4 Month Update and Stats

Conner turned 4 months on Sunday and had his well baby check-up on Tuesday. He is officially 17lbs 10 oz, 26in long and his head circumference is 44cm. He is in the 90th percentile for every category, so definitely a big boy with a big head (just like his daddy)!

The doctor said he is looking great and right on track with development. He doesn't roll over yet but with him being as chubby as he is, I don't think he will give that a try for another month or so. He has great head control, makes eye contact and can find his parents or grandparents across a room. He definitely can follow an object that he is interested in and reach and grab for it. He will sit and study an object for long periods of time just inspecting it and trying to figure it out. He will be my little scientist one day I bet! He definitely contemplates a situation before he acts, but loves to laugh and talk to everyone, especially woman and girls. We have a lot of drool lately - he can soak an outfit in five minutes flat which means I need to buy more bibs! He prefers to sit up now than lay down and is trying to hold himself up independently for longer stretches of time. He is starting to sleep better at night, sleeping 8-9 hour stretches, getting up to eat and then sleeping for another 1-2 hours. Hopefully we can keep this up.

He also received his second set of shots on Tuesday and they went much better than the first round. His only side effect this time was sleeping a little more than usual. That is so much better than the non-stop crying for 3 hours that we had last time. He was not too pleased with the actual shot but calmed down really quickly in my arms afterwards.

Conner started daycare on Monday and it has been a lot harder than I thought it was going to be. I have been back to work for almost 6 weeks now and Conner has been with my Mom in the morning and Andrew in the afternoons. We knew this would only be a temporary situation as both Andrew and my Mom have work that needs to be done during the day and as Conner gets older he is not as easily portable or willing to go on errands all day long. We have a great daycare situation with a friend of my mom's who lives within walking distance of our house and has a daycare out of her house. She is great with the kids and it is great for Conner to have other kids to play with during the day. But as a mom it is harder on me than it is on him to leave him with someone who is not family. In our situation I think it is harder on Me, Andrew, my Mom and my Dad as they have all gotten so attached to him and used to having him around every day. I know my parent's miss him as now they don't get to see him every day and Andrew misses him as well as he now gets him at 3pm everyday instead of at noon. My parent's will still have Conner on Fridays and now Monday evenings when Andrew and I have soccer, but I think we will have to start splitting time with him as 2 days a week is just not enough!

We are really looking forward to the fourth of July coming up and will post pictures very soon. Conner will get to see his first parade and fireworks (if he is awake which I am guessing he won't be).