BIG Baby

Yesterday was Phoebe's four month appointment at the pediatrician.  She is perfectly healthy and HUGE for her age.  Here are the stats:

Head Circumference: 42.5 cm (90th percentile - this is up from the 25th percentile last time - so clearly her noggin has been doing some growing - making room for giant brains we hope!)
Weight: 14 pounds, 4 ounces (75th percentile)
Length: 27 inches (97th percentile)

The doctor looked at the numbers the nurse wrote down and then went to chart Phoebe's progress on the graph in her file.  The doctor looked up and said "that can't be right - I am going to have to remeasure her" - then she got exactly the same measurements as the nurse.  Apparently Phoebe had a GIANT growth spurt some time in the last few months.  We're guessing that explains her never-ending appetite and occasional grumpiness.  We also figure that this is probably a good indication that Phoebe got some Grandpa Lockwood genes since Jeremy didn't make it to 27 inches until around the ninth grade.  Phoebe's length also means we only have two more inches until she outgrows her infant car seat!  Yikes!  She's also quickly outgrowing her 3-6 month clothes - in length, but not in width.

The other exciting news from the doctor is that we can start Phoebe on solid foods whenever we want!  For a while now, Phoebe has shown a lot of interest in what we're eating.  I occasionally have to pry a handful of my dinner out of a tightly clenched baby fist.  We're going to start with some really thin rice cereal this weekend to see how it goes.

Since we were at a well-baby visit, of course there were shots.  Phoebe got three shots and an oral vaccine and she did really well.  It is so sad to watch the look of shock on her face when she gets stuck with the needle but after just about a minute of crying, she settled right down and was pretty much fine for the rest of the day.  We even went to the farmer's market and out for frozen yogurt in the evening!

The doctor said that Phoebe is doing great!  We're even going to taper her off of the baby Zantac.  The only potential issue is that right now Phoebe has a click in her left hip.  The doctor said it isn't anything that needs to be addressed right away (and could just be a side effect of the crazy growth spurt) but that we should keep an eye on it and if it gets worse we'll get a baby x-ray to check it out.