Landry is 4 months old!

Baby girl, I can hardly believe you are 4 months old! The months just come faster and faster.

Weight: 14lbs 12ounces (64 percentile)

Head Circumference: 16.5 inches (76 percentile)

Height: 25 inches (76 percentile)

Eating: We are still exclusively breastfeeding. Not much has changed with feedings. She eats about every 2-4 hours during the day and waking 1 or 2 times at night. During the day she feeds about 10-20 minutes. She takes three 5 ounces bottles of breast milk when I work. My routine is pretty much the same as last month. I am able to pump 2 or 3 times at work to provide bottles for the next day I work. If I don't work the next day, I usually freeze the fresh milk and use the oldest frozen milk the next time I work. 

I started taking Lecithin 3 times a day and I'm not getting clogged ducts as much. I've gotten one when I've forgotten to take it but they clear up a lot easier when Landry eats than before I started taking the Lecithin. So glad that's working for me!

Sleep: Inconsistent seems to be the theme every month. She doesn't nap very well. We haven't quite gotten our groove on that. It's difficult to establish a routine when I keep her 4 days a week, Chris' parents or Chris keep her the other 3 days. Plenty of room for progress!

She's slept through the night 4 or 5 times this month. Other than these rare nights, we are usually up 1 or 2 times to feed. She usually goes down pretty well at night. Bedtime is usually around 8 and bedtime routine hasn't changed. Thankfully she also usually goes back down easily after feeding during the night. Nursing to sleep has worked for us so far. Until the last week of this month. All routine (and sleep) is out the window! We have been up every 1-2 hours for almost 5 nights. I'm losing my mind! Hoping this 4 month sleep regression is short lived!!!

Clothes: We are in all 3 month clothes. She has a few 3-6 month onesies that fit her pretty well. It's been fun for her to wear more "outfits" rather than just onesies. She's fun to dress!! 

Diapers: We moved to size 2 diapers this month. We still prefer pampers and still haven't had to buy diapers. We had a random assortment of brands from diaper cakes at our showers and she's blown out in those a few times! I learned pretty quick that we only leave the house in Pampers!

At 4 months old she:

• Found her feet!
• Has started to talk/squawk. It's so fun to listen to! I love it!
• Likes to chew on her hands
• Is a lot more distractible while nursing
• Loves looking at herself in the mirror
• Has sat up in the Bumbo a few times
• found out she has two best friends coming this summer/fall!! We are so excited for our friends!
• Loves bath time! A few times this month she would SCREAM when I took her out. Baby girl loves her bath! She hasn't quite gotten down how to splash around yet. I took the sling out of the bathtub this month and she fits much better.
• Giggled for the first time this month. What a sweet sweet sound!
• Loves ESPN. It's her daddy's special trick! ;) When she's fussing, he'll turn her mamaroo towards the TV and turn on ESPN and it usually will keep her quiet/content for a while.
• Loves going for walks in the stroller.
• Took a trip to Longview with me last weekend and slept the whole 2.5hr ride there and almost all the way back. She did awesome!
• Still has cradle cap. And when I've scrubbed her head to help it come off, her hair comes out. So sad!! I know it's normal for the hair they're born with to fall out, but she had so much of it and it's only fallen out in a few places. It looks kinda silly!
• Is sportin' an impressive bald spot where she's rubbed off the hair on the back of her head.

 

Landry is 3 months old!

Month 3 was full of change with me going back to work!

Weight: About 12.5 pounds

Eating: We are still exclusively breastfeeding. She eats about every 2-4 hours during the day, and waking 1 or 2 times at night. During the day she feeds about 10-20 minutes. She takes breast milk in a bottle when I work, usually three 4.5oz bottles while I'm gone. So far I am able to pump 3 or 4 times at work to provide bottles for the next time I work. The amount has ranged from 16-22oz in a day. Unfortunately I've dealt with clogged ducts this month. Lots of painful clogged ducts. I'm working on figuring out how to make this better! She had her tongue tie released on January 26 which has made a huge difference with nursing.

Sleep: This is still very inconsistent. I've had one or two nights where she slept through the night. It was glorious! But most nights she is still waking 1 or 2 times to eat. I've experimented some with her bedtime too. We average going to bed around 9pm. Our bedtime routine is the same as it has been, diaper, butt paste, swaddle, nurse, crib. She's still sleeping in her crib. Most mornings she will wake up around 7:30am. When I work, I try to feed her before I leave. So I'll come in and change her diaper and feed her usually around 5:35-45am and then Chris gets up with her when she wakes up again, usually around 7:30-8am. 

She is such a mover in her sleep!! The night she slept through the night she turned herself 180 degrees in her crib. It's so impressive since she's swaddled she just kicks her little legs! She often is turned from how I left her. 

Clothes: We are in mostly 3 month clothes. Her 0-3 month onesies are pretty snug, but we can still squeeze in to most of them. It's been fun to put her in some 2 peice outfits. She looks so much bigger and I get to kiss on her naked tummy when her shirt comes up! We really haven't had to buy many clothes. We went out and bought 2 footed pajamas last month, but that's really the only thing. We have been very blessed with gifts and hand me downs!!

Diapers: She's in size 1 diapers. We still prefer pampers and haven't had to buy anymore since she moved from newborns since we stocked up while I was pregnant. We prefer Pampers wipes too, although we will use whatever was given to us!

At 3 months old she:

• Has been away from mommy while I've gone back to work. I'm working three 12 hours shifts a week. If it's on Friday-Sunday then chris keeps her. If it's Monday-Thursday, Chris' parents keep her at our house. It's worked out pretty well so far. 
• has started watching facial expressions closer and even mimicking tongue movement.
• Loves bath time!
• Has started staying awake more during the day. She will still nap in the Mamaroo, but took a crib nap this month. Hope to transition more naps to the crib this next month. 
• Has great head control.