Hannah's 4 month doctor appointment

Hannah went for her 4 month doctor appointment today - a bit early but since we are gone next week the doctor wanted to see her before she turned 4 months old.  She is doing great!  Her head is perfectly round, her neck muscles are strong and she loves to suck on her hands.  She weighed 13 lbs 14 oz which put her in the 70th percentile.  It is down from before where she was in the 75th percent but the doctor isn't concerned as long as she doesn't continue to go down the chart.  She is 24.5 inches tall (60th percentile) and her head is in the 20th percentile (same as her 2nd month appointment).

The doctor said it is time to get her out of her swaddle and put her in a sleep sack. That is going to be a big change for us considering she loves to suck on her hands!  Hopefully the change will go smoothly.  We can also put her in a stroller and recline it all the way back so she can look out.  I think we are going to take our time with that one - she is just so little!! We can give her a lovey, which we already have, and we will continue to give her things she can suck on.

She still has a cough but the doctor said her lungs are clear and so are her ears so that is good news.  Once she is all better the doctor said she is big enough now to sleep train and get her to sleep through the night and not do a night feed.  I can't wait for that!!!! She said it should take about three days - honestly I am scared though... I hate when she cries and we do believe in the cry it out method to an extent.  I hope Hannah does well and is ok with it when we do that.  The doctor said for us to wait to do this until she is all better/her cough goes away.  She also said that we shouldn't have her in our room when we do this because she can smell and hear us which will make it all that much harder on her.  We will figure out where to put her for those few days.  The doctor said she can move back in with us once she is trained.

In the next month or so we will also start feeding her solid foods and put her in the highchair.  What a day that will be!

So our little baby girl is growing up!  It seems like just yesterday she was in my belly and everyday she amazes me.  She is getting so big and becoming such a little person.  I want time to slow down!!