Caleb is 4 months old!
Weight: 16
lbs, 4oz. He’s around the 75th
percentile for weight. (They had just
changed the doctor’s computer system.
She couldn’t figure out how to get the exact percentiles :) )
Length: 26.5”
He’s above the 90th percentile for length! Such a tall boy :)
Head Circumference:
16 and 7/8” This was also around the 75th percentile
.
All of this told me that our at home length and weight
figures weren’t super exact :) He was probably not quite as heavy and probably longer as
I got for last month haha
He's grown and changed so much!
Diaper Size:
2 – We actually have size 3 coming in the mail.
Size 2s are too short on him now.
Looking forward to the bigger size! (The size 3s have since arrived. We’re using them over night and finishing up
with the 2s during the day. We also have
now ordered diaper liners to use for him over night. Those should help with the leaks he’s been
having!)
Clothing Size:
3-6 months and 6 months! He is still
fitting well into 3-6 month things and he’s now able to wear the 6 month
outfits too, which run a bit bigger than 3-6.
My smiley guy <3
Nicknames:
He still gets Curious Caleb and Mister a lot.
I also call him my “Snugabug” when he’s all swaddled up :)
Health: He
gets gripe water before bedtime and naptime.
His cradle cap flares up once in a while. Otherwise, nothing to add to this category!
We regularly thank God for giving us a healthy, big, strong baby! <3
Sleep: Caleb
is napping so much better, but he has backed off on the whole sleeping through
the night business ;) I guess technically he is sleeping through the night – he
usually sleeps 5 or 6 hours straight, it’s just not as long as he used to go!
(His overnights have been rough this week, but it’s technically month 5 now :)
Hopefully by the next blog post, things will be a bit more settled!)
Diet: Nursing
is going well. We were having some
issues with spit up. So, I started
nursing him more upright (Pete’s suggestion!) and then keeping him sitting up
for a while after he eats. This seems to
have made a big difference!
He almost always has his binky in!
Loves: He
loves tickles! I just love his giggles <3
He loves funny faces :) I always make him laugh by sticking
my tongue out obnoxiously haha
He loves high pitched noises (hearing them and making them!)
He loves to grab onto things – me, his toys, anything – and
try to put them in his mouth!
He loves lights… He always stares at lights, lamps, light up
toys, etc
Dislikes: Being
hungry. Being tired. But honestly, who does like being hungry or
tired? :)
Teething – Poor boy :(
Caleb loves grabbing his feet whenever he can!
It makes it hard to change his diaper sometimes! haha :)
Milestones:
He still laughs a lot, is super smiley and talkative :)
He rolls both ways now!
He has started “sitting up.”
If we prop him up into a sitting position where he can lean on his
hands, he’ll stay there (almost bent in half) for a while. I think he’ll start really sitting soon. He always tries to sit up!
Baby Gear Love:
We did buy the next size up SwaddleMe wraps
and that’s been really helpful!
Caleb LOVES the Bright
Starts Bunch-O-Fun Monkey he got for Christmas from his Aunt Rachel &
Uncle Dave. He plays with it daily!
He loves his Bumbo. We have a stand up suction toy that can
attach to the tray and he spins it.
Playing with that toy at a Marriage Seminar we recently attended.
We really love the Fisher-Price
Rainforest Friends 4-in-1 Projection Soother. It really helps him with sleeping, especially
during the day!
Caleb also loves the Bright
Starts Springin’ Safari Bounce-A-Round.
It’s basically an exersaucer, but with a bit of a bouncy bottom. It’s fun watching him discover the toys on
it!
Random Thoughts:
Caleb has continued to change a lot! We
love him so much and can’t believe the way he is growing and changing before
our eyes <3 He looks so much bigger than when he was born. It’s hard to fathom than we’ve been home with
him for 4 months, that he’s the same person as that itty bitty newborn that
would sleep on my chest all day. Now he
kicks me and laughs about it when I try to snuggle up with him like that! I like that we’re getting a system down
now. I know about how long his naps will
be (or should be, on a good day! Haha).
I know about how long he’ll go over night before needing to get up
(before the last few days at least, but this doesn’t count as month 4
anymore!). It just feels like we’re
settling in and it’s nice!
Mama Update:
I don’t feel like I have much to write here this month. I’m enjoying being able to accomplish things
now that he naps more regularly. I can pretty
much count on having an opportunity to do dishes or do laundry or take a shower
:)
Kisses from our little Valentine <3
