Our little man went to his 4 mo appointment after our big roadtrip. It was sad to see him get shots but he seemed to get over it quicker this time-he didn't get a fever like last time but was kinda needy for a day or two but now he's back to his old self. He has discovered his hands lately and they're either clasped together in a thoughtful pose or stuffed in his mouth. If he could fit both in his mouth at the same time he would and has tried.
He also loves to put anything and everything into his mouth. I guess babies' tongues are like a lizard's or a snake's-he's not sure what he's dealing with until he licks it. Which makes sense-I've heard somewhere that at this stage babies have more nerves or something like that in their tongue than with their still developing fingers etc. I love watching him it's like watching a carnivore go in for the kill-he scrunches up his face and really gets in there haha.
get in there!
it won't fit....
Some other new tricks of late- Jake props himself up on his arm more now and can support himself on his stomach a lot longer and hold his head up a full 90 degrees which is kind of fun. I can never get a good pic of him doing it all the way-these are when he's already gotten kinda tired and isn't holding himself up as well:
He also rolled over from his back to his stomach. Code went in to get him after a nap and he was on his stomach. I knew it was only a matter of time before he figured it out cause he's been sleeping on his side forever. It's funny though cause he hates his stomach so the second he gets himself to this position he realizes it all over again and starts to cry til we flip him back. I know we should leave him for longer on his stomach and then maybe he'll learn how to roll back onto his back but once he gets frustrated I don't think he's in a problem-solving place to figure out rolling off of his stomach. When he's done-he's. done. haha
Jake loves to coo and talk to us-he's recently started focusing on his "aaaa's" (like in apple-not an ahhh sound) It's pretty funny to listen to him and can't wait til he starts talking to us :)
No signs of teething yet....other than chewing on everything, but I don't think it's cause of teething.
So his stats are actually an ongoing issue. At his appointment he measured basically the same weight that he was back at 2 months. I know. crazy. So along with shots they drew blood too for the labs-poor guy- which came back normal. So I've met with a nurse/lactation expert and we've been trying to get my supply up. I guess it took a dip when he switched form every 2 hrs to every 3hrs cause I hadn't been feeding him on both sides at each feeding (shrug he was gaining weight at the time so i figured we were good) now he eats on both sides for 15-20 min each every 2.5 hours to see if that will kickstart my supply. I also got this supplement that's supposed to increase supply but I'm HORRIBLE at remembering to take it. I'm lucky that I remember my prenatals, birth control, and jake's vitamin D and now multi-vitamin supplement. I swear, for being a minimalist, I sure seem high maintenance. So we'll see I guess....we go back Monday to weigh him again. I'm kind of torn. Of course I want to keep nursing jake if I can- it's healthier, cheaper, and more convenient in a way- no bottles to wash, don't have to think ahead to prepare, just need me etc. At the same time it won't be the end of the world if jake has to switch to formula or at least have a few supplemental bottles throughout the day...I mean, I was raised on formula and i'm just fine....plus....I guess it would be nice to not have 100% of the weight of providing jake food, if my hands were full- code could feed him or better yet....a BABYSITTER could feed him. dare to dream....it's really hard to pump enough so that we can go out/and my parents can come over to watch him. My body seems to make just enough and not a drop more.
Either way, we'll survive. I just want Jake to be able to gain weight and grow like he should. He's still growing longer tho-he's 25 in now.
stay posted sports fans...
I tried to nurse you until you were 5 months old then had to switch to formula because you were a failure to thrive baby. Kind of scary thinking you were slowly starving. But as a preemie you just couldn't stay awake long enough to get the job done and keep the supply going. Try using your pump more to build up your supply. Then if you have more than Jake needs you can always freeze the extra for when you have a baby sitter watch him.
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