Yesterday was Carter's 4 month birthday! Oh, how time flies! I think he must have known that we were allowed to sleep in until 7:30am because he was bright eyed and giggly at 5am. SERIOUSLY??? I was beyond annoyed. I am in some serious need of a 5 hr uninterrupted block of sleep.
I got up and got hubby off to work, then packed the diaper bags for the day. I dropped Rickybear off at Maw Maw's and then headed to the doctor with Carter. He was so unsuspecting.
Here he is in the waiting room:
Once he was taken back to the room, I waited until they had weighed him to give him a bottle. At this point, he is still only drinking expressed breast milk, except on rare occasions. My milk supply is starting to drop a little, so I will have to start pumping more and eat more oatmeal and lactation cookies. My goal is 6 months of EBM only!
His cradle cap is still there a little, but he checked out perfectly! Here are his stats:
Weight: 13 lb 15 oz
Height: 25.75 in
Head Circ: 17
After his exam, I got him dressed again while we waited for the nurse to come in with his shots. =(
I need to start him on vitamin D supplements.
I won't post the picture of him crying after his shots. He had that sweet gunk that he had to swallow, followed by 3 shots. He cried a lot longer than I anticipated. It made me feel pretty bad. Maw Maw said he didn't look like he felt good, but he slept a lot and also played a lot. Last night he had a fever of 99.6 at 9:30 when I checked him, so he got his first ever dose of acetaminophen. He was hot all night an restless and cried a lot. I had to hold him to get him to sleep for more than a few minutes at a time. At 2am, he was 99.7 so he got another small dose. It doesn't help that the house was shaking last night due to the thunderstorms and that the bedroom was warmer than usual. I hope he has a good day today!
We have had quite a few milestones in our household that I haven’t yet shared!
On Friday 3/23, Rickybear jumped up and down for the first time on the floor. He has been jumping on the bed, but never actually lifted off the ground before.
On Friday 3/30, Rickybear another took on the bottom tooth. By Sunday, he had but the matching tooth on the other side. He now has all of his baby teeth except for his 2 yr molars.
On Saturday 3/31, Carter discovered he had FEET!!! And also, Ricky snorted water up his nose during bath time. He has taken to laying on his tummy some during bath time and I think he learned a lesson… Our other big achievement was Ricky COUNTING TO TEN!! About a dozen times!!! I was so proud. I think that’s awesome for a 22 month old!
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