I sat around all day today wondering if I ever blogged a 4 month post...apparently I did not! It's been a little busy around here to say the least. We got back from our whirlwind 3 week trip on February 21, I started back to work on February 28, Anderson turned 4 months on March 2,Todd got home on March 4 which also happened to be my 28th birthday.
Of course everyone wants Anderson updates first! At his 4month well baby appointment he was right about 15lbs and 26inches long and perfectly healthy as can be :) Dr. Mueller gave us the go ahead to start introducing solids since he is an ever hungry boy! We tried rice cereal, rice cereal with pear juice and oatmeal and none of which he seemed to be too interested in so I decided to just go straight to purees and he loved sweet potatoes! He's not consistently eating a whole lot yet but we're working on it. Right after he turned 3 months he decided that he wanted to have nothing to do with the bottle which was not good for this wanting to go back to work/have a social like breastfeeding mamma! We've literally tried everything and finally found that the only way he will take on is if you sit him in the Bumbo but even then he'll really only take enough to "take the edge off" and will hold out for the boob. I fear weaning is going to be a challenge! At the lactation consultants recommendation we have been working on drinking from a cup. He's actually quite good with the sippy cup and will finish maybe an once of pear/water juice over the course of the day. Of course the OT in me doesn't want him to use a sippy cup so I still work with him with the straw cup as well :) He started daycare 2 days a week so I could go to work and its been going really well with the exception of the bottle. He is always happy with Nicole and naps and plays really well and apparently really likes studying what 15month old Lincoln is up to. He's still sleeping about 10-11 hours at night with random early morning wake ups to eat and still taking 4 naps-2 long and 2 short. He decided he was done with nap time swaddling and the pacifier on the same day but is still sometimes working on the self soothing. He's rolling tummy to back all the time, pushing up on extended arms, playing with toys on his tummy, standing in his activity center and playing with toys, putting everything in his mouth but mostly still his hands, has rolled back to tummy once in his crib and is trying REALLY hard to sit independently which he is doing for about 20seconds or so at a time and LOVES to stand up holding on to anything. He talks all the time and it cracks me up, especially when I'm changing his diaper. He sure has a lot to say for saying absolutely nothing! So far 4 months is as fun as everyone says it is :) It is so fun to watch him grow and develop and become this little person with a funny personality. I just love this little boy to pieces :)
As for me, I started back to work 2 days a week and while it is so hard to leave Anderson all day it definitely makes me feel like I still have a purpose. I enjoy the adult interaction and using my very expensive education :) Two days is definitely the perfect balance of work and being at home. As he gets older I'm sure I'll want to work more though. I will always love my job.
Todd got back from SOS and got thrown right back into the daily grind here flying a lot. Not much going on for him work wise until July thankfully.
As for us as a family, we're planning to make our first family vacation up to Glacier National Park in May, stay tuned for details!