Four Month Checkup

Lily had her four month check-up today.  The bad news was she got three shots and screamed her head off.  The good news is she is 11 lbs, 14 oz (practically 12 lbs) and 24 inches long!  It's no wonder she is barely fitting in her 3 month clothes length wise.  Dr. Silvernale went over where she is on the growth charts, both actual as well as corrected.  For weight she is just over the 10th percentile actual but 50th percentile corrected.  For height she is 50th percentile actual but 75th corrected (we have Daddy to blame for that one).  He wasn't concerned about her weight being such a significant difference after hearing that Daddy was 6' 3".  At this appointment they also went over developmental milestones (based on actual birth age) and she only missed a couple which means she's doing amazing for her gestational age.  We also got the go ahead to start solid foods in a couple of weeks - mid-August.  Normally premature babies have to wait until their corrected age to be 4 months but his only concern with Lily was that since she's had eating issues it may be better to wait until she's a little bit stronger in a sitting position.  In addition to a developmental checklist we went over what I'd like to call a "home-environment" checklist.  Questions included: Does anyone in the household smoke? No (the first one was easy); Does anyone in the household consume alcohol? Um yes, occasionally (Right?); Are there firearms in the house? Yes...; And they are stored.....? In a locked gun case; And the key is....? Hidden. (Goodness maybe I should have lied.  And shouldn't we be discussing these questions when Lily is actually mobile?  Perhaps we'll revisit....then we can discuss at what age it's appropriate to teach her how to handle a firearm responsibly); Are there any pets in the home? Yes, dog; What Kind? Labradoodle; And there is always someone supervising the dog when it's around Lily? Yes. (You mean it's not ok for Diesel to be the supervisor?); Are both parents working? Yes; And what type of child care are you using? Nanny/daycare (Probably wouldn't have been good to tell him Diesel has it under control).  Long story short, I think we passed the home environment test.  I mean - I got to bring Lily back home.