I know I say this every month, but gosh, how is that you are already four months old?! I feel like the time is flying by even faster now that I'm back at work.
Unfortunately, this month you've had a few firsts that I had hoped would be further away. You got sick for the first time, with a stomach bug. I hated seeing you sick! It reminded me just how difficult illnesses are during the baby stage. I forgot how frustrating it is that you can't tell me what's wrong. As much as I hate to say it, I know this is just the first of many illnesses. :( You also started getting the dreaded ezcema. This is something that I just hate! We battle with your sister's dry skin all the time and now we have to do the same with yours. We give you a bath every other day to help minimize the dry skin. But there are some days, you just end up slathered in aquaphor. Sorry buddy, I hate this as much as you do!
On a happier note, you laughed for the first time. I'm proud to say I was the recipient of your first laugh! I loved hearing it. :) While you don't give out your laughs easily, you LOVE to smile! You give your smiles out very easily now. You also slept through the night for the first time! YAY!!!! Of course, it was on daddy's watch, but I'll take it. You slept from 8:30-5:30. Good job, little man!
I think I may be tied with your sister now, for your favorite person. You love to watch her and smile at her. And thankfully, she's just as fond of you, as you are of her. She always needs to know where you are and she loves to give you hugs and kisses. When we bring her to her class at school she always walks us out and makes sure to give us both hugs and kisses. If you cry in the car, she starts talking to you to make you feel better. And if you're in your swing, she loves to come over and swing you just a little bit more. And if you're cold, don't worry, Em always covers you up with a blanket. :) I know she can't wait until you can play with her. I will brag though and say I still get bigger (and more) smiles than Daddy. I can brag because he used to get bigger ones from your sister.
For the most part, you are such a happy little guy. You love to talk and smile! Except for when your tummy hurts (which isn't too often) and when you decide to fuss in the car, you're a pretty easy baby. Please stay this way! :)
Your favorite toy is still your hands (with your feet a close second). You gnaw on them all day. Usually your Daddy and I have to wrestle them out of your mouth in order to feed you. And speaking of eating, that's a whole other story. Little man, you just don't have a big appetite, at all. :( It's a constant struggle between your teachers at school and us to get you to eat. Usually your best feeding is the middle of the night one. I can usually get you to take 5 oz. then. The first feeding of the day, is always the worst. Usually you wake up around 5:30 or 6:00 and I'm lucky to get 1-2 oz. in you. Then at school, you usually average 3-4 oz. each feeding. We do still have you on the zantac and nutramigen.
You're becoming interested in toys now. I can get you to hold a rattle in your hand and you love to shake it around and put it in your mouth. You also are grabbing the toys on your playmat now. I love this stage. You love having your head rubbed. Usually this helps calm you down if you are fussy or tired.
This month, you've started to like your paci more. You still only want it when you're fussy and falling asleep, but at least you don't scream more when we give it to you. You're still not a fan of the car. We usually can expect lots of crying whenever we go anywhere. I really hope this doesn't last much longer.
We've stopped swaddling you this month. You started breaking out of your swaddle and it started to make your Mama nervous because you would have the blanket up by your face. Instead, you are now in a sleepsack (the ones with the open arms). I think this caused you to regress a bit at night. You have slept through the night once, but haven't done it again. Starting in the last few weeks, you are all over your crib at night. You usually do a complete 180 in the middle of the night and wake up with your head towards the bottom of your crib. I've also noticed on the monitor in the middle of the night, that you will sometimes sleep on your side, but most times it's still your back that you prefer.
We're starting to see some big differences now between you and your sister. While your sister always liked to be on the go and busy, she was never to your extreme. You are a constant wiggle worm. Maybe you are just preparing us for what is to come with having a baby boy. We put you in the bumbo and we can't take our eyes off you. You will arch your back and twist and turn until you are about to fall out. In your swing, we have to make sure you are buckled in (something we didn't have to worry about with Em until she was much older). And in your little whale tub, you refuse to just sit on the little seat. You arch your back until you slide right off the seat.
Your teachers at school say you are definitely a people person. You like attention and get very upset when your teachers walk away from you.
I love you so much little man! I love that you have the longest eyelashes I have ever seen (and I thought your sister's were long) and I can't get enough of that dimple in your right cheek. There are times when I can't stop staring at you and thinking how lucky I am that you're mine!
4 Month Stats
Weight: 13 lbs, 10 oz (23%)
Length: 25.5 in (70%)
Eating: 4-5 oz. of Nutramigen every 3 hours during the day. And 5 oz. of Nutramigen at your night time feeding.
Bedtime: Around 8:30 pm
Awake: Around 5:30 am
Naps: no real schedule, just several naps in his swing each day - the longest usually being in the morning.
Diapers: Size 2 Pampers Swaddlers. We moved you up this month when we ran out of size 1's. Although you probably could have stayed in them longer.
Clothes: Size 3-6 months
Favorites: laying on your changing table, baths, laying on your play mat, watching your sister
Development: grabs feet (makes for fun diaper changes), laughs, can hold on to rattles, grabs toys on playmat, slept through the night
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