4 month check up.

Kaitlin had her 4 month check up today and she is just healthy as can be! :) I can't say enough good things about our pediatrician's office. We see Dr. Eric Jones @ South Charleston Pediatrics and we are very happy with this choice! Kaitlin was her usual happy self and the nurses just love her. She had 2 shots which she handles well (she has a lot of cushion haha).

She weighs 15.10 lbs and is 25.5 inches tall. She is in the 90th percentile for both height and weight! We certainly don't need to worry about her getting enough nutrition! My goodness she has almost doubled her birth weight already! And she has grown 5.5 inches since birth! Dr. Jones was very impressed with her head control and couldn't believe she already does full rolls both ways. We asked about giving her cereal and he told us that he encourages parents to wait until closer to 6 months. And since she is growing so well and sleeping through the night he did not see a need to start it yet. And I agree, since she does have some belly problems. We discussed the trip to the beach and he said this was a good age to take babies to the beach. He gave us the obvious warnings about shade and sunlight. He also shared with us the myth behind no sunscreen for babies under 6 months....there is nothing wrong with it as long as it is fragrant and chemical free (which we already knew thanks to our good friend and dermatologist Dr. Young). He said the reason for this warning is so that parents won't have a false sense of security and leave their babies exposed to sunlight (I can't imagine). Of course we will be prepared with hats, sunglasses, tents and umbrellas! Our little monkey is going to be a beach baby for sure!