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