Our Princess is 4 Months

Rhowan had her four month doctor appointment on Monday and got three more shots and one orally. The same shots as her 2 month appointment. I hate shots...my heart melts when she cries and the after math of how uncomfortable she is for the night and day after. This time the nurse was not so good with babies, odd huh, considering you are a nurse at a freaking pediatricians office!!!! Yes, its the end of her shift, we are always the last patient out because I am a full time working mommy, so I get the tired, grumpy and non patient nurse...I was NOT a happy camper. She was rough and had no compassion, not to mention that we had to wait over a half hour for her to get in there and get our appointment going. I always put up with the wait because I love her doctors and the group. They are very well recommended and her Dr has been awesome. She always makes me feel comfortable and gives me all the time I want with my lists of questions I always come in with. She never makes me feel stupid for asking, I like that.
Anyway, Rhowan looks great according to her pediatrician. She only grew an inch, making her 25 1/4 inches now, which I was quite surprised with, but she had such a huge spurt last time the Dr said that's normal to slow down to her curve (growth chart.) She is still in the 90th percentile for height and has gained 4 pounds in 2 months, now she is 14 lbs and 8 oz, putting her in the 75 th percentile, which is above average, however the Dr said she is very well proportion (tall like her mommy!) She is already teething, full on gumming things, swollen gums and drooling up a storm...I am always on line trying to look up fashionable and cute bibs, because she wears and goes through about 3 a day now...my poor baby, she is so good but you can tell she is just not comfortable. I have bought lots of teething things for her and have even put a wash closh (that's right everyone closh) into the freezer as her Dr says they love that! Since she is teething so early, we can start stage one foods in about a month once she transitions from her rice cereal to oatmeal. She is loving her rice cereal every night...she is a piggy! :)
I also asked about her bed time routine...she is down by 6, sleeps til 4 and goes back down til 6:30 or 7, which don't get me wrong is awesome. I want to stay consistent with a good routine, but I get home from work at 4 and start rice cereal at 5, bath, nursing then bed by 6. She said a normal bed time is between 6 and 8, so I can push it back but do so at 15 min intervals. Therefore, I took her advice and did 6 :15 Tuesday, 6:30 tonight and tomorrow will go to 6:45, and then the next night moving her bedtime to 7. That gives me more time with my princess after work, gives us time for rice cereal, bath and to nurse before bed. She goes right to sleep and has been sleeping through the night (knock on wood.) But why is it that she is sleeping through the night and I am up all night staring at her monitor wondering if she is ok because she hasn't woken up?! LOL. I need to get over that!
Well Daddy leaves town tomorrow morning for their first baseball road trip. Which I have become very accustom to after our first year of marriage with all their road trips and being alone in our scary apartment. But with a baby it's so different...I am scared to be alone here with her at night, sleeping. Now that we are in our own home and it's one I am very familiar with, being I practically grew up in this house, I am never scared...I would sleep with all the windows wide open in the summer while TJ was away. With a baby it's so different...I think the worst and play things out in my head of what would happen. I have a flashlight and baseball bat by my bed, but come on, really?! I want an alarm system...TJ is gone a lot with his profession, so I think it would be worth it. Although, we are flying out Friday morning to meet him in Arizona for the weekend and go to the games. I am very excited about that, but nervous about Rhowan's first plane ride and travel. I have made numerous lists, so we'll see how it goes. She's going to have to get used to traveling at some point! :) Especially with Daddy coaching in Alaska all summer.
Well that is our update for now. She is growing so fast...she rolled over from her back to tummy for the first time Tuesday at her baby sitters. I knew it was only a matter of time because she would get to her side and stop for a week or so now. You can't take your eyes off of her for a second...she will scoot herself right off her changing table if you'd let her! I was so sad I missed such a huge milestone in her life...I immediately called TJ and told him, I can no longer work and just need to be a mommy...which is fully supports, but says financially we just can't, which I already know, but like to hear myself complain about it I guess. :(