Monday, November 19, 2012

4 months old!

Wren turned 4 months old on Saturday!  I can't believe how quickly she is growing, but it does feel like she has been part of our family for longer than 4 months.  She shows more personality every day.  She has learned how to use her eyebrows to express herself... haven't decided if that is a good or bad thing... haha.  She enjoys tummy time now that she is determined to learn how to crawl.  She just needs a little more arm strength, and I'm certain she will be scooting before long!  Since Jude was always a couple of months slower than average to get moving, Bryan and I are shocked at how quickly Wren is learning new things.
Wren had her 4 month check-up on Wednesday.  Dr. Emm said she looks really healthy and strong!  I told him how quickly she is learning, and he said that his 3 girls are all petite like Wren and learned very fast as well.  He said his oldest 2 girls learned to walk at 8 and 9 months!  He warned me to watch out... saying the faster they learn, the more independent and crazy they can be!  Haha!  I'm prepared for that... as much as she looks like me so far, I am fairly certain I won't be able to avoid her getting my personality.  :/  Wren is petite, indeed!  She is 23 1/4 inches tall (25th percentile),  11 lbs 11oz (10th percentile), and her head circumference is 15 3/4 inches (30th percentile).  Bryan and I had guessed she would be 14 lbs, the night before, but we were way off! ;)
Wren got her first taste of solids on Wednesday night!  I had got rice cereal to try (knowing Jude didn't like it, and the doctor said most babies don't like the taste of it)... she ate it, but kind of reluctantly.  I thought maybe it was just because it was her first time with a spoon, but the next day she cried when I tried feeding it to her.  Wren doesn't like rice cereal, just like her brother didn't... go figure!  So, I went out Friday and picked her up some Oatmeal cereal.  That night, she ate it with no problems at all, and looked as though she could have had even more!  She loves it!  I bumped up her amount Saturday night, which satisfied her.  She now smacks her lips when she sees us eat.  She is such a smart girl!! :)


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