Baby D turned 4 months old!
21 days ago!
If you have more than one baby, chances are you have heard that the second baby doesn’t have as many pictures taken as the first. Well, that isn’t exactly true for me. I take a MILLION pictures of Baby D, but getting them up on Facebook, organized, or even finding the time to write my monthly baby updates…. now that may be where Baby D will suffer from second baby syndrome…
At least I was able to get this up before he turned 5 months right?
Time is still flying around here. I swear it was just yesterday that Baby D was born!
A lot has happened since our 3 month old baby update. While I haven’t found that magic button to slow it down yet, I am thankful to have my millions of pictures to look back on.
Everyone who has met Baby D has said the same thing to me, “He is such a happy baby!”
It’s true. He is SO happy. I’d say about 95% of the time he is hamming it up and tossing smiles around to anyone who looks his way. The gym play-care workers love when he comes in and love telling me how smiley he is. He really is a happy baby. Except for the other 5% of the time. Baby D has no middle. He’s either smiling or screaming. If he thinks that he’s not getting enough attention, is at all hungry, or sometimes just because he can he wails! I love that he has his own voice, I just wish it wasn’t so loud!
At 4 Months Old Baby D:
- Is a healthy and big baby. At his 4 month appointment he weighed in at 18 lbs and was 26 inches long. This is almost 2 lbs bigger than his brother was at this age, and nearly double his birth weight of 9lbs 4 ozs. I love that my breast milk has nourished both my boys and allowed them to thrive and grow. Breast feeding is so hard, but seeing how happy and healthy my baby is makes it worth it to me. I’m blessed to be able to do it.
- Has really started to show his personality. Lots of smiles and loves to be held. He has an uncanny ability to laugh at all the right times, or funny times.
- Loves his brother more than anything else. All his brother has to do is talk near him, and Baby D is all smiles and laughs.
- Continues to talk as much as he can, but is the most vocal when his big brother isn’t around making him laugh.
- Still not sure what his eye color is. Some days I am sure they will stay blue, and others he looks like they are turning hazel like his father’s! (He is the spitting image of his daddy!)
- Has mastered tracking, and is loving grasping toys and bringing them to his mouth. Everything goes into his mouth!
- Speaking of his mouth, we have early signs of teething. Big Brother K had his first two teeth pop through 2 days before he turned 5 months so we will see if his brother follows the same pattern.
- Loves tummy time, and kicking everything he can. He is has stopped rolling though, we were doing lots of belly to back, now we just get frustrated. I’m thinking it’s because his hands are always in his mouth and he can’t maneuver around his elbow!
- Loves to be held by mommy and adores being put in his any baby carrier. I don’t know what I would do without baby wearing! Two free hands are the only way I get anything done!
- Has lost all of his baby hair. Just like his big brother his has fallen out, and been replaced with soft fuzzy blonde/strawberry blonde hair. It’s short and all signs point to it being as unruly has his brother’s hair was!
- Has stopped sleeping through the night. Good nights we wake up twice to feed, bad nights (as in the 4 month wakeful) we are up nearly every hour wanting to nurse. I’m hoping this is a phase… He is still in his co-sleeper at night. I don’t have any plans to change that, but I do plan on having him start taking his naps in his crib so he will be used to it and so his brother doesn’t wake him up all the time.
- Is truly just the sweetest little boy with a lot of curiosity for the world around him.
Happy 4 Months Baby D.
I am so blessed to watch you grow even if you are doing it at record breaking speed!
You can catch up on all of Baby D’s monthly updates here:
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Robin Gagnon {Mom Foodie} says
Such a handsome lil’ guy 🙂
Caz Wilson says
New reader here, and your little’un is adorable.
Your blog is beautiful, I can’t wait to read more!!
Lolo says
TeeHee! So cute! Happy 4 months baby D!
Jennifer @TheRebelChick says
He’s getting big so fast! What a little cutie pie!
Emily says
Thank you Jennifer! I wish it would slow down!
HilLesha @To the Motherhood says
What a handsome fella!
Emily says
Thank you HilLesha!
Kelly @ A Girl Worth Saving says
I can not believe he’s 4 months old! He is so precious!
Emily says
Thank you Kelly! I can hardly believe it myself!
Shell Feis says
He’s such a cutie & definitely a big boy! I think nursing is why my son is so big too- it’s definitely not genetics!
Emily says
LOL Shell! I can’t believe how big Shane is now! It goes so crazy fast!
Anne - Mommy Has to Work says
He is adorable!!
Emily says
Thanks Anne!
Crystal @ Simply Being Mommy.com says
Such a sweet boy and he is growing up so fast.
Emily says
Thank you Crystal! 🙂
Colleen says
Adorable, it is amazing how fast they grow and learn.
Emily says
It really is! They are so smart so early!
Elaina- A Time Out for Mommy says
Look at this handsome little man!
Emily says
Awe Thanks Elaina!
Sheri says
What a sweetheart!
Emily says
He really is Sheri! Thank you!
Mellisa says
He is adorable!!!
Emily says
Thank you Melissa!
Sheilacakes says
He is so adorable!! Enjoy every moment
Emily says
Thank you – I am sure trying!
Kathleen says
Such a happy baby and he is getting so big!
Emily says
Awe thanks Kathleen! I love my house of boys! <3
Stefani says
He is growing so fast!
Emily says
Too Fast!! 🙂
courtney says
M lost all her hair too and now it’s finally coming back!! 🙂 Aww can’t believe how big little man is getting 🙂
Emily says
It makes me sad because it was as soft as baby bird feathers and it means he is growing up!! M is just too cute!
Ty @ Mama of 3 Munchkins says
What a cutie!
Emily says
Thanks Ty! I think so. 🙂
TerriAnn @ Cookies & Clogs says
Aww, what a sweetie! He’s certainly growing quickly!
Emily says
Thank you TerriAnn!
Leilani says
He’s adorable and sure is growing fast!
Emily says
Thank you Leilani. Too fast!
Tammy says
What a cutie – and wow to me he does seem like a big boy! My daughter only weighed 19 pounds at a year !
Emily says
Tammy – he is a big boy for sure! I love how babies come in all different shapes and sizes! I wonder if we have a girl if she’d also be big?
Maryann says
wow, 4 months already
Emily says
Right!? So crazy!
Jennifer @ The Quirky Momma says
OMG, he’s so freaking cute! I love squishy babies. I’m having a hard time believing he is 4 months old already, didn’t you have him, like yesterday???
Emily says
Jennifer I swear it was yesterday! I hate how fast the first year flies by!
Marcie W. says
What a cute little man! I love that he’s at the stage where they have rolls and chunk.
Emily says
Thanks Marcie! I know! He sure has a lot of it too! 🙂
Toni says
I wish things had been more digital when my boys were little, I actually have more photos of my daughter I think b/c of the digital life.