4 Months Old

Weight:  {Will find out October 9} We're estimating around 15-16 lbs, but we're just weighing him with one of us and then weighing ourselves without him and subtracting to find the difference.  So it's just an estimate. 

Length:  {Will find out October 9}

Head Circumference:  {Will find out October 9}

Clothing Size:  He was getting pretty chunky for awhile and fitting into his 6 month stuff.  But I think it may have been just because he hadn't hit his growth spurt length wise yet.  Now that he's leaned out, he's fitting back into some of his 3 month stuff and most of his 3-6 month stuff too.  He can still wear the 6 month things he was wearing before, but they're looser on him.

Feeding:  He's still breastfeeding really well, but our biggest challenge now is biting.  You'd think it wouldn't be because he doesn't have teeth yet, but he still bites pretty hard!  I have about 85 oz of milk in the freezer for him, so we're still working toward that 300-400 oz goal.  I'm going to have to look into investing in a small deep freezer!

Sleeping:  He's doing much better with napping, but he still doesn't love it.  We're full time co-sleepers now.  Originally he was in the rock n' play, but he sleeps so much better when he's in the bed with me. Plus, I get more sleep because he just rolls over, nurses, and then goes right back to sleep.  He pretty consistently sleeps from about 10:30pm to 9am (if I'm in the bed with him).

Loves: Bath time, breastfeeding, sucking on his fists, standing, talking, mornings, funny faces, mirrors, his toes, the swing, the jogging stroller, splashing.

Hates: Sleep, bottles, his car seat.


Favorite Moments

Thoughts on the fourth month
And just like that, you're done with 1/3 of your first year!  It's flying by so fast!  I still love coming home to see you on my lunch break and I'm so thankful that I get to continue working while spending as much time with you as I can.  You are laughing up a storm!  Your favorite game in the world is to stand in the sink full of water in front of the mirror and SPLASH like crazy!  You laugh and laugh and laugh at yourself.  It's the cutest thing I've ever seen!  You've still only played with your toes a few times, but you LOVE your little fists!  Those things are in your mouth constantly.  Thankfully, you've weaned yourself off of television a little bit.  You still love to watch certain shows, but you're having fun doing other things now, which makes me very happy.  You love going running (you like to go with daddy more than with me) and you cry the second we stop to walk.  It amazes me how much of a boy you are already, you already laugh when you poop and fart!  Little stinker!  You're getting so big and so strong and I'm so excited to see your personality develop even more.  I love you more each day little boy.