Month Four… Out the Door…

Month Four Highlights

Jonah goes from a weight check weigh-in of 10 pounds 12 ounces to 11 lbs 7 oz … his weight gain slowed a bit in the fourth month. We will see what his length and head measurements are at his 4 month well check.
Jonah continues to wear 3 month clothes.
Jonah’s sleep has become somewhat sporadic. Some nights he has a 6 or more hour stretch of sleep while others, he wakes 4 times to eat.
Throughout the fourth month, Jonah continued his screaming and fussing antics. It became much less constant however and also generally appears in the evening hours.
Jonah goes from occasional 2 hour naps to 20 minute naps 3 or 4 times a day. He continues to fight sleep just like his brother did as a baby and on many occasions, it will take 45 minutes to an hour to get him into sweet slumber.
Mommy and daddy continue to try to figure out the evenings with Jonah and his meds/feeding/bedtime schedule.
Jonah’s GI intolerance

Mommy steers clear of most spicy foods, citrus, caffeine, etc
Jonah switches from Prevacid compound to Solutabs and back to the compound
Jonah starts rice cereal right before the 4 month mark to assist in thickening up his feedings

Jonah rolls over 3 weeks ago from tummy to back
Jonah coos and smiles more and more. He loves watching Barrett and he is our bo binny boy:).
Month four was smoother than three and I think we’re seeing the light once again:). Still much to figure out but we’ve come a long way, baby. All told, he’s a pretty sweet little babe.

A little bit about B:

I like to think Barrett is right on track with what toddlers are up to…
Barrett loves his ABC’s and now I think it would be funny to get him to do them backwards…we’ll see how that goes.
Barrett counts everything. Every. Thing. Whether we’re in Target, in the car or at home, he’s fascinated with numbers, clocks and letters.
Barrett loves pre-school and we love his pre-school, too!
Barrett’s vocabulary {like all kids his age} seems to expand daily and I absolutely can’t wait to hear what comes out of his mouth each time he talks.
Barrett continues to love books and has begun “reading” them to us … just by memorization, of course:).
Barrett loves routine. Loves it. And does not like disruptions to it.
Barrett continues to show his true toddler colors having opinions, tantrums {oh my goodness}, time-outs and irrational moments. He can test mommy’s {and daddy’s} patience many days but can also be the sweetest little thing you ever did see.