So Brody turned 4 months old over a month ago now. (And Kayla turned 2 about a week later...post coming soon.) Sorry for the blog silence, but here's where I've been. Hunting for house in Buffalo Grove, hunting for houses in Arlington Heights, hunting for houses in Mount Prospect, hunting for houses...ok you get it. More on that coming up as well. For now, here's what I can remember about Brody from 3-4 months. :)
Weight: 16 lbs 9.3 ounces (71%), he's shrinking. :)
Length: 26.5" (94%)
Head Circumference: 43 cm (87%)
Physical Milestones: He started rolling very easily from his back to his tummy around this time. He's also a rockstar at tummy time. I honestly cannot remember either of my kids having that newborn floppy head...maybe if they came on time... He really is a fan of tummy time and refuses to roll from tummy to back pretty much at all. He also refuses to sleep on his tummy however, which poses a sleeping problem...
Eating: He eats about 5 times during the day and then usually once at night. We had a rough time with nursing while he was stuffy and he's been sick pretty much all of December and January so that's fun.
Sleeping: Sleeping is still very rough. I've come to the conclusion both my kids are bad sleepers because they are too busy being over achievers in the physical milestone department. Brody usually wakes up 2-3 times at night, but I refuse to feed him more than once. His gas does seem to be getting a little bit better and gradually he started sleeping a bit better and he isn't always waking up crying in pain, so that's really nice. The doctor gave us a prescription for a reflux med, thinking maybe the reflux was causing the gas pain. We'll see if that helps (since I'm trying to write this from the 4 month time frame, I can tell you it doesn't. :))
Length: 26.5" (94%)
Head Circumference: 43 cm (87%)
Physical Milestones: He started rolling very easily from his back to his tummy around this time. He's also a rockstar at tummy time. I honestly cannot remember either of my kids having that newborn floppy head...maybe if they came on time... He really is a fan of tummy time and refuses to roll from tummy to back pretty much at all. He also refuses to sleep on his tummy however, which poses a sleeping problem...
Eating: He eats about 5 times during the day and then usually once at night. We had a rough time with nursing while he was stuffy and he's been sick pretty much all of December and January so that's fun.
Sleeping: Sleeping is still very rough. I've come to the conclusion both my kids are bad sleepers because they are too busy being over achievers in the physical milestone department. Brody usually wakes up 2-3 times at night, but I refuse to feed him more than once. His gas does seem to be getting a little bit better and gradually he started sleeping a bit better and he isn't always waking up crying in pain, so that's really nice. The doctor gave us a prescription for a reflux med, thinking maybe the reflux was causing the gas pain. We'll see if that helps (since I'm trying to write this from the 4 month time frame, I can tell you it doesn't. :))
Eventually he'll sleep, it's just hard to take it while it's been going on for this long. His naps are actually getting pretty good. He usually takes at least 1 good nap a day (longer than 1 hour) and often takes 2. He's on a semi schedule with some flexibility for feeding and sleeping. We're thinking about starting some solids but I'm not sure he is fully ready yet, so we are holding off for a couple weeks.
Here are some photos I took this month. It's nearly impossible to take his photos while Kayla is awake, but at least I get some fun outtakes. :)
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| Tender moment? Or perfect photo of slapping? |
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| No idea... |
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| I can't pull this hair off... |
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| This picture cracks me up. To most, it looks like Kayla said something funny and Brody's hitting her on the back like they are laughing together. To me, it looks like a foreshadowing of the future when he is bigger than her since he is about to smack her. :) |
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| "Kisses" |
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