So she had her 4 month check-up today. My main concern going in was how red her skin still is. It was kind of patchy before, but now most of her belly and inside of arms are pink and sometimes red. The pediatrician put my mind at ease about it being anything serious. She told me that unfortunately, some babies have really dry skin and Lily is one of them. She told me to moisturize her like crazy multiple times a day. She also said I could use a little bit of cortisone cream if it really seems to be irritating her. Poor kid...has her mama's sensitive, dry skin! Her head circumference is right at average, her weight and height are in the 25 percentile. She didn't grow as long as she did from birth to 2 months this time around. She was 23 1/2 inches long and weighs 12 pounds, 3 ounces. Basically the doctor told me her head is slightly large for her body...something Mom, Jim and Jamie know as "Lucy head" haha (big headed Lucy from Charlie Brown). The doc said she is very talkative and moves around a lot. She follows movement and sound and has finally mastered grabbing something with both hands (said object usually ends up in her mouth). She was smiley and talking to the nurse until she got the alcohol wipe out. When the nurse started to wipe her leg, Lily started to whine. She cried a bit with each of the three shots, but settled down fast and slept the ride home. The doc also OKed for her to start rice cereal and move on to fruits and veggies in the next month or two. I am sure my next blog post will consist of pics of Lily all messy in her highchair! haha
Lily got to meet her cousin, Ridge last week! Although they spent most of dinner in their chairs sleeping, they stared at each other once they woke up and noticed there was another good looking baby at the table! :) Lucky for Lily she also had her first trip to IKEA in Orlando while waiting on dinnertime with Ridge and Branden, she was very impressed! We forgot to remove Ridge's blanket when we took the pictures (hey you have to work fast when you have two happy babies!), but either way they are both adorable! One of the waitresses asked if they were twins haha.
As most of you on Facebook have seen, Lily loves the TV and iPad. She plays Clash of Clans often with Daddy, thanks Jeremy (that was sarcastic!) haha. JF downloaded a few "infant" games on my iPad. It's pretty cool how interested in them she is. She touches the screen and follows the shapes as they move.
We went to Jacksonville again a few weeks ago for Tyler's birthday. Lily got to meet some of Mimi and Peepaw's friends and have some pool time. She is really beginning to enjoy and splash in the water. We are excited to have Dad, Stacey and the boys down this weekend. It will be fun to have them and all of our Jupiter family over for the Fourth! I rented a 15 x 40 foot slip n slide for the back yard, those pics will be awesome! haha.
We spent a lot of time this month watching sports too. Lily cheered along with us when cheering on the Habs and the Heat. Sadly both teams lost ultimately, but it was fun watching them as a family! Lily heard Mommy scream a few times, but I need to get her ready what is in store for her when she watches college football with me ;)
So what are JF and I up to? Eh.. he is pretty busy with work and I find a new healthy recipe to try about twice a week haha. This week I made homemade fruit leather and fruit snacks. We just started making fruit and veggie smoothies also. We usually spend our evenings talking and playing with Lily haha. I was thinking we need to start painting the ceilings white in the house soon. All the walls and ceilings were an off-white color when we bought it. We have painted a few walls here and there, but never really painted a room besides the small bathroom because the ceilings are cream. We will see if he REALLY reads my blog and notices what I have in store for him ;)
Have a great week and Fourth of July!!
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