Carrots...umm, maybe not

So we tried carrots out today at lunch...and that's where it ended...trying. HA! Leah was not interested in the slightest. She first spit them out, then swallowed and gagged, then finally threw them up...all while screaming. So...any advice is appreciated! I have a freezer full of home-grown, pureed carrots that I would LOVE for her to eat.

4 month check up

Today, Leah had her 4 month check-up...and shots!! She was amazing! No crying! I was ready for a disaster to unfold and all she let out was a little squeal! Such a rock star baby! Her weight was 15 pounds and 7 ounces. Her height was 24 inches. She is in the 95% for head circumference, 90% for weight, and 50% for height. Dr. Boe is very happy with her progress and said that we can start veggies! Very exciting!

4 Months and an Eye Injury

I can't believe it! 4 months has again, flown by! 1/3 of the year, gone! Leah won't have her check-up for another week since Dr. Boe is out of town, but we did have an emergency appointment. While she was eating her morning bottle, out of nowhere, she began screaming. I tried to console as best I could, but after about 5 miserable minutes she fell asleep. When she woke up the whole left side of her face was red and her eye was swollen and tearing. It cleared up after about 10 minutes, so I figured she just slept on that side too hard. Hours later after her afternoon nap she looked terrible again. She was also super fussy. We decided to take her in, thinking she either had a reaction to either a bug bite, or fabric...something was up. Dr. Zimmerman checked her eye with a bright purple light and noticed a scratch. He referred us immediately to an optomologist. She too diagnosed a cornial abrasion. Basically, she scratched a chunk of her eye. We were prescribed eye drops and in 24 hours she was much better! Leah was such a trooper. She was poked in that eye with two different strips, two different liquids, touched all over her face and she just smiled as if each doctor was playing with her! Such a sweetheart!

As for the rest of what's going on...

She is still sleeping through the night (BLESS HER) and napping 3 times a day. Her naps are still pretty short, about 40-60 minutes. She is spoon eating cereal, and is drinking 25 ounces of formula per day. She eats 7 ounces by 6:30 AM, and 6 oz every 4 hours throughout the day. She is still loving to roll from her back to her tummy in her crib, but still frustrated as she hasn't mastered rolling back. She has also become a belly sleeper. A few weeks ago this made me a nervous wreck! But, since the video monitor came into my life, as long as I see she has her head turned to the side, I let her stay on her belly. I am going to thoroughly enjoy these last weeks at home with her before going back to work.

First Time in Swimming Pool

Yesterday we spent all day at Grandpa Chapman's house. The weather was beautifully sunny and over 90 degrees, so we decided to give the pool a try. Before I had Leah, I spent at least once a week at this pool starting the day I was done with work...tanning, swimming, reading, relaxing. Since having Leah, this was the first time (almost the end of summer) that I had the opportunity to pool! I was a little nervous about putting her in. Everyone warned me of possible allergy reactions to sun screen or chlorine. Grandma Chapman bought a floaty with a sun top, so we didn't have to worry about sun screen. However, Leah was a bit small for it. Her facial expression in this picture cracks me up. She was just not quite sure what to think. Hopefully by next summer, once she's bigger, Leah can get on Mommy's schedule of poolin' it right at the start of summer break!

Thumb Sucker

It's official, we have a thumb sucker. I am very okay with this, considering I was a thumb sucker til the age of...way too old! HA! However, I still turned out just fine. I have also read many articles that discuss the pros and cons of finger versus paci. I have been trying to wean Leah from her paci because when she go to daycare (in two weeks!) I know her provider won't have time to keep running upstairs to give it to her. I feel much better that she will be able to sooth herself.

Video Monitoring

Well, we did it! We bought and set up a video monitor in the nursery. After two sleepless nights, I couldn't deal with another night of worry and no sleep. Leah is a noisy sleeper, but now that she is rolling over I am terrified that I won't hear her stuggling for breaths. I know, I know...first time mom syndrome! However, WE (yes, Trevor is loving it too) are sleeping so much better by just watching her when we hear a noise, instead of throwing the covers off and rushing to her nursery.

Eating with a Spoon

Leah is 3 1/2 months old, and has been eating cereal in her bottle since 2 weeks old. Bisnonno planted carrots for Leah in his garden this year, and I just finished pureeing and freezing all of them. Since she is about 2 weeks away from trying solids, my mom said we should try spoon feeding her cereal so she can get used to eating with a spoon. We anticipated that she'd be annoyed and frustrated...nope! She sucked down that cereal in about 3 minutes time...granted it was only 2 teaspoons of cereal mixed with her formula. Still, I was so impressed! I think she's ready for filet mignon, ha!