4 Months Old

It is hard to believe Parker is 4 months old!

We went for his well visit and he weighed 16 lbs, 5 oz (75th percentile) and was 25 3/4 inches long (75th percentile).  Dr. Wheeler said he is looking great and is right on track for where he should be.  Parker is talking up a storm with all sorts of babble and cooing!  It is so amazing to watch how interactive he is becoming.  He is now sleeping through the night, usually between 11 and 12 hours a night.  He still wakes up occasionally between 5am and 6am but only needs a couple of pats on the back and his paci put in and he falls back asleep.  We are trying to put him down by 9:30pm and he is waking between 9am and 9:30am.  He has been sleeping in his crib in his room for almost a month now and does sleep with the ocean sound machine still.  He is napping in the morning for 2-3 hours and again in the afternoon for another 2-3 hours.  He is taking four or five 6 oz bottles a day.  We are still using the Enfamil AR formula and he is loving it!  The reflux is much better but he is still spitting up a good bit.  He is still on 2 doses of Prevacid a day.  After his 4 month visit, we started rice cereal.  After a couple of days, we began to introduce Stage 1 foods.  So far, he has tried sweet peas, sweet potatoes and green beans and has loved them all!  Parker is enjoying car rides much better now that we have gotten him the portable DVD player.  He actually seldoms cries in the car and most times, you don’t even hear him unless he is talking to the DVD player.  He loves hanging out in his nap nanny and doesn’t mind his swing but only for short periods of time.  Parker is wearing 3-6 month clothes in most brands but probably not for much longer because he seems to be getting too long for them.  I have already started buying 6-9 months at The Children’s Place and I am sure the next round of Carter’s clothes I buy will be 9 months.  Parker is such a happy baby and we continue to be so blessed by him, each and every day!