The Pigg Pen: Four-Month Checkup

Miss Madeline went to her 4-month checkup this afternoon. She weighed 16 pounds 1 ounce and was 26 inches long! She's in the 91st percentile for weight and 95th percentile for height. Dr. Barret said she's doing great! She had another round of immunizations. She cried more than Mommy and Daddy did this time - she was MAD!!! She got over it pretty quickly though as soon as she got her paci. Dr. Barret's nurse, Ashley, is so wonderful. She is SO FAST with those shots! We LOVE Dr. Barret and he makes her appointments fun. After using the tongue depresser, he gave it to Madeline to hold and told her she could use it as a sword to keep her occupied. Then he held her up for a picture and told her to swing it like a baseball bat. So funny!

Batter up!

Dr. Barret doesn't think we need to switch her to a new formula in light of the recent Similac recall (remote possibility of the presence of a small common beetle in the product produced in one production area in a single manufacturing facility). Our concern wasn't so much in the quality of the product, but how soon Similac would have new product on the shelves. We have enough good powder and liquid concentrate to last her about a month, so he thinks we'll be fine. As a side note, Madeline finished off a container of RECALLED formula Wednesday night before we knew about the recall. She hasn't been ill or sprouted wings, but she's strangely attracted to bright lights for some reason (wink). We are thankful she hasn't had any signs of illness.

He also said we could go buy that girl some groceries! He wants us to start her on 1st foods, which are basically pureed vegetables and fruits. He wants us to start with a few vegetables before she tries any fruits. So I had fun at Brookshire's tonight checking out the baby food aisle! The first vegetables she'll try are peas, green beans, carrots, squash, and sweet potatoes. This should be a fun adventure! We can't believe she's already at this stage.

After her appointment, we met Alan's parents and our two nephews, Bret and Gregory, at Jason's Deli for a little dinner.

Mimi, Madeline, Papa

After dinner we went back to Alan's parents' new home. They haven't moved yet, but they were doing a little bit of work while they were in town watching our two nephews. Alan's sister, husband, and our niece, Elissa, were on a short trip visiting a prospective college. Madeline took a little nap in Papa's lap and then had fun playing with cousin Elissa when she got back to Tyler.

One other quick note, Madeline is NOT teething. Dr. Barret said that the white we were seeing on her gums was actually a little cyst - nothing to be alarmed about - it would go away. He said if she was teething, we'd feel the tooth before we actually saw it. First time Mommy mistake. :) So, we think we can attribute the fussiness and the early wakeup times this week to HUNGER. Bring on the green beans!