Our little Erica is getting big...so fast!!!
I took her to the doctor for her 4 month check up yesterday. She is definitely growing! Laura, my parents and others were putting bets on how big she would be...She tipped the scales 1/2oz shy of 14lbs, and was 26in long! If she hadn't been spitting up all morning before the doctor, I would've been right with my guess of more than 14lbs!!!
The doctor said she is in great health and is doing excellent! She is in the 95% for height, meaning she is taller than 95% of other babies her age. She is in the 50% for weight. The doctor said to take that with a grain of salt because the babies they use for those numbers are all formula fed, and since Erica is on breast milk, it's apples and oranges to compare the two. But, she did say she is a tall girl. She couldn't say that it means she'll be a tall girl when she gets older, but that's what it's looking like at this point. Perhaps we have ourselves a basketball or volleyball player on our hands?!?! Just so long as she keeps growing and outgrows a good hockey size...we can't afford all of that gear nor do we want to become annoying hockey parents!!!
At this check up, Erica also had to get some shots. There were 6 vaccines combined into 3 shots, plus an oral one. She was quite the trooper. I noticed my leg bouncing and twitching before the nurse came in. Once she was on the table, she squeezed my thumbs (something we've done during shots since her first few the day she was born!). She screamed a bit, but settled down pretty quickly after they were done. The rest of the day she was a bit fussy and didn't sleep much. I'm guessing that was because of her sore legs?! She made up for it last night...we put her down for bed around 8pm and she slept in this morning until 10:30am!!! What a good snooze! I checked on her a few times to make sure she was still breathing after I got up...and I decided to let her sleep and catch up on her missed naps from yesterday. But, at 10:30...out of jealousy, I woke her up and we started our day with a big bottle, clean diaper and took Lexi for a walk.
Other than that, I don't have much else to report on Erica. Laura's last day at her current company is in 2 days. She then has a week off before starting her new job from home!!! She will essentially be doing the same thing she is doing now, but through a Duluth-based company that has a lot of employees work from home. She is excited about this new opportunity...and a much short commute to work!!! She will have training in Duluth in a couple of weeks, so Daddy Daycare will be on the road as Erica and I join her for over a week at The Lake on the North Shore. Erica and I will be hanging out while Laura commutes to Duluth. Even though it'll be a 45 minute drive each way, it will still be shorter than her current drive!!! Grandpa and Grandma C will be in Duluth that week as well for a vacation, so we'll be spending some time with them while Laura works. I have plans to meet up with an old teacher friend that lives near Duluth for part of a day, and Erica and I plan to head to Grand Marais with her grandparents another day during the week. Once we're home, it'll be into the grind of school and normalcy again. Laura's first day from home is also my first day of workshops. It's also Erica's first full day with our nanny!
I think I've mentioned it before, but we are sharing a nanny with our friends and their 6 month old girl at our house. We definitely need the nanny at least for the first year so Laura can get into her groove and make a good impression at her new job, while Erica is still at a pretty high-maintenance stage in life. With any luck, we may not need a nanny in a year or two?!?! Regardless, it's a win-win for all parties...especially Lexi!!!
And with that, I'll wrap up this entry. I hope you enjoy my Daddy Diary and I thank you for continuously checking in on our little angel, Erica!!! Take care and thanks again!
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