First off, she's going to bed at a more respectable time. We try to get her asleep earlier, but she protests. She argues, "if I don't stay up to watch Carson Daily (*does he still have a show?) I will have NOTHING to talk about at the water cooler tomorrow!" Earlier would be better, and we're getting there night by night, but we can manage these sleep shifts.
Violet upped her stats like a Mage wandering the plains this week at her four month checkup. She equipped a +100 immunity gauntlet and gained 1 lb and 13 oz of experience points. Currently she is weighing in at 15 lb, 7 oz, and is 26 in.
Being four months old, Violet is ready to explore solid foods. There is some debate whether waiting four months or six months is the best approach to introducing solids. Lately, it has been popular to publish "studies" outlining the faults in waiting six months (the previous trend) and the advantages of waiting at least four (the current trend, also the one our pediatrician follows). I emphasize the quotes on "studies" because I realize it's just a pseudonym for "our best guess". We decided to give it a try now. I'm sure the choice we made is the best choice for Violet. And if we suddenly decide to abandon solid foods until six months, well that will be the best choice for Violet as well. Violet started her exploration of solid foods with the vegetable that single-handedly brought the dinosaurs to extinction, the sweet potato. She loved it, and of course we had the video camera rolling.
Next food up will be the daring butternut squash. No rice cereal for this pioneer. After she is introduced to a few vegetables and fruits (following the allotted 4 day allergy "testing" per each selection, of course) we plan on trying out some baby led weaning cues. Here's to growing kiddos and Pluto. Never forget.
* Yes, I misspelled Carson Daly and YOU noticed! Burn!
