At our 4 month appointment, Corbin weighed right around 15 lbs (37th percentile), was 23 1/2 inches long (3rd percentile--poor kid!) and his head size is in the 94th percentile! Of course there were shots, which he handled better than before, and he was back to himself in no time! Life with little C is starting to get more and more fun! Here's what we've been up to this month:
- DROOL!
- It pretty much consumes us these days. This results in many bibs and clothes changes throughout the day--and you better always have a rag nearby, because it comes out by the gallon, I swear! He always has his thumb, finger, entire hand in his mouth. Look out if yours is anywhere near, because that's probably going in his mouth, too!! He really likes to chomp down on things, but no teeth are poking through, yet.
- SLEEP!
- We've been having some pretty awesome sleep lately...like 12 hour stretches!! Sometimes he'll wake up about 5am and start talking to himself and sucking on his hands, but then usually puts himself right back to sleep! That's all I will say on that so I don't jinx this wonderful thing we've got going here!
- CEREAL!
- We got the go-ahead from the doctor at his 4 month appointment to start solids sometime within the next couple months. We aren't really in too much of a rush, but figured with how much he's been eating from a bottle, we might as well try. Well, the first try was pretty funny! There was cereal everywhere and he didn't eat too much. The second time we tried it, he really like the idea of it, but just can't quite figure out why he can't suck on the spoon! We haven't tried for a few days now, but will slowly keep at it!
- ROLLING OVER!
- He's rolled over from front to back several times, but sometimes just can't quite get it! He sure grunts and kicks and tries hard, though! His new favorite thing has been working on back to front. He gets SO close, but then his arm gets stuck and he can't quite figure that out. He's become a side sleeper while he's working on mastering this skill, too
- TALKING!/SQUAWKING!
- Constantly. He is always telling us stories and singing! He got a new "Step and Play" Piano for Christmas and he likes to play music and sing along with it. Last night he was even "singing" right on key! It was pretty cute. Hopefully that means we have a musically-inclined little dude!
- SPLASHING!
- Bath time is the best!! He gets so excited when he gets in the tub! He usually uses one of his legs to hold himself up in his little tub and uses the other one to kick and splash! It's pretty funny!
- BLOWOUTS!
- Well, we made it 4 1/2 months without one...and then it came. It was like a "throw away the onesie-hurry and get this kid in the tub-rinse off-try not to get covered in it while taking off the diaper" type of situation. Poor kid started getting really nervous while I had him "standing" in the tub because we were panicking trying to figure out the least messy way to tackle this! haha. Once he got rinsed off and in his little tub, he was a happy camper! :)
- NEW SKILLS!
- The newest skill we're working on adding to our bag of tricks is sitting up. He does a good job until he moves his head! haha. It's tough having a big melon! We get lots of practice and he really loves being able to see what's going on....ESPECIALLY when his big sister is around because she's so fun to watch! They're buds :)
That's pretty much been our "4 month" happenings so far, even though we've still got a couple weeks left of this month. Time can slow down any day now!! :)
4 month picture!
