Baby Lee Family Journey: Month 4 update

Thursday, January 9, 2014

Month 4 update

On Jan 3, 2014, Allison turned 4 months old :) Her checkup at the pediatrician shows that she is 14.5 lbs (70% percentile). She got more vaccination shots which she handled well and did not get a fever/fuss afterwards.

Here are some updates that happened between Dec 3 - Jan 3 (month 4):
@ 12-14 weeks is when we all noticed that baby seems to prefer her mom, and cries when other people hold her, even Tom. Then she stops crying when I hold her. It made me worry about when I go back to work, but I am happy to say that she doesn't seem to have this problem anymore. The 2 weeks of vacation that Tom took at the end of Dec helped to establish their bond; she was fine with her aunt Tina on Dec 21, and is doing well with my mom. However, today my father visited and she was cautious of him.
@ 15 weeks she rolled over from tummy to back!
@ 16 weeks, we noticed that Allison has started grabbing at things that are within reach, like a toy that is on her body, or our sleeves when changing her diapers, or a ribbon that happens to be dangling nearby. And then she likes to put it in her mouth. oh boy!
@ 16 weeks, bb is definitely teething. I feel a tooth on her bottom right side. Usually the bottom center teeth pop first. As a result of teething, she cries in pain after 5 minutes whether bottle fed or nursing and puts her hand in her mouth in that area. To combat that, we have had to feed her when she is drowsy (like after waking up). Glad to say that it is back to normal after 2 weeks. This will likely happen again for the next tooth.
@17 weeks, she is constantly sucking on her fingers now, 2 or 3 fingers at a time. Today, I took her left hand out of her mouth, so then she put her right hand in. When I take the right hand out, she puts the left one in. Silly girl!
@ 17 weeks, we started sleep training her. More on that in a separate post.