Connor is 4 months old on Sunday and had his 4 month checkup yesterday. Sometimes I feel like time flies and I can't believe he is already 4 months old...other times I feel like I can't believe he's been a part of our family for ONLY 4 months. Also, sometimes I think that nothing I did before having him was important at all, because what is more important than being a Mother and spending your days raising your child?? On the other hand, some days I lay down in bed at night and think to myself "What did I get done today? Anything??" Ohh the dichotomies of parenthood.
Connor had his second round of shots yesterday and I hate them! Both times he's had shots he has seemed perfectly fine afterwards and then all of a sudden, like 4 hours later, the crying starts. Cries ranging from screams of pain to weak and pathetic weeping that tears at my heartstrings. I can't handle watching my baby cry, knowing he's in pain, and not being able to do anything about it. Thats where Tylenol comes in. The sweet bliss of drugs that lull my puffy faced little one to sleep. To quote my grandpa "Better living by pharmaceuticals".
A couple weeks ago Connor had one of those Milestone days where a light seemed to switch on and he suddenly was more aware and capable. They may seem like little things, but it was so exciting. He started using his legs to stand and push against things and I was amazed at how strong he is. I made noises with my mouth while he was sitting in my lap and he immediately looked for the noise, lifted his head up and found my face, looking me right in the eyes. He reached for the toys on the bouncer mobile and played with them, discovering that they make noise. He got up on his knees and forearms and held it for several seconds...he's just becoming so much more aware and communicative.
Connor's quirks and fun-facts: he has been sleeping 8-10 hours through the night for about a month (knock on wood), he doesn't take a bottle or a pacifier ever, under any circumstances, he is a mama's boy (although he loves Daddy to pieces), he hates being put in his carseat and cries and cries til we start driving, he knows when we are stuck at a red light and cries until we move again, he konks immediately in the stroller and a moving car, he is a tummy sleeper all the way, he hates being confined or swaddled, he is often a loud eater, sleeper, and breather.
Things we love about Connor: he is very entertained by watching the ceiling fan spin around and around, whenever he tries to laugh he gets the hiccups, he wakes up in the morning with huge grins that spread gyrations through his whole body, he stops eating the second he hears Daddy's voice, loves to suck on his fists, gets glued to the tv when we face him toward the screen, stares at pictures and decor on the walls, he's developing a sense of humor, he smiles and laughs at funny faces and noises we make, how his chubby belly hangs over his diaper and out of his shirt, when he smiles or sucks in his sleep, his long dark eyelashes, the rolls and cellulite on his legs, he is still a sweet, serene, happy baby with a ready smile for anyone who smiles at him.
4 Months Old
15 lbs 13 oz
25 inches long
