4 Month Check Up

Macie had her 4 month check up today. We weren't supposed to have it until February 3rd but she was having some issues so I was able to get in today. She's been having meltdowns every day around 6:30. She's fine, happy, eating normal, etc. all day and then 6:30 hits and she's hysterical. Yesterday there was nothing we could do to calm her, she was gagging and screaming. I had one foot out the door on the way to urgent care and decided to call the Dr. instead. She asked all the questions....fever? Nope. Vomiting? Nope. Diarrhea? Nope. She said it can't be colic, she's past that. She thought maybe it had to do with her teeth starting to come in. Babies sometimes just have a time of day they are more fussy, maybe her teeth hurt more at that time, who knows. The Dr. said she would still like her to be seen sometime in the next two days. Today she was fussy this morning and she was messing with her ear, tugging and cupping her hand over it. I thought "oh no, she's getting daddy's ears", he had ear infections and tubes put in as a child. I never had ear infections, thank god!

So, off to the Dr. we go. They checked her out and said her ears look "GREAT, her lungs sound great, no issues". Wow...good thing I'm not a Dr., I would have had her admitted to the hospital with all the symptoms I thought she had! What a relief. I was stressing out thinking she had an ear infection. Turns out she is probably grabbing her ear due to the pain from her teeth radiating up the side of her face, she's coughing because of the insane amount of drool and she sounds hoarse from her screaming fits and from a runny nose. Good news!

And on to the stats:

Weight: 15lbs 12oz (88th percentile) I thought for sure she weighed more than that.

Length: 24 1/4 inches (49th percentile)

Head circumference: 17 1/4 inches (97th percentile) Knew her noggin was large and of course she's brilliant and needs all that room for her large brain.

Her weight tapered off which is good, she was at the 88th percentile 2 months ago. She grew two inches in two months too.

The Dr. said she is doing PERFECT. Said she holds her head up so well and her legs are strong, she is doing all the fine motor skills expected for her age.

She did get two shots and did much better this time. She cried for a minute and then conked out. We go back in a month to get the rest of the shots and then another month later for her 6 month check up!

Little Miss Independence trying starting to hold her own bottle already

This is little Miss Happy Face. She wakes up so happy everyday- I LOVE IT!!!