Liam had his four month pediatrician appointment this morning.? And it went about as well as I expected.? Which is pretty well, actually.? Ahem.? Where was I?
My boy, in case you haven’t noticed, is a chunk.? I don’t seem capable of making a boy that ISN’T a chunk.? Or capable of making a baby that isn’t a boy.? Or a baby that has any hair.? Ahem.? There I go again…
At two months, Liam weighed 12lbs 6oz (50-75th percentile) and was 221/4 inches long (25th percentile).? Now here, at slightly over 4 month of age, Liam is 17lbs 2oz and 25 inches long.? That’s 90-95th percentile (!!) for weight and 50th percentile for length.? And his head?? At 43cm is 75th percentile.? So he’s an average (not tall, not short) fat baby boy with a big head.? Gotta love him!? The doctor said that was all well and good and perfectly normal.? And, judging from the fact that Harry was exactly the same as a baby, very much in line with how my babies grow.
Aaaannnnddd…? it’s time to start solids! (trumpets sound)? We could actually do it anytime between now and six months, but Liam is showing signs of being uber-ready right now.? And, in three months, the doctor expects him to be eating 2 2oz servings of cereal, 2 jars of fruit and 2 jars of veggies a DAY.? Yowza.? So I figure we’ll slowly build up to that.? Start with some much much watered down cereal and go from there.? I imagine it’ll be a while yet before we even try the veggies.? And even longer before we attempt fruits.? I hope he’s as good about eating as his big brother was.? Harry was sinfully easy to feed as a baby.? But I have this fear that Liam will be a picky baby.? We’ll soon find out!
Of course, today was vaccination day too.? Poor kid.? He was having a great time up until the nurse jabbed him.? He was smiling, babbling and generally having a good time and charming everyone.? That all disappeared when he got stabbed and then it was Betrayal City.? But then, because I have the sweetest baby to have ever been born, he settled down, gave us a couple of smiles and went to sleep.? What an angel.? I just wish he’d stop growing so darned fast.? I’m not at all ready for him to leave baby-hood behind.
