4 months!

Juliette is almost 4 months old, so it was time to take her into the doctor's office for a quick visit. She weighed in at 12 lbs, 6 oz and was 23 inches long, which put her in the 25th percentile for weight and 10th percentile for height. I thought maybe she was taking after me in this area, but the doctor seemed to indicate the height measurements aren't extremely accurate yet so the range is pretty variable. Either way, she is growing well. He said we could start her on some rice cereal, so we'll see how that goes. We are about to go out of town, so maybe we will just start that when we get back. She had 4 vaccines today - poor baby! Just like last time, she was happy and smiling at the nurses and then they went and pricked her which made her scream! Hopefully she doesn't take after Abbey and start to be afraid of the nurses and doctors. Other than that, she is doing great. She is such a happy baby - very easy going. She reminds me so much of how Ben was as a baby. She isn't quite as cuddly as Abbey was (and still is) as she would prefer to be on the ground looking around at everything than being held. She is happiest either on the floor playing or being held outward facing so she can see everything. She sleeps very well - she now goes to bed around 7 and gets up around 6. She also goes to sleep without much help from us. We put her down awake and she lays there awhile (we see this as we are putting Abbey to bed) and then starts to suck her thumb and fall asleep. She is growing so much and we are just so blessed to have 3 wonderful and healthy children!