4 months

I'm definitely 2 weeks behind on Lachlan's 4 month update. Things have just felt crazy around here, and I've been really tired. He is doing great, though! At his 4 month appointment, Lachlan weighed in at 16 lbs 8oz (90th %ile) and measured 26 3/8 inches (97th %ile). I can't believe we've made another tall baby! He's rapidly growing out of his 3-6 month clothes, especially in length! We found out at our appointment that Lachlan has his first ear infection. That explains some of the sleepless nights and the ear pulling! Jonas was also diagnosed with sinus infection #3 and is now on a 20 day course of drugs. Hopefully the antibiotics will clear up both my boys!
Things I want to remember about this month:
-You rolled over once about 3 weeks ago. Must not have thought it was very cool, though, because it hasn't happened again.
-You're favorite activity is still laying on your playmat and grabbing at the toys.
-We've tried out the jumperoo. You're still a little too short for it, so you're not loving it yet.
-You are by far the happiest baby we've had so far. I'm not saying Reef and Jonas were bad, you just never cry!
-You are definitely not a fan of medicine! I think you only got about 1/2 of each dose we gave you. Hopefully it's enough to kill the ear infection! This is so different from Reef and Jonas, who come running for the "pink medicine"!
-You are still not a fan of tummy time, and Mommy is still not great of making you do it. I am thankful you're not getting the flat head from laying on your back so much!
-At 4 months old, you are the baby who's been in the room with us the longest! We finally moved to our own room, although there are some nights when it's just easier for me to sleep in your room.
-Speaking of sleep...This has not been your strongpoint this month! You go to bed around 7:30 and don't eat again until 2-3ish but you manage to wake up looking for your paci 3-4 times in between there. We need to work on this...
-Another thing we need to work on...taking a bottle! I'm hoping to go on Ladies Retreat at the end of January, but you are boycotting the bottle right now. I've tried 5 types of bottles and still haven't found one that you'll take more than an ounce from!
-Just so I remember...your current schedule looks like this: eat at 7am, nap at 8:30/9ish for 30-45 minutes, eat at 10am, nap at 11ish for 30-45 minutes, eat at 1, nap at 1:30 for 2-3 hours, eat at 4, nap at 5:30 for 2o minutes, and then eat at 7:30 and go to bed. I'm thrilled that you're napping at the same time as your brothers!
-We've been pretty successful at getting you to nap in your bed when we're at home instead of the swing. I'm excited about this since we had such issues with Jonas!

I'm excited to see what next month brings! Here are some pics of the last month and a half:

Brief tummy time. We're working up to 5 minutes at a time. Works much better with a blanket or pillow as a prop. Without out it, Lachlan puts his arms behind him instead of using them as a support. Definitely harder to hold up that head that way!

Trying out the jumperoo.

I love babies in hats! He tolerates them pretty well too!
These next pictures are supposed to be the 4 month photo shoot with the bear but the brothers butted in! They're still cute though!



This last one is from 3 months, for comparison.