Yum Yum Yum!!!

We had baby's 4-month doctor's appointment (she's actually 4 1/2 months old) on Halloween (mean mommy and daddy made baby get shots on Halloween!). She did really well with the shots, though. The first one she didn't do anything (almost like she didn't feel it), then the second one she didn't do anything at first, then made an upset face and the nurse and I quickly started talking to her and she smiled without even making one peep! I was so thrilled at how good she did.

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Here are her stats for 4 1/2 months old:
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Weight: 15 lbs 4.5 oz (75%)

Length: 25" (75%)

Head Diameter: 16 3/4" (80%)

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She went from 25% to 50% and now 75% - she's growing like a weed!

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Unfortunately with as well as she did with getting her shots, she wound up getting pretty sick that night. After we had been home for several hours and had her cute little costume on (see the next blog), she started vomiting pretty bad. She threw up so much that she didn't have anything left to throw up - but she kept right on anyway. She had a little fever for a bit then she felt cold and clammy. The poor little baby, we were so worried for her. Fortunately, she wound up sleeping well and woke up feeling MUCH better today! Apparently 1 in 50 babies have that sort of reaction to the vaccines. Still much better than getting what they are vaccinating her against!

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AND the big news was that she was cleared to start some solids. So Grant and I went and got her some cereal and some fruits and veggies to try out over the next few weeks. After we got home from the doctor's office and the store, she was still in a pretty good mood and getting hungry so I mixed her up some rice cereal and put a little bit of applesauce in it for flavor. She did really well with her first couple bites. She ate a little bit of it then started losing her patience, so we finished off with a bottle. Baby steps. We tried again tonight and she wasn't in much of a mood to try it so after a couple attempts, we gave up. We'll try again tomorrow or in a couple days. But, overall her first couple bites went well. Here's a couple pictures of the very first bites so you guys won't miss anything (I have a video - but it's not uploading for some reason!):

I'll do another halloween post after this one so you all can see how cute she was in her costume. But before I leave you this time, I have a couple more pictures to share with you of her that I took the other night before her bath:

Look at that Stinky Foot!

Yup, she's found her feet! She started this about 1 or 2 weeks ago. The doctor told us that she is early doing this. (It is usually a 6-month thing!)

Look at that chubby girl!