Here is the official monthly update:
- The stats: TBD at doctor's appointment on Friday
- The clothing: He is definitely a growing boy. Wearing a mix of 3 mo and 6 mo old clothes. Sizes 1 and 2 diapers.
- The appetite: 6 ounces from a bottle. Went from 5 oz just in the last week. Sucks down each bottle like there is no tomorrow. Gotta love how he holds onto it.
- The schedule: It's becoming more and more predictable. Gets up around 6 or 7 to eat. Goes back to sleep for an hour or 2. Wakes up for a few hours and eats. Back to sleep for an hour. Up for 2-3 hours and eats. You get the idea. Bedtime is around 8-9. Gets a bath every 2-3 nights for now. Wanting to soon start a better routine of reading to him at night too now that he is more alert.
- The sleeping: Very inconsistent... up until last week! For the last 5/7 nights, he has slept 7-10 hours through the night. And that's all I'm going to say about that so I do not jinx it!
- Developmental milestones: He has hit most of them like a champ. Holding his head up well and starting to press up when he is on his tummy, sitting well with support, reaching and holding onto objects, brings hands together, kicks legs, bounces on legs when held upright. He occasionally rolls onto his side but hasn't completely rolled over yet!
- Our favorite moments are: when he smiles and makes noises! Whenever he gets going with the cute noises, David says "he can make those noises for the rest of his life!..." (Ok, so maybe that'd be creepy if he really continued to make those noises, but I get what he is saying. They melt our heart.)
- What he's like: He has developed a fun little personality. He makes tons of little squealing and babbling noises and smiles frequently. If he is crying, we know he must be hungry, has a dirty diaper, or is really tired. He makes it easy and our parents keep telling us that we have no idea how lucky we are.
His latest fun thing to do is to stand or sit up (both obviously with support). He looks so proud and happy to be able to do those things now.
He spends half of the day with his thumb in his mouth and has also started the put-everything-in-your-mouth phase.. blankets, toys, our hands, you name it! He drools all over the place. Could he be starting to teethe?
- The names: We mainly just call him Nico, but also frequently say baby boy, sweet boy, Nicobaby, chunker. We have started telling him what a big boy he is when he's standing up.
- The favorite toys: He loves just about anything that lights up and makes noise, or anything with a ring on it that he can hold onto. He has a little bear that sings songs that always grabs his attention, so that may be the current favorite. He sometimes will fall asleep holding onto a little blanket. His eyes get really big whenever we play peek-a-boo or I stick out my tongue and make noises, and that's always entertaining to watch. He has recently discovered his feet and seems to watch them a lot too!
Can't believe that he is 4 months already. Excited to see what month #5 brings!
