Avery is 4 months old!

Happy 4 month b-day Avery!

On October 14th, Avery went to Dr. Ryan for her 4 month check up. She is up to 11 lbs 11 oz., which I know doesn't sound that big for a baby that was born at 8 lbs 5 oz., but she has started to gain much more steadily and is in the 25th percentile. I had been worried about it, but the doc assured me this was just fine! She is 24 1/4 inches tall, which is in the 50th percentile. She is also doing great developmentally - right where she should be! Avery is staying on her same little diet - milk, milk, milk and some supplemental formula during the day. Dr. Ryan has encouraged us to wait until 6 months to start on cereal and other solid foods. Avery also got two shots! Thankfully she did much better this time around and didn't have the same irritable reaction. She has been in a great mood the last two evenings.

Getting kisses from Daddy

Jeff and I have found ourselves enamored with Avery's personality as she exposes it more and more. She loves music and singing and thinks it's hilarious when Jeff sings the "stinky, stinky, stinky" song. Av also really loves to stand up and when she stands on my lap she enjoys my "dance, dance, dance" song (aren't Jeff and I quite the lyricists?). In fact, Avery likes to stand so much that once we get her standing up against the couch, on the bed or on our laps... well, she doesn't want to sit or lay down. She only wants to stand with us hanging on to her. As my friend Caroline said, "this kid does not bend." I guess she just likes feeling like a big girl.

Modeling her new boots

We also tried Avery in her Bumbo chair... and she thinks she's pretty hot stuff when she sits in it! Not only is it fun to see her slight little wobble wobble while she's in it, but she is working on strengthening her neck, shoulders, back and core. Like her own little pilates workout :)

Bumbo fun!

Our growing gal is all about playtime now... she picks toys up, holds onto them for much longer and is sticking everything in her mouth. It's been fun introducing new toys and seeing how she reacts. She got so pooped from her playtime last weekend, she just took a nap in the middle of her playmat with her thumb in her mouth. Yes, we have a thumb-sucker! We will break that habit when the time comes, but for now it's great she is a self-soother.

Avery snoozing on her playmat

Don't worry, Jeff and I won't try and make a living out of our song-writing, and hopefully Avery's music choices down the road will NOT reflect the weird songs we make up to keep her entertained. "Stinky, stinky stinky" and "dance, dance, dance" will only be top 10 hits in the White household for now...