Faile Family Fun: 4 Months Old!!!

4 Month Checkup = 4 shots for the little man :(

Weight- 15lbs 13oz. He is in the 56th percentile for weight

Height- 26 3/4 inches. He is in the 95th percentile for height

Sleeping- Through the night (for the most part)

Eating- 7 oz of formula every 4 hrs. We also start cereal and baby food this month, I will let you know how that goes.

This Month's Milestones

He is holding his head up all by himself.
He can now play with some toys.
He is laughing and babbling like crazy. I believe he invents a new sound everyday.
If propped up against a pillow he can pull himself all the way up.
He is starting to try to hold his bottle, although he still needs mommy's help :)

Not so fun moments:

He is grabbing at everything, which mainly consist of my hair, jewelry, and skin (and he can pinch hard).
Fighting sleep. He usually only does this during the day time for naps but it is so frustrating, if your sleepy just go to sleep. He will scream at the top of his lungs for like 3min and then he is out, which leads to.......
Nap times are almost nonexistent in the Faile household. My child will only sleep for 30 to 45 min at a time. I know I shouldn't complain since he is sleeping through the night, but I believe most kids take naps that last hours??? Easton probably naps about an hour to an hour and half a day and this is usually in 30 min increments.
He is no longer content sitting in his car seat while we are eating out. I hate to be the person with a screaming kid in a restaurant but I also do not plan to stop going out to eat. He has been good the past couple of time though, I have learned to pack several toys.

We are also trying to get him to go to bed at night on his own, instead of us rocking him to sleep. Most of the time he falls asleep during his last bottle anyways but there are nights that he will stay up forever. Thanks to his Grandma he got a toy for Christmas that plays music and has lights that goes in his crib. Hope this will help.

I am trying to teach Easton sign language. I have always wanted to do this when I had a kid, so I hope it works. Everything I have read says they should start around 6 months but I figured that I needed to learn the signs and incorporate them into our daily routine first. I am beginning with these- dad, mom, milk, eat, more, bath, and sleep. I can't wait until he can start manipulating his hands more and see if he is learning them.

We also had two holiday's since I wrote last, Thanksgiving and Christmas. I will post pics. Santa was very good to E. I never want to wish time away and I enjoy every moment of this age but one thing I really look forward to is Christmas when he is a little older and understands more.

The leave I was filling is over and that means I get to spend the next 7 months with my sweet baby!!! There are going to be so many big changes coming up with him, I am so glad I get to be here to see them. I felt like he didn't even know who I was when I was working. After all I was away from him more than I was with him, but don't get me wrong I am praying hard for a job next year!!

Santa brought E a Jumperoo.
He doesn't love it but I am sure he will grow too.