Long and lean

On Friday we had Emily's 4 month appointment. All was well and not surprisingly she is off of the growth chart for length at 27". Yikes! That means she's grown 7 inches in four months, I can't believe it! For her weight she was a modest 14 lbs. 11 oz., putting her around the 80th percentile. Both Patrick and I thought she would be somewhere in the 15 lb range. Looks like we have a long thin little string bean on our hands. She also got the usual vaccinations which didn't make any of us happy but we realize it needs to be done.

We were also given the green light to start experimenting with baby cereal. We've decided to start with oatmeal instead of rice and Emily loved it! She ate it all up. The doctor said that we can start other foods as soon as we feel like she's eating the cereal well. This will be a fun adventure!

Ha!

From cereal to a taste of pineapple : )

This week at day care Emily also made her first arts and crafts project, an Easter card for mom and dad! They used her footprint to make the little chick in it and we absolutely adore the card, so much so that we decided to make them at home for the grandparents!

Look at that little footprint!  : )

Patrick and I have adult plans the next few weekends and are really looking forward to some time to hang out with friends and do things that don't involve diapers or spit or bottles! Aunt Karen is also coming into town next weekend and Emily is really looking forward to spending time with her and showing her all we've learned since the last time we saw her and how big she's gotten!

Easter was busy as always, but very nice to see everyone. We are lucky enough to have both of our families in town and Emily loves hanging out with grandmas, grandpas, aunts and uncles! For this year, we opted for a cute little "Easter dress" that we already had. We may reconsider the fluffy, tulle-filled dress next year : )  And in typical Emily fashion, she needed a wardrobe change in the middle fo the day.  Thanks to the Helleen's for the cute springy outfit!

Only two more months until summertime and both Emily and I are really looking forward to a little time for fun in the sun!

As always,
More to come!
The Harrisons