The long and lean string bean!

When I first started this blog I laid some ground rules. One of those rules was that in writing about our baby, I promised not to act as though she was the greatest baby to ever set foot on the earth. Well, I am afraid that this post might break that rule. Just a little.

Marin had her four month doctor's appointment today and she got a great report! She has already hit many of the six month milestones, and her doctor was impressed with Marin's strength and her overall happy, cheerful attitude. All through her examination, Marin smiled up at the doctor and cooed at her. Dr. Bergquist kept saying what a good baby Marin was and how laid back she seemed. (Yes, people, somehow I produced a laid back child. She gets that from her daddy, for sure!) She didn't even cry that hard when she got her shots!

Here are her 4 month stats:
Weight: 12lbs 12oz (10th percentile)
Height: 25 1/4 inches (70th percentile)

That's right; she is a long and lean string bean! Although the doctor was not concerned about her low weight (it has always been on the low end and she is still growing and thriving) she did say that she wants to monitor it a little bit to make sure that she doesn't continue to place in a lower percentile group next month. Although you may not know it to look at us these days, Jason and I were both skinny rails when we were children. Marin's little waist is so tiny that pants and bloomers are constantly falling off of her. But, we can't get the next size down, because then they are too short. Still, have you seen that girls chunky monkey thighs and arms? The girl can eat, and she is no wimp.

After the appointment I worked from home (but not before a quick, harmless shopping trip (shhh) for Marin's first party shoes that she'll wear to my brother's wedding this weekend). Marin napped for a few hours in the afternoon, but when she woke up she was the perfect apprentice. Here she is hard at work helping mommy.

And of course, Norah had to get in on the action as well.