Taryn turns 5 months old on Friday but today was her 4 month well-child checkup. As usual she did great at the dr's office. She got one shot but she took it like a champ, only a few seconds of crying but no tears. We knew she was a little munchkin because she always has been but apparently she's really little for her age and has fallen off the growth chart when it comes to her weight :(. She seems to eat really well and unfortunately for me she still wakes up in the night to eat at least once. After we went through her feeding schedule Dr. Robert said that all seemed to be fine so she might have really high metabolism and she's burning through everything she eats quickly. A side note, she doesn't get that from her mom I know that much! We just started her on rice cereal last week which I think will help but he recommended we should supplement with 1-2oz of formula after she nurses before going to bed. He said this should help her put on some weight and maybe allow her to sleep longer stretches at a time. We go back in a few weeks to have her weight checked so prayers for Taryn to chunk up a bit!
Here's a breakdown of her stats:
Weight: 11lbs, 9oz (below 5%)
Height: 24 3/4 inches (30%)
Head: 16 cm (25%)
I'm way behind on updating the blog with pictures and videos but it's on my to-do list so check back!
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