4 Month Check-up

At her 4-month doctor's appointment today, Zoe weighed in at 14 lbs 5 oz., 25 1/4 inches long, with a 41 cm head circumference. So basically, she's pretty tall, she's gaining an appropriate amount of weight, and her head is staying middle of the road. For comparison's sake, Hannah was nearly 15 lbs, but about the same height. So they seem to be tracking fairly similarly. (And if that purple tie-dye shirt looks familiar, here's why.)

As for her disposition, she's a pretty happy, smiley baby, although she really prefers to be entertained and/or held vs. left to play alone. Thank goodness for the rainforest jumperoo, which she has really taken a liking to and will jump like mad in until we take her out of it. Hannah loves to dance around her while she's in the jumperoo, which makes Zoe giggle with delight.

As for sleeping, well, we had a banner night back in February where she actually slept 6 3/4 hours straight. Unfortunately, we seem to have been on a downward spiral ever since. Some nights, she might start off with a 4-4.5 hour stretch, but more usually, it's 3-3.5 hours, with each successive sleeping session getting shorter and shorter. The 55 minute stretches are the biggest bummers, since it feels like I've only just finally drifted off back to sleep when she starts yammering again. Oh well... it can't last forever.... can it?!?

The two sides of Zoe.