Stats: I'm long and skinny with a big BIG head!
- 15.2 lbs (50th percentile)
- 25" long (75th percentile)
- 17.25 head circumference (90th percentile)
Clothing Size: 6-9 months
Diaper Size: Size 2
Feeding: I nurse exclusively 3 days a week (Fri-Sun) and then Mommy pumps while she's at work (Mon-Thurs). I drink 13 oz while Mommy is at work (3 bottles - 4 oz, 4 oz, and 5 oz). No matter the size of the bottle, I can suck it down in a matter of minutes and still screech when it's done. Mommy has chosen to wait until 6 months to start me on solid foods because of allergies. However, that doesn't stop her from buying all sorts of solids gear from amazon!
Sleep: At 14 weeks, on July 4th, I FINALLY slept through the night! 10 hours from 8:30pm-6:30am! Of course, as always when I make a quantum-sleep-leap, I then regressed for several days back to 5-6 hours a night (ugh), leveled out at around 9-10 hours/ night, and then all of sudden this week went BACK to 7.5 hours - ahh! I'm driving Mommy nuts! I still nap exclusively in the swing (which holds up to 25 lbs - thank goodness!), usually 3 times a day with two short naps (45 min-1 hr) and then usually a long nap (1.5+ hours).
Milestones:
- July 4th - 14 weeks - SLEEPING THROUGH THE NIGHT!
- July 15th - 16 weeks - ROLLED OVER! Although most babies roll tummy-to-back around 4 months and back-to-front 5-6 months, I decided to go BACK-to-FRONT at 3.5 months! I don't do it a lot, but will do it if left to chill on my playmat for a while.
Loves:
- Parties and people - I absolutely adore being out and about. At parties I will sit very still and STARE at everyone around me in amazement. I think new people and new faces are amazing, including my own face in the mirror! I couldn't care less about pets yet.
- Songs - "Old McDonald's Farm" and "Wheels on the Bus" are definite favorites of course accompanied by lots of physical hand/leg motions!
- Fingers in my mouth - I just love to suck on my fingers and have really mastered my thumb. Mom Mom got me to use my pacifier a few times, too.
- Activity Mat - This month I really maxed out my activity mat with grabbing and pulling on the dangling items. I do everything I can to get them in my mouth!
- Walks in the stroller - Mommy has abandoned the Moby as I'm getting too heavy (except in grocery store), so now we do lots of walks in the stroller. I love staring up at the trees and my surroundings. On my 4-month birthday, Grandma broke out the umbrella storller - so much easier than the big hefty jogging stroller!
- Bath time - Still no smiles or giggles, but if I'm cranky, it calms me down REALLY quickly.
Dislikes:
- Boredom / Being inside too long.
- Waiting for bottle/boob
- Bottle finished = World ending
4-Month Favorites:
- Tiny Love Activity Mat - I love to lie on my mat, grab my toys, and try to put them in my mouth
- Baby Connect App (4th month favorite) - Mommy still uses this religiously for pumping and bottle-consumption tracking
- Swing - Still clutch for those naps!
- Mobile - I just love staring up at my mobile. Mine is a cloth Pooh Bear mobile one that Mommy and Daddy have to spin, but oh man do I love it. I will SHOUT at it when it stops moving, too. Too cute!
- Simple Books - Mommy started reading to me this month! I really like simple books like Blue Hat, Green Hat and Go, Dog, Go.
- Crawl Along Snail - This snail lights up and sings but only when you touch it, making it a favorite of Mommy and Daddy, too, since it doesn't drive them insane. If I'm on my tummy, I'll stare at it's light-up songs. I haven't figured out how to touch it to make it light/sing yet, but I do occasionally head bump it - or throw toys at it which then cause it to also sing. Hehe, clever.
And here's 3 other pictures because this is the first photo session where I had FUN!!!!