August 6, 2017
August is four months old!
At four months, August:
Weighs/Measures: Won’t know until his appointment with new pediatrician in a few weeks.
Loves:
- Kisses on his tummy and cheekies
- Being touched and interacted with
- Being naked
- His sissy
- Ellie wubbanub
- Being sung to
- Dancing with mama
- Being held
- Playing with his toes
- Baby talk
- Seeing himself in the mirror
Dislikes:
- Sore gummies
- Being on tummy for too long
- Being sleepy
- Being startled by loud noises
- Having a wet diaper
Nursing: Every 2-3 hours throughout the day. Has had a few longer sessions lately where he dozes off while nursing, whereas before his nursing sessions were usually under 10 min.
Sleep: Takes about 3-4 naps (roughly dozes every 2 hours) throughout the day lasting 30-90 minutes typically. Will sometimes sleep a little longer in the afternoon when Scarlett is napping (probably not a coincidence!) Will probably have to start having more of a set nap schedule soon–naps typically occur in his carrier while taking Scarlett on her morning outing, in his pillow or bunny seat, or on mama (although I usually have to wait until he’s already asleep before putting him there:) but hope to transition to bassinet/crib naps soon. He has been going down for the night around 9pm after mama puts Scarlett to bed and then sleeps until 4-5ish before waking to nurse. Goes back to sleep until about 8am. However, there have been a few nights recently where he has woken up twice to nurse–I think it’s his sore gummies probably waking him up.
What’s New:
- Rolled over from tummy to back at grandma & poppy’s house on 8/9/17!
- Playing with his toes
- Lifts his head the whole time he’s being held and turns his head towards sounds and voices
- Lifts head 90 degrees when on tummy and can almost fully extend his armS
- Can squirm his way out of his pillow seat & puppy seat–needs to be buckled at all times
- Wakes up “singing” in the morning:)
- Lets out random shrieks, squeals, and giggles–really testing out his vocal cords lately:)
- Puts weight on feet well when held in standing position
- Blocked tear duct seems to be on its way out (fingers crossed!)
Nicknames:
- Goomy
- Gooey
- Baybuh
- Doughman
- Chuub
- Chuub Cheruub
- Squish/Squoosh/Squeesh
- Little One
- Little Meen
- Wee Wee
- Girthy
4-month photoshoot:
I’m not one of those who can easily hide
I don’t have much money but boy if I did
I’d buy a big house where we both could live If I was a sculptor, but then again, no
Or a man who makes potions in a traveling show
I know it’s not much but it’s the best I can do
My gift is my song and this one’s for you And you can tell everybody this is your song
It may be quite simple but now that it’s done
I hope you don’t mind
I hope you don’t mind that I put down in words
How wonderful life is while you’re in the world I sat on the roof and kicked off the moss
Well a few of the verses well they’ve got me quite cross
But the sun’s been quite kind while I wrote this song
It’s for people like you that keep it turned on So excuse me forgetting but these things I do
You see I’ve forgotten if they’re green or they’re blue
Anyway the thing is what I really mean
Yours are the sweetest eyes I’ve ever seen And you can tell everybody this is your song
It may be quite simple but now that it’s done
I hope you don’t mind
I hope you don’t mind that I put down in words
How wonderful life is while you’re in the world