Happy Halloween

Happy Halloween from the 2 cutest little pumpkins that I know!

Harper and Elliet with their personalized pumpkins from Papa's pumpkin patch!

4 Month Stats {Elliet}

Elliet continues to be a chunker.....

Height: 26 inches = 95th percentile

Weight: 17 lbs 6 oz = 97th percentile

Head Circumference: 92nd percentile

She checked out great at her appointment today - healthy and happy.  We got the green light to start solids - rice cereal first, followed by baby food!

She'll be eating mashed potatoes this year at Thanksgiving.......which is only a month away!!!!!!!!

(Side note: At 4 months, Harper was 25 1/4" and 15 lbs 12 oz - 90th percentile for both)

Crock Pot Meatloaf and Baked Potatoes

Just sharing a new crock pot recipe that I tried and thought was easy and tasty....perfect for these cool, fall days.

Ingredients
2.5 lbs of ground beef or ground turkey
2 eggs
3/4 C bread crumbs
1 envelope onion soup mix
salt, pepper, and garlic salt to taste
1/2 onion - grated

1. Mix meatloaf ingredients and shape into loaf.  Place in bottom of crock pot.  (I sprayed mine with cooking spray first)
2. Wash 4-6 potatoes and pierce with fork. Wrap in foil and place along sides of crock pot.

Cook on low for 8 hours.

Harper Goes To The Dentist

Last month Harper had her very first dentist appointment and she did GREAT!

She was cooperative the whole visit and didn't make a peep.

She went with Adam to his check-up last year to see how things worked.  She was too scared to even sit in the chair last year.  I can't believe how much Harper has grown-up in the past year.  She is so much more outgoing and brave.

Harper's favorite part of the visit was picking out a princess toothbrush and a few other goodies at the end of the appointment.

Calm, Cool, and Collected before the visit

We are so proud of Harper's courageousness when it comes to the doctor and now, dentist.  We can only hope that Elliet is strong and brave like her big sister!

Elliet {4 months}

Height/Weight: We will find out next week at you check-up.  You had to go to the doctor last week and weighed 17 lbs 4 oz clothed and diapered!  (You were diagnosed with Croup - poor little girl)

Clothing: 3-6 months/6-9 months

Diapers: size 2

Eating: You eat 4 oz of formula every 2-3 hours during the day.  We tried to spoon feed you rice cereal tonight but you had no interest.  Harper 'fed' you 90% of it - you may have gagged a few times because she had the spoon half way down your throat!  She loves to help take care of you and thinks she's the boss!

Sleeping: You have been going to bed between 9 and 10 and waking up once for a bottle, then back to bed for a few more hours.  You still nap quite a bit throughout the day, but the naps are getting shorter, and wake periods are getting longer.  You nap in your bouncy seat, swing, crib, or with us in the chair.  

Personality: You are usually an easy-going baby.  You only get worked up if you're hungry or tired.  You love to smile at everyone and have even given a few giggles.  You are getting more vocal each and every day.  You are obsessed with watching your sister do EVERYTHING!

Nicknames: Ellie Belly, Little E, Ellie Cat, Ells, Ells Bells

Development/Milestones/Health:

     + grasp toys/pick them up and they go straight to your mouth
     + first spoon-feeding in the books
     + went swimming for the first time last weekend
     + first illness is now in the books - you had Croup last week and were put on an antibiotic and steroid
     + you have a dry scalp just like your older sister
    
* Elliet has her 4-month well-child check next week, along with more immunizations.  I'll post her height/weight/updates next week!