On Tuesday, May 18, Madelyn had her 4 month appointment (even though she is technically 4.5 months old). Again it went great! The doctor said that Madelyn is ahead of the game as far as strength & rolling over. She does great at holding her head up and when you put her on her tummy she will lift herself up with her arms & makes the motion like she is trying to crawl. The doctor said that so far it looks like Madelyn will crawl pretty soon. We got the go ahead to start giving her rice cereal & then slowly move on to other solids. We have tried it twice so far and I think she will catch on pretty fast. It is really cute, she opens her mouth & after you put food in she makes a motion with her mouth like she is trying to chew. This time I rubbed her little thighs immediately after the shots, and as soon as we got home we gave her some infant tylenol - she got a little fussy, but seemed to do a lot better this time. Here are her stats:
05/18/10 - 13.5 lbs - 33rd percentile 23.3 inches 11th percentile
03/09/10 - 10.7 lbs 50th percentile 21.5 inches 50th percentile
01/07/10 - 6.15 lbs 18.5 inches
Our baby is growing fast!!
In other news, she started playing with the toys on her jumperoo last weekend. There is a round thing that spins & has beads and a gecko in it - she really likes to spin that. She has also started grabbing things with her hands more - last night she was in her crib and grabbed her pacifier and extended her arm all the way out still holding the pacifier. Soon I think she will be able to put it in her mouth by herself.
Since I first found out i was pregnant I joined an internet "birth group" through Babycenter.com, which is basically a bunch of women who all are going through the same things and talk about stuff. Apparently, last week a baby from the December 2009 birth group died and her death was ruled a homicide and the parents are under investigation. That little baby, Ina McElheny, was only 1 wk older than Madelyn. It makes me really sad, I cannot believe that anyone would intentionally hurt a baby...especially her parents. I have looked at their blog, and it seems like they really adored that baby, but who knows what goes on behind closed doors I guess. The parents are saying her injuries are from cpr and her rough birth & have hired their own forensic people to run tests. I am going to try to follow that case to see what the outcome is, but my prayers are with the little baby and her parents. I truly hope there is another explanation for her death. Madelyn is the light of my life, I would be truly devastated if anything happened to her.
05/18/10 - 13.5 lbs - 33rd percentile 23.3 inches 11th percentile
03/09/10 - 10.7 lbs 50th percentile 21.5 inches 50th percentile
01/07/10 - 6.15 lbs 18.5 inches
Our baby is growing fast!!
In other news, she started playing with the toys on her jumperoo last weekend. There is a round thing that spins & has beads and a gecko in it - she really likes to spin that. She has also started grabbing things with her hands more - last night she was in her crib and grabbed her pacifier and extended her arm all the way out still holding the pacifier. Soon I think she will be able to put it in her mouth by herself.
Since I first found out i was pregnant I joined an internet "birth group" through Babycenter.com, which is basically a bunch of women who all are going through the same things and talk about stuff. Apparently, last week a baby from the December 2009 birth group died and her death was ruled a homicide and the parents are under investigation. That little baby, Ina McElheny, was only 1 wk older than Madelyn. It makes me really sad, I cannot believe that anyone would intentionally hurt a baby...especially her parents. I have looked at their blog, and it seems like they really adored that baby, but who knows what goes on behind closed doors I guess. The parents are saying her injuries are from cpr and her rough birth & have hired their own forensic people to run tests. I am going to try to follow that case to see what the outcome is, but my prayers are with the little baby and her parents. I truly hope there is another explanation for her death. Madelyn is the light of my life, I would be truly devastated if anything happened to her.
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