Doctor Update

Emma had her 4 month doctor's appointment today, and like we expected everything looks great. Dr. Yin was very impressed to hear all the things she has been doing, but was mostly impressed that she is sleeping through the night with out needing a late night/early morning feed. I just wish Emma would show her cute smiles and personality around people she doesn't know or get to see very much. I mentioned this to Dr. Yin and she thought it was a sign of intelligence. She thought that Emma was needing to soak everything new in first before she shared her personality. Of course, I want her to be smart, but I want people to see the happy baby that we get to see also!
On to the exciting stuff! Emma has continued to prove that she is going to be a tall girl. She was almost off the growth chart for her height. She is just shy of 26 inches, which puts her in the 94/95 percentile. She weighed an even 15 pounds (80%), and her head circumference was still small putting her at 41%. Dr. Yin had said that she had expected it to be bigger based on where she is at for her height and weight, but Emma is following her growth curve, and her head continues to get bigger, so she isn't concerned. Even though her head only grew 1 inch over the last two months, we jumped from the 28 percentile to the 41st, so I was happier about that.
As far as solid food, Emma has reached all the markers that Dr. Yin looks for. She has doubled her birth weight, has great head control, and there are no food allergies in the family. Based on that, we can start solid food when ever we want to. But she said there was no rush. Emma is getting all the nutrition she needs from the formula alone. If we were to start now, she wants us to move along slowly through out the stages - if we wait until 6 months, she will have us move through the stages a little more quickly. Robert and I haven't really had the chance to talk about it yet, but I think we are going to wait until she is at least 5 months to introduce food. That way we aren't jumping the gun, but won't fill rushed to have her get the hang of eating so we can quickly move through the stages so she gets the nutrition she needs.
Emma also got the same 5 immunizations that she got last time. (4 injections and 1 oral.) She did great with the oral, but HATED the shots. She jumped immediately, screamed and turned bright red! We have spent the rest of the day laying on the couch. She is sleeping on and off and not really wanting to do anything.
So for now, we will continue doing what we are doing and go back to the doctor's at 6 months!