Grayson: 4 Months

Weight/length:

Grayson has gotten so big! At his 4 month well visit, he weighed 16 pounds and was 26 inches long! I can't believe how much he has grown! He is wearing 3-6 months clothes and size 2 diapers. After getting over his cold/tummy bug, his appetite came back and then some! He is taking down 7 oz bottles 5 times a day! We are planning on trying a little rice cereal in the next few weeks and then moving on to some pureed greens :)

Sleep:

Because of daycare, Grayson has to get up around 6-6:30 everyday and he is usually in bed between 6:30-7. Earlier this month we had a slight sleep regression where Gray was getting up anywhere between 3 and 5...sometimes multiple times. UGH. During this time he started trying to roll from back to front, so we decided to unswaddle him. While the first night was a bit rough, he adjusted fairly well and started self soothing almost immediately. He loves to suck on his fingers or his thumb, so while he will sometimes still wake in the night, he will suck his thumb and go back to sleep. This has helped that regression tremendously and he is sleeping much better. He will sometimes wake up between 4-5, but will usually go back to sleep within a few minutes of mild fussing. ( Unfortunately, he has had a stuffy nose the past few days, which has caused him to get up coughing a few times in the night. Poor guy!)

Likes:

Grayson loves eating, sucking his thumb, giggling, chewing his hands, trying to roll over, listening to stories, riding in his stroller (the big boy way!) screaming (in a happy way), talking and smiling :)

Dislikes:

Grayson hates 4 month shots, being hungry, having his nose cleaned or wiped, being in his car seat (this is a new one---ugh). tummy time, being sleepy, having his hair washed (also new---bath times USED to be fun....sad face)

Milestones:

We've definitely hit the sickness milestones for sure. In the past month Grayson has had a tummy bug, a cold, and a TERRIBLE case of hand-foot-mouth disease. NO fun at all! Hopefully, we will stay well this month! (besides the little cold he has now!)

Grayson has also really started rolling around, although he is very inconsistent. He can roll from tummy to back, however, he HATES tummy time, so the chances of him actually practicing the rolling is slim. He has also rolled from back to front a couple of times, but always gets his shoulder stuck. It is a work in progress. :) He loves to chew his hands and suck his thumb (especially when he is sleepy). I've also noticed that he has been sucking his bottom lip lately. 

Baby boy continues to talk, squeal, and smile, as well as giggle and laugh!  So sweet :) 

We love our big boy!

first time to eat out :)

Stacking cups at school

New whale bib!

Discovering that tongue! :)