Four Months

This is going to be my least favorite monthly post, because Kai turning four months means it's time for me to go back to work.  I don't know how mothers do it when they return to work after just 6 weeks of maternity leave.  Kai had his well-baby check-up the day after he turned 4 months.  He weighed 14lbs and was 25 inches long.  That puts him in about the 40th percentile for weight and 50th percentile for length.  He has definitely slowed down from those first couple of months!!  He got another round of shots: 1 oral and 3 in his legs.  Of course he screamed and cried right away, but then calmed down and slept on the way home. 


At four months Kai is:
-wearing size 2 diapers
-wearing 3-6 or 6 month clothes
-eating every 3 hours (I think about 4-5oz at a time; he'll start getting bottles regularly on Monday)
-talking and laughing
-still not sleeping through the night (we've been going through a little rough patch where he's decided he likes to wake up twice some nights)
-making a razzing noise (sound you make when you blow a raspberry on someone's tummy)
-staying awake between eating for about 1.5 to 2 hours at a time
-playing with his feet!
-putting everything in his mouth (including his feet once)

Naked baby at 4 months

I caught a few smiles this morning!

Other things about Kai at four months:
-prefers to be sitting up (assisted) rather than lying flat on his back
-tries to sit himself up when we lay him in the Boppy
-recently noticed that he loves looking at the projector on his mobile at night

Practicing sitting up

Fingers in his mouth & grabbing his feet!

Not a lot has changed from 3 months to 4 months besides laughing, razzing, and playing with his feet.  He's still our happy, handsome little man!  I think he is definitely becoming a mommy's boy for the time being!  He's getting more and more particular about who is holding him, especially when it's time to sleep.  I love that he needs and wants his mommy, but sometimes mommy needs a break too. :)

Worn out after shots!

Showing off his battle scars!