Amelia had her four month checkup on Halloween and although shots are scary, she did very well and so far we have no adverse reactions. Developmentally she's on target and actually began to laugh for us on Halloween. It's more of a chuckle than a laugh right now, but it's adorable. I have her percentiles but not the hard numbers so here it goes:
Head circumference - below 5th percentile still (I think 15 inches, but won't swear to it)
Weight - not quite 12 lbs, 10th percentile
Height - 23 inches, I think - 25th percentile
She's gone down in all categories (percentile wise) but she's still growing and may bounce between specific curves for awhile. She began sleeping on her belly a few weeks ago. Actually, nearly a month ago she did it once and cried because she freaked herself out and didn't do it again for another two weeks. She started really rolling over while Ken was in New Mexico. Since she had the turn, we were finally able (last night) to collect a urine sample to (hopefully) finish up on her genetic testing. Should only take a few days to get the final results, but we'll see. This test may end being inconclusive as well and then there's a whole other set they might want us to do. Or they may say "heck with it, she's fine." Maybe that's just my wishful thinking.
Our naming ceremony was beautiful. We chose the Hebrew name "Shiri Ahava" which means lover of song or my song of love. She's named in honor of my grandfather who recently passed away. He loved music, always got this wonderful little smile on his face when listening to classical or opera. He also enjoyed it when I would recognize a piece he'd played for me before. Mia lives up to her new name by being enthralled by music.
We must publicly thank so many people for helping to make the ceremony a success - my dad, Dar, Uncle Gary, Aunt Joni, Wendy, Andy, Bob - you guys did so much work and the food was awesome. Ken's family for driving nearly 9 hours (one way!) to be there. And Kieran, for wishing "Love" for his sister.
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