4 months

4 months...4 months that Liam has been out of my belly. Today we went for his 4 month check up. He is perfect! All my fears of him not gaining weight, or growing in height were put to rest today. He is a healthy baby who is right on track. He weights 16 lbs and is 25 inches long.......putting him in the 65th percentile for weight and 43rd for height.


As someone who is a worrier, seeing him at his 1 month and 2 month appointment and be lower in the percentiles didn't give me a lot of concern, but in the back of my head I wondered if he would catch up. He was lower in height, and even though he was putting on a good amount of weight, I put the blame on myself a bit....was I not feeding him enough?? did I not do something right while he was in my belly???

Seeing the doctor so please with his development and growth in the appointment made me look at things in a different perspective. Liam is going to grow how he is going to grow. I can't fret about his height, or weight or head because at the end of the day, I can drive and will drive myself crazy with it...its something that I can't fully control. What I CAN control is giving him the best milk possible, working on fine and gross motor skills, and most of all show him affection and love.