One month check-up

Yesterday was Mary Lawton's one-month well baby doctor visit, and she is a well baby!

Weight: 9 lbs., 3 oz. (75th percentile)
Length: 21 3/4 inches (also 75th percentile)
Head: (50-75th percentile)

The doctor was impressed with her almost 2-inch growth in length. We talked to him about her crying fits, and he recommended a few things to us to try to figure out what might be the cause. One of his suggestions was more structure to her day, and I think she would like that (takes after her mama). I'll be working on putting her on a schedule. We already have a morning routine pretty established...we just have to work on the rest of the day! Overall, she's a healthy baby, except for a strange thing going on with her fingernails. One looks like it's about to fall off, and three others look like they're going to meet the same fate. The doctor wasn't too concerned. He said, "well, they'll grow back. " She got her hepatitis B vaccine, and was very brave. She looked surprised, and then started crying about 5 seconds later. Then, after 5 seconds of crying, she stopped. (She screamed all the way home, though. I think she was trying to show off for the nurse by holding back while we were there.)

The weather has been gorgeous this week, and we ate dinner outside last night. Mary Lawton had a very good day and a relaxing evening, as you can see.