4 Month Check-Up

Owen is now 16 pounds, 14 ounces and 26.5 inches tall! That's 93rd percentile for weight and 87th for height. His head is 44 cm in circumference which is 88th percentile. He had to get two more shots today, and of course he cried, but he did so much better than the first time. He was smiling by the time we left and seems to be doing great.

In related news, the doctor gave us the go-ahead to start solid foods! We're starting with rice cereal mixed with breast milk which may help him sleep longer at night. I sure hope so! After that, we can introduce a new food every 3 days (to make sure he doesn't have allergies). We picked up some avocados, and then it's on to sweet potatoes and bananas. When breastfeeding was so hard at the beginning, I used to dream of the day when he could eat solid foods and all the pressure wasn't on me, but now I'm kind of sad that he's big enough already. I guess he has to grow up some time...

Here are some pictures from this week: