We debated and debated doing sleep training with Abby and when to start. We did it with Owen and it was very hard, but very successful. But we started it with him a little later. However, we finally tried it in early August with Abby (since she'd been sleeping thru the night w/o a bottle since 6 weeks - just needed help staying asleep). It was quite successful. She only cried less than 20 minutes the first night and no wake up in the night, her naps the next day also great, about 2 minutes of fussing each time and nice long naps. Now she doesn't really cry - she might fuss for about 5 minutes, and sometimes she'll stay up and talk to herself quite happily for a while. So we are very excited to have a baby sleeping solidly thru the night from about 9pm to about 7am in her own crib and without help. She treats us so well!
We got our first laughs from her the last days of July. It takes some work to get laughs. Smiles are now abundant but not laughs yet. She is very observant - preferring to be sat up and facing out so she can watch everything. Unfortunately, if the TV is on, she will watch it - crane her neck to watch it even. Owen didn't even notice the TV until about 18 months, so this is different for us. She is starting to use her hands a lot. If a toy is within reach she will grab for it and she loves her lovey blanket which she wrestles with constantly. She also loves her Baby Einstein excersauser - this toy she "stands up" in and can swivel around and play with tons of toys. She plays with every toy on it already - involves lots of concentration. And she's found her feet which she wrestles with constantly. In comparison with Owen, Abby continues to demonstrate my generalization that boys seems to develope gross motor skills earlier and girls the fine motor skills.
My friends April and Miki each had their second child a few weeks after Abby (Addison and Kate). We're doing a 1/2 marathon as a relay team in October and have been walking together each week. It has been so fun to watch the three girls grow and change. We periodically take pictures of the three of them together. Below is the latest (taken at the Folsom Friday Night Concert in the Park). In order from left to right - Abby, Kate, and Addison.
Abby's averaging about 25-30 oz. a day in regular formula (yup - switched her to regular from the hypoallergenic stuff right after her 2 month appt. - she definitely had a breast milk allergy). We are planning on starting her on solid food this weekend - right at 4 months. All these calories are packing on more inches rather than weight. She just keeps getting longer and leaner. We had our 4month well baby checkup this week. Stats below. She's dropped in the weight percentile, but the doctor says nothing to be concerned about - especially since she's had her first virus (a tonsil infection) this past week.4 mo. checkup:
Length: 26 inches (95%)
Weight: 13 pounds (30% - down from 50% at the 2 mo checkup)
Head: 15 3/4 inches (25%)
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