He smiles now all of the time and has lengthy conversations with me. He stares at me with his big blue eyes and coos and goos and then pauses with his eyebrows raised like he is waiting for a response. "oh really? What else do you have to say?" I will ask and he will tell me more, his legs kicking and flailing as he talks. Sometimes he will smile so big his whole face will crinkle up.
He isn't anywhere close to sitting on his own, in fact he will hardly go in a sitting position if you try and put him in one. But hold him up to a stand and he fully supports his whole weight on his legs, often lunging forward like he is wanting to walk.
And sleeping, well he is being very good to his mommy. He usually goes to bed about 8:00 PM and then sleeps until 4:30 AM, he eats and then is back asleep until around 7:00 AM. He still eats about every three hours, sometimes with a four hour stretch in there. I pump twice a day and offer him a bottle with a little extra from what I pumped a few times a day. It is time consuming but is what made it so he finally started putting on the pounds.
He will go to the doctor on Friday, so I will get his offical stats, but I am pretty sure he is pushing 12 lbs. So he has more than doubled his birth weight of 4 lbs 9 oz. He still fits into some newborn clothes but is quickly getting too long and too fat for them.
He is on Prylosec for his reflux and still spits up all of the time, but isn't in pain anymore when he does it. And by all of the time, I mean all of the time. After his 4 AM feeding, he will be sleeping in bed for a couple of hours just fine and then wake up spitting up a ton. So I walk around most of the day either covered up with a spit up cloth or covered up in spitup.
Since he turned 4 months yesterday I of course took the month picture but also did a mini photo shoot. Everyone always asks how the month pictures compare to the last ones, so here are his first four months, and then a few of my favorites from the photo shoot. Alex jumped in for a few, Lucas probably would have but he was at school.
He has grown!!
And now a few favorites from the photo shoot.
And now a few favorites from the photo shoot.
Oh my goodness. He's grown a lot in the last month. Such a cutie. I love that collage at the end. The smile melts my heart.
ReplyDeleteOh he is gorgeous...what a sweetie! And getting big! Great pics! Those beautiful blue eyes are remarkable.
ReplyDeleteI'm glad to hear the reflux isn't causing him so much pain anymore. Hopefully it will stop all together soon.
He's grown a lot! So cute!!!
ReplyDeleteI really love seeing all the month pictures in a line. The change between two and three months is HUGE and the change from three to four is too. It really makes you feel like all the hard work is worth it! He is just so darling. I'm missing seeing him in person and I can't stand it. The last four pictures/collage is so AMAZINGLY cute. WOW! I have such cute nephews!
ReplyDeleteHe is adorable, i love all of the pictures!
ReplyDeleteGorgeous!!!
ReplyDeleteThe excersaucer would be perfect for him, but he probably isn't quite big enough. I remember putting Kristin and Ryan in it at about 4 months...we put a blanket in with her to fill the space.
ReplyDeleteSo glad that he doesn't have that horrible pain anymore. It gives you hope that the spitting up will subside as well.
The pictures are amazing. He is such a sweet baby.
He's made a huge change from 3 to 4 months! He is looking adorable and yes, chubby.
ReplyDeleteEdith is exactly 3 months behind him, it's going to be fun to watch them grow up together, on eachother's blogs :)
Mama!!! He is ADORABLE!!! I just love baby boys. I had 2, so they are a soft spot for me. :)
ReplyDeleteLove all of the pictures! He is such a sweet baby! Makes me want another :).
ReplyDeleteHes adorable!
ReplyDeleteHe's developing quite the little personality in these photos! Such a cutie.
ReplyDeleteHe has changed so much! He is so darn cute1 Jayce is no where near sitting either. Lula Mae hit all of her milestones late too though so I am not worried. He likes to "walk" too.... while Lula Mae sits in front of him saying "you're such a big boy Jayce! You can do it!"... I think she really expects him to start walking soon! LOL I hope Ryder's reflux starts to vanish soon. Perhaps by 6 months you will start to see some improvement. Jayce has his good days with his and bad days. It just depends!
ReplyDeleteI bet that kid gets whatever he wants!
ReplyDeleteI can't believe he's so big! He looks like he was never as tiny as he was!
ReplyDeleteOH! Look at that little chubby boy! He is so darling
ReplyDeleteWhat a sweetie! And he's grown so much! Love the gorgeous pics!
ReplyDeleteI tagged you on my blog today!
Awwww he is too adorable!! He's grown so much since the 1st month, wow I can see it in his face! You must be one proud mom! Stopping by from CA Girl. Congrats on your award!
ReplyDeleteOh he is adorable! I love these precious captures!
ReplyDeleteWhat a handsome little man!!! Seriously! He has grown so much, and looks like he has a fun happy disposition. I just wanna squish him!
ReplyDeleteawwww! i LOVE the monthly photos! happy 4 month birthday, little ryder!
ReplyDeleteWow, from 3 to 4 months there is a huge difference! But I love his hair. So cute. Babies are just the best.
ReplyDeleteOoohhhhh my goodness he is a doll!!!
ReplyDeleteOMG LOVE your pics...My son is 3 months old tomorrow...really wish I would have made it a point to take pics every month so see how much hes grown...but hes # 3 so witht he other 2 causing chaos I would forget my own head if it wasn't attached!
ReplyDeleteAhhh!!! Can't believe it's been that long! Love those pics
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