Four Months

Little Jacob

 you are 4 months old!

 

At four months, you-

 

Pretty much the expression we see all day

 

• weigh almost 12lbs, according to our (admittedly unreliable) bathroom scale.
•  are wearing size 1 diapers
• are fitting perfectly in 3 month clothing. You've "bulked up", so you fill them out much better.  You are LONG and are already stretching out some of the onesies that are hand-me-downs and have been washed multiple times.
•  still have the same sleep/wake routine: up for the day between 7 and 8, and have a morning nap about 2 hours after you wake.  Then you're up till 1 and nap again from 1-3:30.  There's another nap around 5:30, which is perfect because it means the rest of the family can eat dinner in peace.  In between, you're happy, smiling, and social.  You're a complete flirt, especially with ladies.
  
• are a great night sleeper!  You're down for the night by 8:30, wake up once to eat between 4 and 5, and then back to bed until it's time to get up for the day.  We've had a little bit of "regression" where you wake up several times at night, but not enough to eat.  We increased your feedings a little during the day, and that seems to have helped.  
• kick and claw your way out of the swaddle...but then get mad.  I'm trying to wean you, so for right now you sleep in a sleep sack, with swaddle around it.  You still can get your hands out, but the sack prevents your kicking feet from loosening everything and getting you all tangled up.
• regularly roll from your tummy to your back, and will occasionally roll from back to tummy.
• still think bathtime is the best part of the day. 
•  can reach and grab at something you want, especially if it's a pull-toy.
• are still taking prescription strength Zantac twice a day. 
• have grown to enjoy  tummytime.  You've gotten MUCH better at lifting/supporting your head and love to look around.
•  prefer to be upright or sitting so that you can see everything now.  You don't care to be held like a newborn anymore, you're a big boy (and your neck control is great)
• are extremely vocal.  You don't have any vowel sounds, but you use this glass-shattering screeching to express your emotions, be it excitement or frustration.  You've also laughed several times, but never when we have the flipcam ready to record it.
• love seeing and talking to yourself in the mirror!  
• think that your sister exists purely to entertain you.  You squeal and squirm whenever she's nearby.

You have grown, physically and developmentally, SO much in this past month.  You are definitely not a newborn anymore.  You are, however, social, and happy, and cuddly, and growing.  We go back to the doctor on Tuesday for your 4-month checkup (and vaccines...sorry!) and I'm interested to hear what she has to say.  We definitely think that you have "turned a corner".  Hooray!