Henry's 4 Month Update

Weight: 13lbs 7oz - 12%

Length: 26" - 75%

Loves: PEOPLE! He's is a super social butterfly. He would rather watch us in kitchen, watch Jack play, or simply sit on the sofa and talk to us rather than play with any of his fun baby toys. The jungle gym, which Jack lived under until he was about 8 months, has hardly been touched. If we do leave him under there he wiggles and rolls around until he can see someone and talk to them.

Hates: being left alone.

Milestones:  He can roll from his back to his belly but hasn't mastered rolling back over from his belly to back. Our daycare says he can do it but we have yet to see it. I think he fakes not knowing how to do it so we come over 😉.

Sleep: He does great! We've just started doing dual bedtime routine. We get them both dressed in PJs, then Max holds Henry while I brush Jack's teeth, then family hug and kisses, then books with mommy, then sleep. After we read books I lay Henry down in the crib completely awake. Then I pick Jack up to say goodnight and he throws a blankie over him. 💕 The first night we attempted this I picked Jack up and he quickly exclaimed "Where's Henry's blankie?!" I told him that Henry didn't have one and it was ok. But he was very distraught, being a blankie kid himself (there are roughly 9 blankies in his bed). So he ran around the house searching for one for Henry. After finding two, of course, he threw them in the crib and kissed him goodnight. My heart almost exploded.

But they do really well sleeping in the same room. They go down around 8:30ish and then Henry is usually first to get up between 5:30-6:00 followed shortly by Jack.

Eating: We are slowing down but I think we might make our goal of 6 months. When I nurse him he seems happy and content for the most part. But I'm not sure how much longer that will last. I'm hoping we can make it another week without topping him off with my frozen stash because then we can start him on cereal. And cereal after nursing should be more than enough.

At daycare he eats 3 6-7oz bottles or 18-21oz total. At work I pump 9-11oz total. One step forward two steps back. My freezer stash is slowly dwindling but I am so proud of how far we've come and how well he's growing.

Teething: Not yet but the drool is uncontrollable!