4 Month Update

WOW, this baby has done some serious growing!

Photo at one month and at 4 months

He had a doctor's appointment on Friday, August 16th (his 4 month birthday) and weighed 17 lbs 1oz (95%) and was 27" long (100% +)!!!

Also at his appointment we found out a few things that are going on with Carter right now that we weren't expecting.

First, he is having some neck trouble.  It's called Torticallis.  Basically either from his delivery or how he was in the womb, his neck muscles on his right side, are very tight.  He looks to the right much more then to the left.  We were given exercises to do with him as well as massage to help to loose it up.  If at his 6 month appointment it is not getting better he is looking at having to go to a physical therapist.

Although this is scary to me as a mom, I'm also realizing that it is a fixable problem and not serious by any means.  We just need to take the steps to have it corrected now and not when he gets older when it could impair him developmentally.

Second, he is apparently tounge tied...

This came as a shock because Carter is an excellent nursing baby boy.  It got him to a heft 17 lbs for goodness sake!  That being said, this must be the main reason why he doesn't (or now can't), take a pacifier.  He also didn't take to his Avent brand bottles and we had to get the Dr. Brown bottles instead for expressed breast milk.  So we are possibly looking at going to Children's Hospital to have it clipped.  We are still on the fence about this though.  It hasn't interrupted his eating.  If the doctor thinks it could mess with his speak then we will talk more about it.

I made a 4 month video and included most of the small clips and photos from the past month to it.  I wish I had done this from the 1st month on, but I guess I can go back and compile it all (I just won't be narrating).  So maybe this is the start to his monthly update vlogs :)

He's quite the little man now.  LOVE him to pieces <3

3 Month Update

Getting much better in his saucer!

I can't believe our baby boy is already 3 1/2 months old!

He is already doing so much!  He's got such a sweet personality.  He wakes up so happy and plays happily all throughout the day.  Nights are another story... he seems to wear himself out and then just wants to eat the night away.

Cute outfit from his Great Aunt Jamie

I'm not sure of his size, he doesn't have another doctor's appointment till he is 4 months.  But he's getting SO BIG!

Look Mom!  I can fit my whole hand in my mouth!

He has found his feet and hands now.  He kicks and kicks like a crazy man.  He loves to kick the toys hanging from his car seat.  He is grabbing things with his hands and bringing them to his mouth.  So toys are now coming into play.  A krinkly plush monkey is is favorite so far.

Carter's 1st Fourth of July

He had his first official holiday - 4th of July!  He just watched the fireworks and jumped at every giant BOOM, but never cried once.  We had a great family day!

He got his first bottle at around 2 months and is now getting one bottle per day (to get him used to the bottle for going to the babysitters house).  However, I am still breastfeeding him and he is only getting breast milk in his bottles, no formula!  Yay!

No longer sleeping in his bouncer but in the co-sleeper next to Mommy

He has had some bumps in the road this month.  Sleeping has not been going so smoothly the last 3 weeks.  Many nights he is up over and over again with hardly any longer stretches of sleep.  So this mama isn't getting much sleep.

He did start having some spit up issues and frustrations while nursing.  He was signalling to me that he just wasn't satisfied with just the breast milk.  He is a big boy after all.  I know he was getting plenty to eat, from pumping I was getting 4-5oz each time - which is plenty - but he would nurse and nurse and spit up.  So that to me was signaling me that it was time to start cereal.  We started with oatmeal.  It has more nutrition then rice cereal, however he wasn't all the good at getting it from the spoon to his belly.  We tried it in a bottle and it just clogged the nipples.  So we are using rice cereal now in bottles and every once in awhile we are spoon feeding in.  My hope is when we hit 4 months, we will do spoon fed oatmeal in the mornings and rice cereal in a bottle at night.

I have to also add, that this has done NOTHING to help with his sleeping.  If anything, it gives him more energy and keeps him up instead.

Today is my last day on "maternity leave."  My first show since March starts tomorrow which means I will be away from Carter for very long stretches of time this weekend.  That also means lots of bottles and I have a feeling he's not going to like it at all.  I will be home around 10pm each night to get him and breastfeed him throughout the night, but there will be 3 straight days of a babysitter and family watching him.  I hope he is not a big mess come Monday!

With all the ups and downs this month I still feel so blessed to have a healthy cuddly baby boy!  He is my pride and joy and I feel so lucky to have been able to stay home with him for 3 1/2 months!  It's been amazing!

1st Trip to the Zoo

Trying out our new Ergo carrier!

2 Month Update

So I am WAY behind on this update!  I'm going to do my best to remember what all happened here...

Carter turned 2 months old on June 16th, 2013

He didn't have a doctor's appointment till he was 2 months and 2 weeks old because his pediatrician was out of town enjoying her own new grandbaby being born.

He was 24.5" (grew 3 1/4"!)

He weighed 14 lbs 10 oz. (gained 6 lbs 2 oz!)

He's in the 80% for height and 90% for weight

He also received FOUR shots and also an oral vaccine.  He did start to run a fever that evening for all the junk going through him.  So he received his first dose of Tylenol that day as well.

He was still 100% breastfed eating about every 2.5-3 hours.

Sleeping was going pretty good, still waking up about twice a night.  Some stretches of sleep were up to 4 hours straight!

He started getting pretty strong at 2 months old.  He held his head up pretty good and could bare weight on his legs when held up.

He's just a joy to have.  So far a very sweet and easy baby!