Olivia's 1st Tooth

The other day I discovered that Olivia has her first tooth coming in!!! It's already broken through the gum, but I didn't even notice because she hasn't been fussing or having any trouble sleeping! It's her bottom right center tooth and it's sharp!!! I definitely wasn't expecting it since my book said most babies start teething at about 6 months, and I just assumed that because she arrived early, that she would be late doing most things! Guess I was wrong... maybe we have a little over-achiever in our future!!! I'll post a picture of the tooth when it comes in a bit more.

Olivia's Introduction to the Pacific

Last week Olivia and I were in California to celebrate my Grandpa's 85th birthday and to spend the week visiting family and friends. As usual, Olivia was an excellent traveler, sleeping through all the flights.

We took her to The Wedge since a storm had created it's famous huge waves, which I had never seen in person. The waves were amazing and it was an beautiful day at the water. We even put her toes in the sand and she didn't seem to mind!

The rest of the pictures can be found under our pictures link above to the right.

4 Month Check Up

Olivia had her 4 month check up at the pediatrician's office last week. Here are her latest stats:

Height: 24" (50%)
Weight: 12 lbs, 2oz - officially doubling her birth weight! (25%)
Head: not sure of measurement (50%)

She's really improving, especially in her weight... really catching up from being in the 10% to the 25% now! She also got 3 more immunizations and like last time, Olivia was a Rock Star! Only cried for about 10 seconds and that was it!!! She's so awesome!

She smiles a ton now and can talk up a storm... we are just waiting to hear our first laugh! Her neck is getting stronger and stronger and her head wobbles a lot less now. We bought a Bumbo seat for her and she is sitting up in it pretty well!! She's also lifting her head up quite a bit from a laying down position. She's still not grabbing a whole lot right now... mostly just my fingers when I feed her, but that's probably her just working on it.

The doctor was pleased with her progress. She took her off the Prevacid that she was on for the reflux we thought she had and she seems to be doing great without it. She put her on her tummy and had her stand up and was glad to see her strong. I asked about teething and what to expect and she said that all the drooling and fist chewing she's doing lately is probably the start of the teeth moving around. Although it can still be many months before a tooth comes through. We've gotten some teeth rings just in case!

So she's doing great, getting stronger everyday and is a total joy for Matt and I!