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- I wrote his last update before his 4 month checkup with the pediatrician. He did really well at his checkup and was doing everything {developmentally} that he should be doing at this age (holding head up, "standing" when held, following things up/down back/forth with his eyes.) He actually made another visit to the pediatrician 2 weeks ago because he'd been having sleeping problems (waking every 1-2 hours for 3 nights in a row... fun, fun!) and very bad eczema. His eczema is almost completely cleared up now and we are slowly but surely working on his sleeping problems. :)
- Every month, he gets cuter. It's hard to imagine how, but he just does. I was just about to get the hang of the whole working mom thing, then his cuteness level skyrocketed and now it's getting harder to leave in the morning. He's babbling a lot and has started screeching. At this point the screeching is still cute, but I'm sure very soon the screeching will be a tiny bit annoying.
- The kid has found his feet and is obsessed with them. Every chance he gets he is trying to shove them in his mouth! It's easiest for him to do this during diaper changes, which makes them a bit more challenging. On my birthday, our babysitter sent this adorable text and you can just see him enjoying his tasty poodies (poodies are code for feet, in case you didn't know).
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- He's really loving his exersaucer. Now that he knows how to use his hands, he loves to push the buttons to make them light up and make sounds.
- I have to say, registering for this mobile was a clutch decision. Gavin usually wakes up between 6:30-7:30am on the weekdays and that's usually when we're both getting ready for work. I can go in his bedroom, greet him and turn on the mobile and it will buy me an extra 10-15 minutes to finish getting ready for work.
- I think I've mentioned this before, but Gavin is obsessed with Callie. His face lights up whenever he sees her and he'll immediately start laughing at her. It's adorable! I can't wait until Gavin starts crawling and can chase her around the house!
- We're so thankful to have friends and family that are so willing to travel to come and watch Gavin. They actually beg us to leave sometimes! Lynette and Sunny came to watch him a few weeks ago so we could go out and celebrate my friend Erica's birthday. The weekend after that, my parents stayed with Gavin overnight and we went to a beerfest with some friends and actually got a hotel for the night. I was reluctant at first, but it was truly so nice to not only drink and not have to worry about driving home, but to have the entire night to ourselves! It was strange waking up in a hotel by ourselves, but the time away was much needed! We missed him lots and he definitely kept my parents busy - my mom was not used to waking up twice a night! Grandpa also taught him to blow raspberries :)
- Gavin is in love with his dad - I'm starting to realize that he might be his favorite. I keep asking him, "do you realize I'm the one that feeds you, kept you in my belly for 9+ months, and pushed you out of me?!". He doesn't quite understand, but that's ok because watching him give Matt the hugest smile when he gets home from work is totally worth it.
- The pediatrician gave us the "go ahead" to start solids at his 4 month checkup. I'm reluctant to start until 6 months, though, as he doesn't need any nutrition besides breastmilk and he's not showing ALL the signs to be ready for solids (he can't yet sit up on his own). I've increased the amount he's getting in his bottles and he seems much more satisfied so I'm not too concerned about "filling his belly" with solids yet. I've had to start supplementing his bottles at daycare with formula. My pumping production has slowed down and I just can't keep up with what he's eating (20 ounces in 9 hours of daycare - holy chunker!). I tried an assortment of things to up my production (drinking a TON of water, Mother's Milk Tea, fenugreek capsules, oatmeal, lactation cookies....) but those things only helped a little. I've heard from lots of other moms at work that this sort of thing is normal and I'm just going with the flow. I figure if we can make it to 6 months that's pretty darn great, and if we make it any longer that is just fine.
- I recently got a tattoo of Gavin's name on my left wrist. I'd always imagined if I got a tattoo, it would be something with extreme significance - not just some butterfly on my ankle. I finally decided I wanted Gavin's name and on my wrist so Matt and I went together and it was my birthday gift. It hurt quite a bit (not NEARLY as much as childbirth, though!) but it was over in less than 5 minutes!
- Side note - whoever said "There's no use crying over spilled milk" never did this with breast milk. FML.
-Gavin currently weighs 16 lbs 5 oz.
