This is another thing that Henry didn't ever do.  He went right to sitting, which will be the next big milestone for her. 

Here are Hannah's 4 month stats:

Weight - 13 lbs 6 oz = 46th percentile
Height - 24 3/4" = 72nd percentile
Head - 16" = 42nd percentile

Perfect in every way.

As usual - here are the 4 month comparisons between the two kids. (Hannah is on the purple blanket, Henry on the blue)

And one more thing realization.  I don't think Hannah's eyes will be blue.  Babies eye color isn't permanent until 6 months, but currently her eyes have turned hazel.  She got her Grandpa Dale's hazel eyes.