4 months (Luke)

At four months…

• Luke is still a big boy, but he’s not as chubby as he used to be. All the weight seems to have moved to his cheeks.
• He wears 9 month clothes and some of those won’t fit for much longer.
• Luke is still in his swing at night, but we’ve tried him in the crib a few times. He’s starting to show signs of disliking the swing. If he’s wide awake he doesn’t like to be in it. He wants to be on the floor with Gwynn.  I know she can’t wait until he’ll be able to play with her!
• He generally sleeps from 8pm to 6am. A few nights he’ll be hungry during the night, but that’s not the norm anymore.
• Luke is able to stay sitting up for a moment or two before falling over. He should be able to sit up indefinitely by 5 months we think.
• He loves holding onto something when he’s falling asleep (especially his dog blankie).  This keeps him from pulling his pacifier out which he loves to do now!
• He grabs everything in sight.  It’s so fun to play with toys with him because he’s becoming really interested in them.
• Luke has used the bouncer (exersaucer) quite a few times and seems to enjoy it.  It’s so nice to have Gwynn around to press the music button for him. He’s pressed it a few times himself though!
• He’s got a big appetite. 8 ounces for daycare and 6-8 at home. Right now, his schedule to eat is 6 am, 10 am, 2 pm, between 4-6 pm, and then another bottle right before we go to bed (between 9-10 pm).
• No food yet, but we’ll probably start him on oatmeal, rice cereal, etc. once we go to the doctor for his next check up.