Luke: 4 Months

 

Our little giant, sweet, full of rolls baby boy... we love you so and you are 4 months old today!  

At 4 months you ...

• are eating 6 oz at every feeding (at least), 6 feedings a day, every 3 hours
• breast milk only, always from a bottle
• sleeping consistently 7-8 hours straight at night!  A few weeks ago, you starting sleeping consistently 10:30 to 6:30 am.  We love you even more now sweet boy!  You wake up so happy and alert.  You may have an off night but once or twice a week is doable.  
• Your nighttime routine is bath around 6:30/7 pm, bottle, and in bed by 8/8:30.  I still "wake" you around 10/10:30 for a  dream feed.  It seems to be working so we will hang onto that feeding for now.   You don't really ever open your eyes during your dream feed but you suck down your bottle!  

 

• are rolling over!!  You love being on your tummy and it is only seconds after being on your back before you flip over. 
• LOVE your fingers.  They are in your mouth a lot these days.  We would really like another month of good sleeping habits before you start teething, okay?

 

• still sleep in your crib swaddled, arms out. We are starting to swaddle only your little bottle and leave your arms and legs free.  The other morning I found you sleeping soundly on your tummy.

• still have your umbilical hernia but it is getting smaller.  We are ready for that to go away any day now.
• are no longer taking your reflux meds.  Yay!
• still have that your clogged tear-duct.  I am looking forward to Dr. G taking a look at that at your check-up.  

 

• love to sit up and see the world whether it is in your bumbo or someone's arms.  
• dislike being held like a baby
• are bathing in your bumbo seat or bath seat.  No more infant bath tub!
• sat up in the shopping cart for the first time yesterday with Mommy.  You loved it but were exhausted after our outing.
• love your big sister and always give her the biggest grins and giggles.

 

 

• are finding your toys.  You love to grab onto things these days and boy, you have a grip!
• LOVE singing songs with hand motions.  Your favorite is Patty Cake with Wheels on the Bus a close second.
• enjoy being outside.  If you are fussy, we head outside and it calms you down.  
• sat in a swing at the park for the first time this past month and went swinging in your swing here at home for the first time last night.  You love it.
• are loved so much at school.  They love on you and your rolls.  
• are the youngest in your class at school.

 

• are not the best napper.  We will take nighttime over day time sleep but I hope that gets more and more regulated.  You usually get a good 1.5 to 2 hr nap once or twice a week but besides that it is 30 minutes here and 30 minutes there.  
• still have that pretty hair, it has thinned out here and there but it is sticking around.
• have such handsome blue eyes
• are wearing 6 month clothes.  some 9 months and even a 12 month outfit!
• are in size 3 diapers.  Good lord.

 

You are so sweet little man.  Your smile is contagious.  You are our little chunk of love and we love you so, so much. 

 

Happy 4 months Luke Matthew!