Our baby is 4 whole months old! Well, technically 4 months and 1 day. I wanted to wait until we came back from his well check to post. Right now, he’s sleeping off the trauma from his vaccinations. From his measurments, he’s long and lean. His height went from the 56% to the 86% (26 inches)! His weight dropped from the 67% to the 36% (14lbs 3oz). I blame that on his constant need to be walking or sitting and being easily distracted when eating. The doc said he is doing great and “is quite a handsome fellow.”

We got the OK to start weaning him off of Zantac. We’ll start by taking out the morning dose and watching his behavior throughout the day. If he doesn’t show any signs of reflux, then we can stop it altogether. After those few days of observation, we can start him on solids. Due to his past food sensitivities, we’re going to only give him cereal until around six months where we will then introduce the vegetables and fruits. Thats fine by me. I originally wanted to delay solids completely until six months but he’s showing signs that he’s ready to transition to “big boy” food.

That’s pretty much the rundown of the well check. Developmentally, he’s doing great. He’s talking all the time and becoming more interactive with his world. He has rolled over a couple of times but once he got the hang of it, he stopped and moved on to bigger and better things like sitting and standing/walking. He can grasp toys perfectly with little effort and can also push buttons expecting something to happen. He loves “this little piggy” and is getting the hang of “peek-a-boo”. He laughs at funny sounds and faces and recognizes both of his parents’ voices and will turn his head when he hears them. He has also started to “read ” books aloud along with whoever is reading to him. He is sleeping a good six to eight hours straight each night and a total of 10 1/2 to 12 hours throughout it, giving Mommy and Daddy wonderful, glorious sleep.