Rayah's 4 Month Update

This little bundle of joy is so full of energy right now. She hardly sits still when she's on my lap. But the highlight for me so far is definitely the fact that she knows who we are. She smiles at us constantly, whether we are in her face or across the room. It's the sweetest thing ever.

We had our 4 month health nurse appointment last week, so I've got all the stats on how she's progressing.

Weight: 6.08 kg ( is just between the 25th and 50th percentile for the average child at her age.)

Height: 60.5 cm ( she's grown a whole 10 cm since birth wow )

Eating: So we started solids this month. She's loving her food. Her first taste was stewed apple which she made a funny face at, but enjoyed it after her second spoon. She only had 4 spoons, didn't want to overdo it on her first go. And since last week she's had stewed pears and apple, Farex rice cereal in banana and pear flavour, and pumpkin, potato and apple combined.  She's only having 1 meal per day at the moment. But I might increase it to two in the coming weeks. She still having 5-6 milk feeds a day. Mostly breast milk but I do give her formula once a day at night.


Sizes: Rayah still fits into most of her 0-3 months clothes. But at the same time there are a few 3-6 month outfit that she's worn. It really depends on the brand of clothing, because they all vary slightly in size. I've noticed that pumpkin patch, Jack and Milly sizing is a lot bigger , where as Target, Zara baby,  OshKosh, Oragami and the rest are slightly smaller.


Milestones:
- Rolling: Rayah first rolled over towards the end of 3 months. This was from her back to tummy. She now rolls back and fourth tummy to back and back to tummy.
-Talking/ Babbling: She is constantly babbling now, trying to make conversation in her language, it's so cute. I've noticed that she babbles quiet a lot when pooping haha
-Holding onto objects: She's always putting things into her mouth now, whether it be her clothes, hands, toys, sheets. Anything she can grasp and anything that is light.
Steady head:  Rayah's head is a lot steadier now, when holding her, she balances her head/ neck quiet well.
Smiling/ Laughing:  This little possum is always smiling at me. ( I emphasise 'ME' as she's now recognising faces, and has cried when others have picked her up). She laughs hysterically when I tickle her and make funny noises. It's so fun to watch.

Favourite toys:

BrightStart blocks (they are soft and cushiony, and have bells in them)

 Fisher Price Snuggle Cub soother mobile. ( She loves watching it spin, and the music is plays is really soothing)

 Fisher Price Baby's 1st doll. She loves this doll, when ever I hold it up she spreads her arms out.