4 months

Hard to believe a month has gone by already and I never got a chance to blog again.  I haven't even put your 3 month picture on the blog and now here I am blogging about you being 4 months and once again I can't put the picture up.  I will try to upload pictures and videos this weekend.  It seems to be I only find time to blog when I'm at work! 

We've both survived me being back at work for a month.  I'm currently working 4 days a week but pretty soon I'll be back to 3 days...I found out this week that I get to go part-time!  Little man soon we'll have 2 days a week to hang out together and I'm so excited about it.  I can't wait to find things for us to do on our days off together.  I was re-reading my post about you being 3 months and it seems like things are very much the same, yet they seem so different. 

As far as sleep goes you are still usually going to bed between 8 and 10pm.  You were getting great and just going to sleep, but the past week you've fought it once again.  You've also been a more fitful sleeper throughout the night.  You never really cry, but whine and wake yourself up and then put yourself back to sleep.  Most nights you are sleeping from 9:30pm to 4:30am.  I start my work days at 4:30am which surprisingly isn't so terrible!  You still aren't napping very well, it's like you know you're missing out on something.  It seems so touch and go.  Sometimes you will sleep for a couple of hours, sometimes it's just 20 minutes.  We're working on it being more consistent, but for now we take what we can get.  You usually will always still fall asleep in the car, but the second you're out you wake up. 

Eating continues to be a challenge as well.  There are days that you love nursing and are excited to be able to do it and others you could seem to care less.  So far I've managed to still exclusively feed you breast milk, which I'm pretty proud of.  If someone would've told me at 6 weeks that I'd still be doing it now I'd never believe them!  You are definitely growing more aware of your surroundings and often that makes nursing difficult.  You'd rather be soaking in the world around you than eating.  You just had your 4 month Dr. appointment at your new clinic.  You are now going to Woodwinds and I love the new pediatrician.  You were 15lbs 3oz which puts you at the 58% for weight, you are 27 inches long which puts you at the 99% for height and you still have a big head at 17.5 inches or in the 95 percentile!  The Dr. and I also talked about you starting solids, I still haven't decided if we will start them soon or wait until we get back from Florida.  Either way I think you're getting ready...you love to watch everything people put in their mouth and you're constantly eyeing my cereal or coffee or whatever it is I'm eating...it's like you know you're missing out on something good.  You usually eat between 15-20 ounces while at daycare and I'm so proud to say that you're still exclusively breastfed!  We shall see how long this lasts, but my new goal is to make it to 6 months!
Smiling and rolling over and constants in your world now.  You are getting so close to rolling over from your back to your front.  You also are scooting yourself all over the place...you love to turn yourself so you can watch TV!  Speaking of TV...you love to watch sports, you are not a fan of golf though.  Every time golf is on TV you get a little whiny! 

It is so much fun to watch you change before our eyes.  I love seeing your smiling face in the morning, watch you explore the world and become fascinated with your feet.  You are quickly realizing your legs and feet are part of your body and that they can do things.  You've learned to kick the toys on your toy bar, kick your feet in the bath and splash. 

Little man you're one amazing guy and Daddy and I love you lots!  You continue to make us smile and laugh and be in awe of everything you can do!  We love you!!