4 Month Update

Avery is 4 months old today!

Here are the Stats from her 4 month appointment:

• Weight: 16 lbs 2 oz (90th percentile - we think she would have weighed closer to 17 lbs if she hadn't started day care and resisted the bottle so bad the last 2 weeks)
• Height: 26 inches (90th percentile)
• Head: 42 cm (70th percentile)

Some highlights from month 4:

• Avery started rolling over from back to tummy. She has gone from tummy to back a couple times but can only do this when she keeps her right arm tucked under and can get some leverage from it. She still only rolls to her right - we have been practicing rolling to the left. She sometimes rolls over in her crib and seems to like sleeping on her belly - it still makes us a little nervous since she can't roll herself back over.
• We did some serious sleep training and Avery now has a bed time routine that is working pretty well. After her bath she gets a few stories and songs and then nurses before being put in her crib between 8:00 and 8:30. She is now going down with fairly minimal crying (maybe 15 minutes). She still wakes at least once in the night to eat and typically gets up for the day around 8:00 am. We are looking forward to the day where she fully sleeps through the night and no longer has to cry. But she is doing so much better and mom and dad are actually getting some sleep.
• She smiles a lot and squeals. Dad heard one pretty good laugh but we are still waiting for true belly laughing to happen regularly. She thinks her dad is REALLY funny - he gets the most smiles of any of us!
• Avery is LOVING the Baby Bjorn - It is the best way to calm her besides nursing!
• This girl loves loves loves to nurse and pretty much wants nothing to do with a bottle. Hung says she is addicted to the boob! We have found that she will take Playtex Nurser nipples from mom but no one else. Daycare starts soon so she's going to have to learn at some point. We are hoping she gets hungry enough to figure it out. 
• She has become very clingy with mom and dad. When we leave her with anyone (even Grams) for an extended period of time she flips out and screams. Avery literally gets panicked when she realizes we aren't there. My mom was watching her yesterday and the only way she could calm her was by showing her a picture of me and Hung which she carried around and stared at. We are happy that she loves us much but are hoping that daycare will help with some of this separation anxiety that she is having.
• She doesn't seem to like pacifiers - every once in a while she'll take one in the car before a nap
• Her naps are getting more regular  - she typically has a late morning and mid-afternoon nap and may take a couple cat naps here and there.
• Avery's starting to get more hair - still pretty thin but we are noticing a difference and her eyes are still grey/blue.
• She is discovering her feet and starting to hold on to them when she's sitting up. Avery seems pretty fascinated that they belong to her!
• Avery still loves rides in the car. She gets a little fussy when you first put her in but within a few minutes of driving she typically conks out and takes a good car nap!
• She appears to be teething and drooling a lot but no sign of actual teeth yet
• Avery reaches for toys and grabs at things in front of her. She loves colorful toys and ones that light up or play music
• She is enjoying books more and reaches for the pages now
• She still loves her playmat, bouncy seat, bumbo and jumperoo. What's cool is that now she really seems to be looking at and playing with all the toys attached to them!
• Avery is very alert and it always looks like she's listening to the conversations around her