I teared up while packing Brice's newborn and 0-3 clothes up for storage the other day. Brice is growing so fast! The time seems to be going more quickly than it did with Chase. This month Brice did a lot of growing and got into a new daytime routine that involves more meals rather than snacks throughout the day. He's just as happy and smiley as ever, and starting to move around!
At 4 months, Brice is:
-Taking a 4-5oz bottle or nursing for 20 minutes every 2 1/2-3 hours. All it took was me going back to work to get him to stop grazing.
-Taking a 60-90 minute morning nap 2 1/2 hours after he gets up, and a 2-3 hour nap in the afternoon. We have had some trouble with his late nap (i.e., my first week back at work he fell asleep at 6pm and slept into the night) and I think he's given it up. If he wakes up at 4pm, he can make it to about 8pm for his night sleep.
-Sleeping a little better at night....the last few days. This month Brice's sleep was awful. He was waking up at 12am and at 4am. After the 4am he'd often have trouble going back to sleep for as many as 2 hours! He wanted to play with us (and it broke my heart because I know he misses us during the day). I had a few days start at 4am because Chase woke up at 6, just as Brice was going back to sleep. Oy. We had been giving him a formula bottle before bed and one at the midnight feeding to fill him up and help him sleep. However, last week we ran out of formula so he had breastmilk bottle before bed---and he slept straight through to 3am! He nursed and went back to sleep (although I feel asleep with him in the glider for an hour) for 3 hours. The next night was the same, except I only stayed in there for 30 minutes. Last night wasn't quite as good (he woke up at midnight, but settled back to sleep without eating, and then again at 2am), but it's nice for us to sleep for 4-5 hours straight!
-Eating: So far, only rice cereal, avocado, and banana. Now that he's 4 months old, we'll get a little more adventurous.
-Rolling over, both ways. Brice started rolling over a few days after his 3 month birthday, but he could only get from his back onto his belly. A few weeks later, after some hysterics when he was stuck on his belly, Brice started rolling onto his back. Now he's mostly sleeping on his side, but often winds up on his belly.
-Drooling everywhere...but not a tooth in sight...
-Sitting up in the bumbo and LOVING the exersaucer. He's also sitting up with just the boppy pretty well.
-Reaching and grabbing toys...and actually playing with them!
-Absolutely in awe of his big brother. Brice often looks around the room for Chase and gets a huge smile when he sees him! Chase loves the attention and comes over and gives Bricey kisses or hands him a toy. They are so sweet together. Stay tuned for a post dedicated to this special relationship.
-On the move and difficult to catch with a smile!
As happy and sweet as ever!
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