This last month was eventful, for sure. She had her first visit to the doctor for a non well baby visit. Unfortunately she came out angry after the doctor checked her ears and discovered she had an infection on the right side. After a forty minute wait at the pharmacy (lucky for them she was asleep during this time), we came away the proud owners of our first bottle of amoxicillin.
I was actually pretty upset that after only three and a half months she needed to be on antibiotics; the joys of daycare. Luckily, there have been some other nastier bugs going around at daycare that we have so far been able to dodge.
In addition to talking, our little lady is really trying hard to roll over. She can get onto her side, but she just needs that final oomph to push her over. I have read most babies roll from their stomach to their back first. This kid hates being on her stomach for more than five minutes, so I'm guessing she is going to roll from back to front first. Of course, she might go from her stomach to her back first in protest of being put on her stomach. She does already have a bit of a tude, so it's quite possible she would do such a thing.
All the ladies in her room at daycare think she is pretty hilarious and adorable. Of course, that might be helped by the fact that there is only one other girl in her room right now and she is only there part time. Most days, she is outnumbered by dudes. I'm sure she makes the best of it!
These past few weeks, Izzy has really gotten into toys. She grabs at them and of course puts them in her mouth. Her feet and hands are constantly going. She actually has spots on the outsides of both little toes right now where she has slammed them into things. Andrew says she wouldn't be his daughter if she didn't constantly have some kind of injury; Lord help me! We transitioned her out of the infant sling in her bathtub, so she gets to sit down in the water more now. She loves splashing in the water!
At her four month appointment, she weighed in at 16 lbs and 4 oz. That puts her somewhere in the 80th percentile for her weight, which is perfect. She measured at 26 1/4 inches, which puts her in the 99th percentile plus for her height. This might explain why she isn't able to fit in a lot of one piece outfits. She grew out of her 3 month one piece outfits shortly after turning three months old. Depending on the brand, I was able to get a little more time out of her 3 month onesies, but have now had to pull them out of her wardrobe rotation. That meant putting away the onesie she wore for her newborn photos in the hospital. Yes, I might have cried a little when I did that. I have pulled some of the tighter fitting 0-3 month pants out of her drawers as well. She currently has a range of 3 month, 3-6 month and 6 month pants in her dresser (typical woman to have multiple pant sizes). She fits in 6 month sleep and play outfits perfectly in terms of length, but is absolutely swimming in some of them everywhere else. I told Andrew Izzy has more clothes than I do. He just smiles and says, "she is your daughter, are you surprised".
While most of this post is all about the exciting things Izzy is up to, we also celebrated Buddy's 13th birthday this past week. Most days, you wouldn't guess he was 13. He may not keep up with Maya at a full sprint in the yard, but don't count him out. He still chases after rabbits, squirrels and squeak toys like he isn't a day over five. This past year with Buddy has been the hardest of all the years since we got him. He reminded us of his age a few times. We made the decision in the spring to put him on heart medication for his heart murmur. We did a short trial, and found that he was quite a bit more active while on the medications. Don't get me wrong, he still does his share of napping throughout the day. We joke that he has a skill at finding soft, warm spots to sleep.
We, of course, celebrated Buddy's birthday with pupcakes and new chew toys!
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