her schedule (not to be ostentatious, just so i have it recorded): wakes 730-800, eats and plays for about an hour and takes a nap for about 2.5 hours. i usually wake her up between 11-1130 and eats and plays again until 1200-1230p. she takes another big nap for 2-2.5 hours and usually wakes up on her own around at 230-300. in the perfect world, she would take a another nap around 430 to tide her over until bed time. she has never liked that third nap but will usually take one for 30-45 minutes. dr. weissbluth would call eme a "consolidated sleeper". she goes down for the night at 630p. late at night, at some point between 1030 and midnight, jse gives her a bottle without waking her. i do believe this is one of the keys to teaching your kid to sleep through the night, but i can't say for sure because i can't 1. duplicate her 2. turn back time 3. control all variables in order to make an empirical statement. at the least, i think it helps.
she is an all or nothing sleeper and the same goes with her eating. if she is not hungry, she will not, under any circumstances, be persuaded to eat. right now, if i try and feed her in under a 3.5 hr interval, she will clamp her mouth shut and wiggle around until i give up, which i do after 15 minutes or so. i used to freak out if she didn't eat but she is clearly (clearly) growing and gaining weight so i have stopped sweating it.
her pediatrician said that she's not quite ready for solid food, he'd like to see her eat about 7-8oz per feeding before we start (em usually goes for 5-6). he said some kids never get there, and if she still doesn't within a month, to go ahead and start if i want.
she's holding her head up pretty well and acting like she wants to start moving...
four month stats:length: 25.5in (90th percentile)
weight: 14.7lbs (85th percentile)
head: 40cm (25th percentile)
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