4 Months As Of 12.27.13
Update: This past month has been fairly mellow for Garrett and like a mad rollar coaster for mommy. We're still on the Zantac for reflux and haven't seen any signs of needing to up the dose despite the fact that Garrett is growing, growing, growing! He's found his feet this last week and is constantly grabbing his left foot and chomping on his right hand! It's too cute!
Stats & Recent Appointment: Unfortunately Garrett doesn't have his 4 month check until the 17th of this month but I did dig out the scale and measuring tape today and attempted to get some measurements of our own. According to our home measurements {though I'm not sure how correct they are} he's about 17 pounds 10 ounces and about 27 inches in length. BIG boy!
Features: Oh his darling head of hair! We get compliments and comments on his hair every single time we go somewhere! And I love it! I'm starting to think that our next child will likely be bald until he/she is 16 because Garrett has SO much hair! I'm crazy about trying to keep it clean and fluffy looking but everyone loves to touch/play with it so it usually needs to be washed every day or every other day. His eyes are still blue though somedays I feel like I catch glimpses of brown in them too.
Sleep: This continues to be a struggle but {knock on wood} the past few nights have been better. Tuesday and Wednesday night he fell asleep around 9pm and was up again at 11pm, 2am and 4am and then up for the day at 6am. Last night he slept from about 10:30pm to 2am and then was up again at 4am and 5:30am. I continue to hope and pray that he gets the hang of sleeping soon! I'd settle for two stretches of 3-4 hours each if nothing else! During the day it continues to be a toss up. He naps well most days but the timing is never quite the same. Usually he takes a short nap around 9am and then a longer one around 11am/Noon. Then he usually takes a short nap around 3pm and 5pm. I've tried keeping him from napping at 5pm thinking that would help him sleep longer at night but it had just the opposite effect. Much to my dismay I can't get him to sleep in his crib yet but next weekend I've decided that I'm just going to put him there...no if, and, buts about it. He's been sleeping in the Rock n' Play next to our bed but ends up in our bed every night.
Eating: He's on about 1/2 formula and 1/2 breast milk though I think our breastfeeding days are numbered. My supply lately has been slowly decreasing. I had been pumping about 6 ounces every 6 hours at work and now I'm lucky if I get 3-4 ounces :( Working 12-14 hours a day has sure put a damper on my production as has my stress level! I started drinking the teas and taking fenugreek again {which tripled my production when I first used it} but even that hasn't really been helping.
Diapering: We're using up the last of our size 2's and then we're headed onto size 3's! We've been sticking with Pampers and Target brand but I plan on sticking strictly with Target brand to save on some money from here on out.
Clothing: Our pile of "doesn't fit" keeps growing and growing! There are a few 3-6 month outfits and pairs of pants that fit him still but he's in mostly 6 month clothes and jammies! I have so many cute outfits that he never got the chance to wear because he's growing SO quickly!
Social: Such a charmer! Garrett spent most of Christmas charming anyone who would look his way! He's mostly a happy little boy though he certainly has his crabby times!
Nicknames: Monkey, monkey butt, squirt, little man, handsome, chunk, big boy, little love, Mr. Magoo, Stinky Magoo
Likes: Baths, his Baby Einstein phone {and nearly any toy that lights up and makes noise}, cuddling up while falling asleep with his blanket next to his cheek, tv {though momma rarely let's him watch}, music, being sang too, his jumperoo, being read to, standing on the couch to look out the window and sitting up {with help from momma and daddy}
Dislikes: Having his hair dried, having his nails clipped, the hiccups, being stationary in his car seat, going down for naps, being woke up and not getting food fast enough when he's hungry.
