Spring Break??

Hi Shira,

I've been off work this week so I've been getting to change your diaper a lot. I don't want that to sound like I really detest it, I actually don't mind at all.

We took you in for your 4 month check up this week. You have a head circumference of 41.5 cm, weigh 16 pounds 10 ounces, and are 26 in. You are in the 90th or higher percentile in the weight and length, and around the middle on your head size. I know it's crazy that centimeters is used for one measure and English units for the other two. My cynical math teacher's brain says that the reason is that not enough parents would understand the fractional inches that would be required for the desired precision on the head measurement. On the other hand, that explanation doesn't make sense for the weight, given in pounds and ounces. I digress. You also got a shot, as you almost always do on a visit to the doctor. Jose does a great job of delivering the injection but this one is still red and swollen around the site after two days.

We were lucky to catch both you and your sister under the spell of the Pooh chair at different times.

You had your first swim in a swimming pool yesterday at Kahneetah. Right now you are sitting behind me on the couch talking to me and pulling on your sock. The swim was a success but uneventful. We ended up holding you instead of having you on your own in the floaty. It was a little too cold outside and the floaty kept too much of you out of the water. But you seemed to enjoy being in the water as we thought you would. We will probably bring you there again in a couple of months.

You are starting to reach with your hands for things you see. You don't really hold on to anything for very long but you reach toward something that you are focused on. You still win the spit olympics on a daily basis. We can't wait for you to grow out of that. You are on my lap right now making typing very challenging.

Your video shows some of your usual moves in the play center. You are really good at the 'rollers' which are the three cylinders in the foreground. One of them makes a clicking sound which I like cause you can hear it from further away and it let's me know what you're doing. But you also do one of your 'jolts' which looks like you just had a toe in a light socket. And also you do some sweet talking which we always love hearing. You're getting pretty good at being in the play center, you use your feet more now and in only 2-3 weeks of using it you've really improved your upper body control.


love, Aba