Solid Food

September 25, 2007: Tonight we tried feeding Casey "solid" food for the first time. It is hard to call it solid as the first day it is supposed to be very thinned out. You are supposed to try solid foods somewhere between 4 and 6 months. Casey will turn 5 months this weekend and since we are still having terrible nights I thought we would test out the old wives theory. Casey wore just a diaper and a bib and we had her in this mini high chair since she is way too small for a real one. She seemed to like the food from the beginning and was always eager for the next bite. At least half of what we gave her ended up on her bib and not in her mouth, but as I make it thicker maybe that will improve. James and I certainly had fun during this milestone event and I am glad Casey took well to it. As for last night, she went to sleep at 7:30 pm, I fed her at 1:30am and she is still asleep now 8:00am. A fantastic night for us!! Fingers crossed that it is not just beginners luck! Here are some before, during, and afer shots from the event.

4 Month Check Up

September 10, 2007: Today Casey had her four month check up. Everything went well and she is very healthy. She is still long and lean. She weighed 11 pounds 15 ounces, which lands her in only the 8th percentile. She is 25 inches long which is the 70th %ile. The doctor had absolutly no concern about her weight. He said she is happy and healthy, and he likes long and lean. Casey had her second round of shots as well and she was much braver about them this time around. She only cried for about a minute as opposed to the 45 minutes last time. Today she is running a little fever which is a very common reaction to shots. I used the rectal thermometer on her today for the first time, what an experience! Besides her check up there is not too much new. She loves sitting up in her car seat and is always straining to get her head out to look around. Her play mat is of very little interest these days as she just rolls off of it. She likes her excersaucer and jumping chair much more. Lots of drool and hands in the mouth, but still no signs of any teeth. Casey is off on another trip to the Cape this weekend for two weddings.

Dr.Ferber

September 5, 2007: We've been enjoying the last few days of summer. Let me emphasize days, because the nights have not been great lately. The last few weeks have been very difficult with Casey, as she has been waking very often during the night, leaving us all very tired during the day. We have tried a little 'ferberizing' which is slowly yielding some results (knock on wood). Last night Casey ate at 7:30pm and was asleep by 8pm with no crying. She slept until 2am, I fed her and she went right back to sleep until 6am, at which point I fed her and she slept for maybe an hour more and was up for the day. She is on a fairly routine nap schedule. 2 hours in the morning and 2 hours in the afternoon. Anyways, hopefully she will continue to stretch the time spent asleep. We went for a hike this weekend with our friends the Scotts and played mini golf. It has not been too hot, it is starting to feel like fall up here. Here are some cute pix of Casey from this week.