L is four months old. The time is flying by. I am so in love with my little meaty
cutie patootie!
Every time, I get him in the morning, he breaks into a huge
smile for me. Sometimes, if he has
been crying, he will smile with tears still glistening in his eyes. He definitely loves attention and is so
easily consoled. Just smile at
him. Before a bath, when I pull on
the sleeves to take his arm out of his clothes, he cackles out loud. Often, I hear him cooing to himself and
blowing raspberries. He has
discovered his hands and loves to suck voraciously. He has excellent head control and can
lift his head pretty high during tummy time. The newborn baby swaddle no longer holds him, his two arms usually break lose. He can turn 360 degrees if placed on a mat and it is
probably just a matter of time before he starts rolling over.
Sleep pattern has improved some at night but we’re still
waking up once or twice.
I expect him to sleep through the night by 6 months because my third
started sleeping through the night by 9 months, my second by 12 months, while
my first took 15 months!
Eventually, they all learn to sleep all night… at least most kids do
with a few set backs.
We’ll probably introduce rice cereal and oatmeal soon. However, I’m not looking forward to
smelly poop that comes with introduction of real food…
Of all my kids, this one has definitely been the most
mellow. He is fairly low maintenance… and the best napper of them all. Maybe he learned to be this way with all the chaos and
physical and emotional demands of his older siblings… but surely it must
also be his personality.
