4 months

Ellie is four months old today! To help celebrate, we took her in for her 4-month appointment and shots. She did great — weighing in at 15 lbs, 4 oz and measuring 25.25 inches. Poor Ellie wasn't too thrilled about the shots, but she did get Snoopy and Bugs Bunny band-aids. And before the shots, Ellie got some fun playtime with mom and dad while waiting for the doctor (see above).
Brian and I love the pediatrician we found for Ellie... but we do NOT love how backed up her appointments get each time we're in there. Today Brian picked Ellie up and brought her over to the doctor's office for the 10:45 a.m. appointment. When he arrived they told him the doctor was running an hour behind! This was especially bad news because the last two times we were in there we had to wait an hour to see her anyway. I'm not sure if it was because of the pissy conversations we had with the desk clerks or what, but we ended up getting in to see Dr. Miller about 15 minutes later. And we were out from the appointment within 75 minutes. Not bad!
So, we're sticking with Dr. Miller for now. Hopefully we have more good luck there.
Dr. Miller said Ellie is going great! She's in the 86th percentile for weight and the 85th percentile for height. We feel so blessed that she is healthy and happy!

I almost forgot to do Ellie's top 10 list for 4 months. Here goes:
1. Laughing... she's only done it a few times for us, but it's awesome! Can't wait to hear more of it.
2. Chewing on things — really anything she can get in her mouth: burp cloth, fingers, mom's shirt.
3. Babbling and cooing. She loves to raise her voice and it's hilarious when she surprises herself with it.
4. Blowing spit bubbles.
5. DROOLING
6. Having poop blow-outs. I can't remember the last time she came home from school in the same outfit I dropped her off in.
7. Grabbing fingers and hair. I need to wear a ponytail more often.
8. Tolerating tummy time for much longer, usually 5-15 minutes at a time. We're starting to see signs of her rolling over, but not yet.
9. Sucking her thumb. It's her best friend at nighttime.
10. Smiling about everything and anything — except the camera, usually!