18w1d old

rishi had his 4 month check up today. i mixed up the time. we arrived for a 10:30 appt that was actually at 10am, oops! the front desk said it would be a 20 minute wait. i had both babies but i didn't want to come back so we waited and ended up getting in in under 10 minutes. the first thing the nurses that say him said was 'look at those cheeks!', we get that alot :) sanji wasn't thrilled to be there, she thought it was her appt. luckily the nurse scooped up rishi so i could get sanji to come with us. after she saw rishi getting undressed, she was relieved and relaxed and chatted everyone up again.

rishi weighs 17lbs 12oz, 91st percentile. his head was at the 100th percentile and his length was 25 1/2 and put him in the 70's percentile-wise. he is healthy and strong. he has super strong legs and has pushed himself to standing while his hands are held, since just after two months old. his cradle cap has returned, to spite me i am sure. he's had a few nights of nursing several times and i was exhausted the following days. it's funny because my first two kids were not great sleepers. rishi is just 4 months old and already sleeps better than either of them did. i should be used to it. but then four nights of waking every few hours and it totally throws me off!

doc said the guidelines have just changed and that they are now suggested beginning feeding at 4 months instead of the previous guidelines which suggested waiting until 6 months. i'm not in a rush to feed rishi solids and it's not for nutritional value that it is suggested. it is because it is believed now, that the sooner a food is introduced, the less likely it is for the child to develop an allergy later. i'm not particularly concerned about this so we'll try something out but will wait for full on twice a day feedings of solids.